Follow live coverage as Tottenham Hotspur face Brentford in the Premier League today.
Ryan Mason has made four changes for Tottenham’s visit of Brentford with Cristian Romero and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg out through injury. Davinson Sanchez and Yves Bissouma – making his first start since January due to injury – replace the aforementioned duo with Dejan Kulusevski and Arnaut Danjuma recalled while Pedro Porro and Richarlison drop to the bench.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank brings Frank Onyeka into his starting line-up in place of Mikkel Damsgaard. Ivan Toney, who missed last weekend’s win over West Ham with a hamstring injury, begins his eight-month ban for betting breaches.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today’s game in the live blog below:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League updates
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Tottenham: Forster, Emerson, Sanchez, Lenglet, Davies, Skipp, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Danjuma, Son, Kane.
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Brentford: Raya, Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Onyeka, Janelt, Jensen, Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade.
Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 – 0 Brentford FC
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Jensen receives the ball on the edge of the box but his first-time effort sails wide of the goal.
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Spurs were torn apart by Newcastle when they last trialled the back four but it’s far to say it’s worked far more effectively this time and they’ve looked by far the better side so far this game.
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Kulusevski looks to slide through Danjuma through the middle but there is too much pace on the pass and Raya can clear. The forward three behind Kane are enjoying themselves so far with Brentford struggling to pick them all up.
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Mbuemo rises to get a head on Henry’s cross but he’s unable to get under it and it flies high and wide of the Spurs goal.
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Danjuma now makes a good burst forward as Spurs counter. He cuts inside onto his left but can’t find a shot on goal and Brentford clear as the loanee looks to find Kane on the edge of the box.
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Sanchez gets up well but heads wide of the left post from the resulting corner. A good start this, from Spurs.
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OFF THE LINE!! Great work from Son down the late after some good interchange with Kulusevski. Son hangs a ball up to the back post and it’s met by the onrushing Emerson but his header is cleared off the line by Henry with Raya stranded.
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Skipp thinks he has dispossessed Onyeka in a promising position but the referee blows up for a foul. Skipp and the home crowd are not happy with that one.
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From the long throw, Mee wins the knockdown but Forster is able to gather with Wissa lurking.
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Brentford win a free-kick on the right-hand side and the away side send forward their centre-backs. Jensen delivers an enticing cross but there is too much pace on the cross and Pinnock is unable to get his head on it at the far post.
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Davies digs out a cross to the back post looking for Kane. He gets tangled up with Mee with both players grabbing each others shirts and the ball eventually springs loose and is cleared away.
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Schade threatens down the left as Brentford look to find a way back into this game. The German eases past Emerson and dribbles along the byline but the Spurs defence are able to clear away his cross for a corner.
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SAVE!! A really positive start from Spurs as Kane feeds through Son down the left. Hickey does well to recover and put the forward under pressure as he strikes with Raya able to make a smart stop.
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Goal Harry Edward Kane
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Skipp gets to the ball before Onyeka and the Brentford midfielder haul down his opposite number. Spurs now with a free-kick centrally just outside the box.
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Up the other end, Hickey does well to smother Kane’s shot and Raya can make a comfortable save.
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Henry’s cross from the left lands at the feet of Mbuemo inside the Spurs box but his left-footed effort sails over the bar.
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Kulusevski gets down the right in the opening stages but his fizzed cross into the box lands straight into the arms of Raya in the Brentford goal.
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Brentford get this first half underway!
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Tottenham have lost just one of their nine league matches with Brentford (W4 D4), going down 2-0 away from home in March 1948 in the second tier.
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Frank makes just one change to his Brentford side after their 2-0 win against West Ham as Onyeka comes in for Damsgaard.
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Mason makes four changes to his Tottenham side that lost 2-1 against Aston Villa. Spurs move to a back four with Cristian Romero and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg dropping out of the squad entirely. Sanchez and Bissouma replace the pair while Richarlison and Porro also make way for Kulusevski and Danjuma.
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BRENTFORD SUBS: Mikkel Damsgaard, Ryan Trevitt, Josh Dasilva, Thomas Strakosha, Kristoffer Ajer, Mads Roerslev, Zanka, Shandon Baptiste, Saman Ghoddos.
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BRENTFORD (4-3-3): David Raya; Aaron Hickey, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee, Rico Henry; Frank Onyeka, Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen; Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Kevin Schade.
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TOTTENHAM SUBS: Japhet Tanganga, Richarlison, Brandon Austin, Pedro Porro, Ivan Perisic, Matthew Craig, Pape Sarr, Eric Dier, Lucas Moura.
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TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Fraser Forster; Emerson Royal, Davinson Sanchez, Clement Lenglet, Ben Davies; Oliver Skipp, Yves Bissouma; Dejan Kulusevski, Arnaut Danjuma, Son Heung-Min; Harry Kane.
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Brentford sit just two places and four points below Spurs heading into this fixture with European football still up for grabs. The Bees’ remarkable season has shown no signs of slowing down with three wins in their last four games. Thomas Frank’s side will have to battle on without the help of Ivan Toney, however, who begins his first game out with an eight-month ban following a breach of betting rules.
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A disappointing season for Spurs continues to edge towards a wholly drab finish. Their quest for a top-four finish is over and they now have a battle on their hands to keep hold of seventh place and a spot in the Europa Conference League with Aston Villa breathing down their neck having beaten them 2-1 last weekend. Ryan Mason’s side have just one win in their last six games and will not face an easy task against Brentford today.
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Team news
12:02 , Lawrence Ostlere
Ryan Mason has made four changes for Tottenham’s visit of Brentford with Cristian Romero and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg out through injury.
Davinson Sanchez and Yves Bissouma – making his first start since January due to injury – replace the aforementioned duo with Dejan Kulusevski and Arnaut Danjuma recalled while Pedro Porro and Richarlison drop to the bench.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank brings Frank Onyeka into his starting line-up in place of Mikkel Damsgaard.
Ivan Toney, who missed last weekend’s win over West Ham with a hamstring injury, begins his eight-month ban for betting breaches.
Tottenham vs Brentford
12:01 , Lawrence Ostlere
Tottenham Hotspur: Forster, Emerson, Sanchez, Lenglet, Davies, Skipp, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Danjuma, Son, Kane.
Subs: Richarlison, Perisic, Dier, Porro, Tanganga, Lucas Moura, Sarr, Austin, Craig.
Brentford: Raya, Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Onyeka, Janelt, Jensen, Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade.
Subs: Dasilva, Jorgensen, Ghoddos, Ajer, Strakosha, Damsgaard, Baptiste, Roerslev, Trevitt.
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
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Hello and welcome to this live commentary for the Premier League fixture between Tottenham and Brentford from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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