Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur, 22 August 2026

Score3-0 to Brentford
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance17,180

View Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Brentford won: 2 Drawn: 4 Tottenham Hotspur won: 5 Brentford scored: 13 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 17 . This was the second time that Brentford had met Tottenham Hotspur in their opening game of a season in the Premier League: previously a 2-2 draw at the Gtech Community Stadium in 2023-24.

3 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

0 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Keane Lewis-Potter 12 G
Vitaly Janelt 33 G
Michael Kayode 49 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Michael Kayode
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Mamadou Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Igor Thiago

Starting lineup:

Antonín Kinský Goalkeeper
Marcos Senesi Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Archie Gray Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Bergvall Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Sandro Tonali Midfielder
Mikey Moore Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Mathys Tel Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jaidon Anthony for Dango Ouattara 67
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Yegor Yarmolyuk 67
Mikkel Damsgaard for Mamadou Sangaré 76
Aaron Hickey for Michael Kayode 76
Callum Wilson for Igor Thiago 83

Substitutions:

Rodrigo Bentancur for Lucas Bergvall 46
Mateus Fernandes for Conor Gallagher 46
James Maddison for Mikey Moore 68
Dominic Solanke for Richarlison 68
Destiny Udogie for Archie Gray 86

Cards:

Vitaly Janelt 78 Y

Cards:

Conor Gallagher 34 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender Jannik Schuster
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Forward Callum Wilson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Midfielder/Forward Luca Williams-Barnett
Forward Dominic Solanke

Comments:

Brentford had now won their opening game in four of their last 15 league seasons (lost five). . The Bees had now scored in 16 of their last 26 games in the Premier League. . They had now won four of their last 13 games in the Premier League that kicked off at 5.30pm on a Saturday (lost eight). . Igor Thiago’s penalty in the 55th minute was missed.

Comments:

Tottenham Hotspur had now lost their opening game in two of the last 11 seasons in the Premier League (won six). . Spurs had now lost ten of their last 22 away games in the Premier League played in London (won six). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 18 of their last 20 games in the Premier League.

3 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Keane Lewis-Potter 12 G
Vitaly Janelt 33 G
Michael Kayode 49 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Michael Kayode
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Mamadou Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Forward Igor Thiago

Substitutions:

Jaidon Anthony for Dango Ouattara 67
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Yegor Yarmolyuk 67
Mikkel Damsgaard for Mamadou Sangaré 76
Aaron Hickey for Michael Kayode 76
Callum Wilson for Igor Thiago 83

Cards:

Vitaly Janelt 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender Jannik Schuster
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

Brentford had now won their opening game in four of their last 15 league seasons (lost five). . The Bees had now scored in 16 of their last 26 games in the Premier League. . They had now won four of their last 13 games in the Premier League that kicked off at 5.30pm on a Saturday (lost eight). . Igor Thiago’s penalty in the 55th minute was missed.

0 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Antonín Kinský Goalkeeper
Marcos Senesi Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Archie Gray Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Bergvall Midfielder
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Sandro Tonali Midfielder
Mikey Moore Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Mathys Tel Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Rodrigo Bentancur for Lucas Bergvall 46
Mateus Fernandes for Conor Gallagher 46
James Maddison for Mikey Moore 68
Dominic Solanke for Richarlison 68
Destiny Udogie for Archie Gray 86

Cards:

Conor Gallagher 34 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Midfielder/Forward Luca Williams-Barnett
Forward Dominic Solanke

Comments:

Tottenham Hotspur had now lost their opening game in two of the last 11 seasons in the Premier League (won six). . Spurs had now lost ten of their last 22 away games in the Premier League played in London (won six). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 18 of their last 20 games in the Premier League.