Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur kicked the ball back and forth, in the general direction of each other’s goal, but ultimately both sides came away without much to show for 90 minutes of running and clattering into one another as Thomas Frank’s return to west London ended in a scoreless draw.
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Frank took over at Spurs in the summer after seven hugely successful seasons at Brentford, leading them to Premier League promotion and establishing the club as part of the furniture in the top flight. Exactly halfway through his first season, Spurs (26 points) sit 12th in the table and Frank is coming under increased scrutiny from the Tottenham Hotspur fans, due in large part to the side’s attacking woes. The away fans could be heard singing “Boring, boring Tottenham” and though they have only been shut out four times in 19 games this season, Spurs are one of just four sides in the PL under 1.0 xG per game this season (the other three are all newly promoted teams).
Brentford (27 points), under first-time head coach Keith Andrews, are one point and three places above their former boss.
What’s next?
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Sunderland — Sunday, 10 am ET
- Everton vs Brentford — Sunday, 10 am ET
Brentford vs Spurs live updates - by Andy Edwards
Brentford vs Spurs final score: 0-0
Goalscores: None
NO GOAL! Schade’s opening goal ruled out for offside (6')
Brentford starting lineup
Kelleher - Kayode, Collins, Ajer, Henry - Janelt, Henderson, Yarmoliuk - Lewis-Potter, Schade, Thiago
Spurs starting lineup
Vicario - Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence - Palhinha, Bentancur, Gray - Kudus, Odobert, Richarlison
How to watch Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 3pm ET Thursday (January 1)
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium — West London
TV Channel: NBCSN
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock
Keith Andrews has massively overachieved with Brentford this season as Igor Thiago and Kevin Schade have created so many problems in attack. Brentford hammered Bournemouth 4-1 last time out and are full of confidence.
Spurs scrapped to a crucial 1-0 win at Crystal Palace last time out and they needed that after a poor run of results with just one win in eight before it. They did beat Brentford 2-0 in early December and matched up well against the Bees.
Brentford team news, focus
Frank Onyeka and Dango Ouattara are away at AFCON, while Josh Dasilva, Reiss Nelson, Fabio Carvalho and Antoni Milambo are out injured. Sepp van den Berg faces a late fitness test. Brentford will look to set pieces and counters to punish any lapses in concentration from Spurs as Thiago and Schade are so direct and clinical.
Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus
Spurs continue to be hit by injuries as James Maddison, Dominic Solanke, Destiny Udogie and Dejan Kulusevski all remain out. Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma are away at AFCON but Cristian Romero is back from suspension. Xavi Simons is still suspended and Lucas Bergvall is hoping to shake off a knock.
Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction
This will be fun and there will be plenty of chances on the counter for both teams. Spurs will just about get the win. Brentford 2-3 Spurs.
