On Sat Apr 23rd, Brentford plays host to Tottenham Hotspur in a clash of the Premier League in the ever popular London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Brentford, recorded a 2-1 win against Watford. Christian Nørgaard struck first for Brentford in the 15th minute, then Emmanuel Dennis tied it up for Watford in the 55th minute on a feed from Ismaila Sarr. Brentford is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Tottenham Hotspur is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. Leandro Trossard struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 90th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Tottenham Hotspur was frustrated by Brighton & Hove Albion’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Brighton & Hove Albion ended the match with the shutout victory. Tottenham Hotspur should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford last played eachother at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Dec 2nd. Tottenham Hotspur was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Sergi Canos scored the first goal for Tottenham Hotspur on an own goal in the 12th minute, then Heung-Min Son added another in the 65th minute on a feed from Reguilón In the end, Brentford couldn’t muster any offence and Tottenham Hotspur ran away with the shutout win.
Tottenham Hotspur is glad to have Heung-Min Son in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored six goals. Ivan Toney has been the most prolific scorer on Brentford in the last five matches with 3 goals
Brentford will be without Frank Onyeka and Joshua Da Silva, while Japhet Tanganga and Matt Doherty are unavailable to play for Tottenham Hotspur.