Match Report
4 points and 15 places separated them: Brentford 5th with 4, Tottenham Hotspur 20th with 0. Tottenham Hotspur ranked 16th in the league on five-round form, well above their 20th table position. In league terms the two rates read 2/0.5 for Brentford and 0/2.5 for Tottenham Hotspur (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.55.
Brentford entered with three wins in a row. Tottenham Hotspur had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Brentford, 4 draws and 6 for Tottenham Hotspur, at 2.64 goals per meeting.
Gtech Community Stadium, capacity 17,250, hosted the game. With 100 matches recorded and 2.8 yellow cards per game, M. Oliver was the man in the middle. Brentford led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Brentford: Keane Lewis-Potter (12'), Vitaly Janelt (33'), Michael Kayode (49')
Key stats
Possession: Brentford 41% · Tottenham Hotspur 59% · Total shots: 26-9 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 7-3