Brentford × Tottenham · Premier League
Goals
Match report
Brentford beat Tottenham 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, with kick-off at 17:30. The scoreline leaves little room for argument. This was not a narrow win settled by a single moment, but a three-goal margin with a clean sheet at the other end, the clearest verdict a single afternoon can deliver on which side controlled the fixture.
In the context of the season, the value of such a result goes beyond the three points on offer. It improves the winners' goal difference and hands the visitors a defeat heavy enough to demand answers, at a stage of August when the table still explains very little. Nothing is decided this early, yet afternoons of this weight tend to set the tone for the weeks that follow.
For anyone reading this record months from now, the essentials are simple. On 22 August 2026, Brentford hosted Tottenham in the Premier League and won 3-0 without conceding. What the afternoon meant for either club is something only the following rounds of fixtures could settle, and this page makes no claim beyond the result itself.
Table
- 4.Brentford9 pts · 5J · +6
- 20.Tottenham Hotspur2 pts · 5J · -6
Goal stats
Match events
BrentfordTottenham
- 12′Brentford: Goal: Keane Lewis-Potter (Assists: Mamadou Sangaré)
- 33′Brentford: Goal: Vitaly Janelt
- 34′Tottenham: Yellow card: Conor Gallagher
- 46′Tottenham: Substitution: Rodrigo Bentancur on, Lucas Bergvall off
- 46′Tottenham: Substitution: Mateus Fernandes on, Conor Gallagher off
- 49′Brentford: Goal: Michael Kayode
- 55′Brentford: Missed penalty: Igor Thiago
- 67′Brentford: Substitution: Jaidon Anthony on, Dango Ouattara off
- 67′Brentford: Substitution: Yegor Yarmolyuk on, Mathias Jensen off
- 68′Tottenham: Substitution: James Maddison on, Mikey Moore off
- 68′Tottenham: Substitution: Dominic Solanke on, Richarlison off
- 76′Brentford: Substitution: Mikkel Damsgaard on, Mamadou Sangaré off
- 76′Brentford: Substitution: Aaron Hickey on, Michael Kayode off
- 78′Brentford: Yellow card: Vitaly Janelt
- 83′Brentford: Substitution: Callum Wilson on, Igor Thiago off
- 86′Tottenham: Substitution: Destiny Udogie on, Archie Gray off
Match statistics
All match statistics43
Lineups
Brentford
- 1Caoimhín Kelleher
- 33Michael Kayode
- 20Kristoffer Ajer
- 22Nathan Collins
- 23Keane Lewis-Potter
- 27Vitaly Janelt
- 18Mamadou Sangaré
- 11Dango Ouattara
- 8Mathias Jensen
- 7Kevin Schade
- 9Igor Thiago
- 2Aaron Hickey
- 3Rico Henry
- 5Ethan Pinnock
- 6Yegor Yarmolyuk
- 12Hákon Valdimarsson
- 13Callum Wilson
- 19Jaidon Anthony
- 24Mikkel Damsgaard
- 44Jannik Schuster
Tottenham
- 31Antonín Kinský
- 14Archie Gray
- 6Jan Paul van Hecke
- 5Marcos Senesi
- 3Andrew Robertson
- 16Sandro Tonali
- 15Lucas Bergvall
- 47Mikey Moore
- 8Conor Gallagher
- 11Mathys Tel
- 9Richarlison
- 4Kevin Danso
- 10James Maddison
- 13Destiny Udogie
- 18Mateus Fernandes
- 19Dominic Solanke
- 30Rodrigo Bentancur
- 33Ben Davies
- 39Martin Dúbravka
- 68Luca Williams-Barnett
Head-to-head
Of the last 9 meetings: 1 win for Brentford, 4 draws, and 4 wins for Tottenham. Across those 9 meetings: 22 goals in total, 2.4 per match; both teams scored in 4 matches.
Match officials
- Michael Oliver
- James Mainwaring
- Black Antrobus
- Samuel Barrott
Venue
Gtech Community Stadium
- Brentford
- 17,250
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