Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur, 26 December 2022

Score2-2
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance17,137
Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 3 Brentford won: 0 Drawn: 2 Tottenham Hotspur won: 1 Brentford scored: 2 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 4 . Brentford had now avoided defeat in consecuitve league games against Tottenham Hotspur since November 1905 in the Western League.

2 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Antonio Conte

Goals:

Vitaly Janelt 15 G
Ivan Toney 54 G

Goals:

Harry Kane 65 G
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Ben Mee
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Forward Ivan Toney

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Matt Doherty Defender
Clément Lenglet Defender
Japhet Tanganga Defender
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Perišić Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Dejan Kulusekvski Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Saman Ghoddos for Mathias Jensen 67
Josh Dasilva for Christian Norgaard 82
Yoane Wissa for Bryan Mbeumo 82

Substitutions:

Davinson Sánchez for Japhet Tanganga 67
Ben Davies for Clément Lenglet 90

Cards:

Mathias Jensen 59 Y
Ivan Toney 63 Y
Bryan Mbeumo 76 Y

Cards:

Yves Bissouma 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matthew Cox
Defender Charlie Goode
Defender Pontus Jansson
Midfielder/Forward Sergi Canós
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Forward Josh Dasilva

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
Defender Emerson Royal
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Davinson Sánchez
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder Harvey White
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Gil

Comments:

League position: 10th . Brentford were now unbeaten in their last 17 games in the Premier League when they scored the first goal (won 13). . They had now conceded two or more goals in each of 26 of their last 46 games in the Premier League. . The Bees had now lost two of their last 14 league games played on a Boxing Day (won seven).

Comments:

League position: 4th . Tottenham Hotspur had now conceded the opening goal in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2014. . Harry Kane became the first player to score ten or more goals in games played in the Premier League on Boxing Days. Only Sheffield United's Harry Johnson had scored more in the top division (13 from 1923 to 1928 in League Division One). . Spurs had now avoided defeat after trailing by a 0-2 margin in consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time.

2 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Vitaly Janelt 15 G
Ivan Toney 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Ben Mee
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Forward Ivan Toney

Substitutions:

Saman Ghoddos for Mathias Jensen 67
Josh Dasilva for Christian Norgaard 82
Yoane Wissa for Bryan Mbeumo 82

Cards:

Mathias Jensen 59 Y
Ivan Toney 63 Y
Bryan Mbeumo 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matthew Cox
Defender Charlie Goode
Defender Pontus Jansson
Midfielder/Forward Sergi Canós
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Forward Josh Dasilva

Comments:

League position: 10th . Brentford were now unbeaten in their last 17 games in the Premier League when they scored the first goal (won 13). . They had now conceded two or more goals in each of 26 of their last 46 games in the Premier League. . The Bees had now lost two of their last 14 league games played on a Boxing Day (won seven).

2 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Antonio Conte

Goals:

Harry Kane 65 G
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 71 G

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Matt Doherty Defender
Clément Lenglet Defender
Japhet Tanganga Defender
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Perišić Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Dejan Kulusekvski Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Davinson Sánchez for Japhet Tanganga 67
Ben Davies for Clément Lenglet 90

Cards:

Yves Bissouma 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
Defender Emerson Royal
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Davinson Sánchez
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder Harvey White
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Gil

Comments:

League position: 4th . Tottenham Hotspur had now conceded the opening goal in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2014. . Harry Kane became the first player to score ten or more goals in games played in the Premier League on Boxing Days. Only Sheffield United's Harry Johnson had scored more in the top division (13 from 1923 to 1928 in League Division One). . Spurs had now avoided defeat after trailing by a 0-2 margin in consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time.