2-0 v Brentford FC - 2 February 2025 - Away

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Brentford FC

Brentford FC

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Details
Match Number

7688

Opposition
Brentford

Brentford FC

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2024/25

Date

2nd February 2025

Kick Off

14:00

Venue

Brentford Community Stadium

Attendance

17,154

Referee

Jarred Gillett

VAR

Graham Scott

League Position

14th

Opposition League Position

11th

Opposition Form

LWWLDL

Weather at Kick Off

7.7° - Clear

Facts & Milestones
  • 7650th overall match (3672 wins, 1658 draws, 2307 losses)

  • 6026th competitive match (2742 wins, 1385 draws, 1899 losses)

  • team

    86th match vs Brentford FC (45 wins, 26 draws, 15 losses)

  • competition

    1252nd Premier League match (548 wins, 296 draws, 408 losses)

  • 6973rd match in England (3305 wins, 1540 draws, 2115 losses)

  • 4th match at Brentford Community Stadium (1 win, 3 draws, 0 losses)

  • 10th consecutive match with a goal scored

  • Lucas Bergvall's 19th birthday

  • There were 4 changes to the starting lineup from the last match.

Against STATS For
20 Attempts 13
3 Attempts on Target 2
2.1 xG 0.8
54% Possession 46%
650 Touches 611
419 Passes Completed 369
534 Passes Attempted 456
78.5% Pass Completion 80.9%
38 Crosses 9
17 Throw-ins 13
10 Corners 3
17 Tackles 13
16 Blocks 16
6 Interceptions 11
1 Saves 3
4 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
Report

Tottenham beat Brentford to end a four-game losing run in the league, but Spurs fans repeatedly called for chairman Daniel Levy to leave the club.

The visitors took a fortunate lead in the 29th minute when Son Heung-min's excellent inswinging corner bounced off the back of Brentford's Vitaly Janelt in a crowded penalty area and into his own net.

Tottenham wrapped up an excellent victory when substitute Pape Matar Sarr raced on to Son's excellent pass and flicked a finish past Hakon Valdimarsson for a late second goal.

Despite the victory, on several occasions the Tottenham supporters chanted "We want Levy out", with the club struggling in the bottom half of the table.

'Hurting' Spurs find defensive strength before defining week

Brentford are the top scorers at home this season, while only Liverpool have now scored more goals than Tottenham, but this was a scrappy affair, with both sides struggling to create clear-cut chances.

Away goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky parried an effort from Christian Norgaard and held a strike from Bryan Mbeumo, with Yoane Wissa also glancing a header wide as an organised Tottenham defence frustrated the hosts.

For Tottenham, so often criticised for being weak defensively, this was the sort of performance under-pressure boss Ange Postecoglou would have gained a great deal of satisfaction from as he continues to battle a lengthy injury list that saw him without nine key players.

The club had been facing the prospect of losing five league games in a row for the first time since 2004.

But the three points took Spurs from 16th to 14th, with the supporters chanting "we are staying up", mocking those critics who suggested the club were in danger of relegation.

This is a key week for Postecoglou, and could define his time in charge.

On Thursday, Tottenham will travel to Liverpool, holding a slim 1-0 advantage after the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final, with Spurs looking to secure their first trophy in 17 years.

'Great for Tottenham in every aspect' - Postecoglou on 18-year old Gray While the Australian manager has been receiving criticism, some of the fans' anger has been aimed at Levy, who has been chairman since 2001, with the club only winning the League Cup in 2008 in that time.

During last week's 2-1 home loss to relegation-threatened Leicester, a banner was displayed saying "24 years, 16 managers, one trophy. Time for change".

Part of the anger towards Levy has been a failure to strengthen the squad in the transfer window, although Spurs were boosted before this match with the announcement that they had signed 26-year-old Austria centre-half Kevin Danso from Lens, initially on loan with an obligation to buy for £21m.

Tottenham are now 10 points clear of the relegation zone and are able to focus on their attempts to reach a Wembley final with improved morale.

Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Liverpool
23 17 5 1 56 21 35 56
2
Arsenal
23 13 8 2 44 21 23 47
3
Nottingham forest
24 14 5 5 40 27 13 47
4
Manchester city
23 12 5 6 47 30 17 41
5
Newcastle united
24 12 5 7 42 29 13 41
6
Chelsea
23 11 7 5 45 30 15 40
7
Afc bournemouth
24 11 7 6 41 28 13 40
8
Aston villa
24 10 7 7 34 37 -3 37
9
Fulham
24 9 9 6 36 32 4 36
10
Brighton hove albion
24 8 10 6 35 38 -3 34
11
Brentford
23 9 4 10 42 40 2 31
12
Manchester united
23 8 5 10 28 32 -4 29
13
Crystal palace
23 6 9 8 26 30 -4 27
14
West ham united
23 7 6 10 28 44 -16 27
15
Everton
23 6 8 9 23 28 -5 26
16
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
23 7 3 13 46 37 9 24
17
Wolverhampton wanderers
24 5 4 15 34 52 -18 19
18
Leicester city
24 4 5 15 25 53 -28 17
19
Ipswich town
24 3 7 14 22 49 -27 16
20
Southampton
24 2 3 19 18 54 -36 9
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Liverpool
23 17 5 1 56 21 35 56
2
Arsenal
24 14 8 2 49 22 27 50
3
Nottingham forest
24 14 5 5 40 27 13 47
4
Chelsea
24 12 7 5 47 31 16 43
5
Manchester city
24 12 5 7 48 35 13 41
6
Newcastle united
24 12 5 7 42 29 13 41
7
Afc bournemouth
24 11 7 6 41 28 13 40
8
Aston villa
24 10 7 7 34 37 -3 37
9
Fulham
24 9 9 6 36 32 4 36
10
Brighton hove albion
24 8 10 6 35 38 -3 34
11
Brentford
24 9 4 11 42 42 0 31
12
Crystal palace
24 7 9 8 28 30 -2 30
13
Manchester united
24 8 5 11 28 34 -6 29
14
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
24 8 3 13 48 37 11 27
15
West ham united
24 7 6 11 29 46 -17 27
16
Everton
23 6 8 9 23 28 -5 26
17
Wolverhampton wanderers
24 5 4 15 34 52 -18 19
18
Leicester city
24 4 5 15 25 53 -28 17
19
Ipswich town
24 3 7 14 22 49 -27 16
20
Southampton
24 2 3 19 18 54 -36 9
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