Brentford 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Report

Brentford beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0, and the scoreline did not flatter them. The home side created the better chances throughout, so the margin reflects a real gap between the teams rather than a lucky afternoon.

Keane Lewis-Potter opened the scoring on 12 minutes after a pass from Mamadou Sangaré. Vitaly Janelt doubled the lead on 33 minutes, which meant Tottenham Hotspur went in at half-time two goals down.

Any hope of a response faded quickly, because Michael Kayode made it 3-0 four minutes after the restart. Brentford could have gone further still when Igor Thiago missed a penalty on 55 minutes.

Chances against the scoreline

The underlying numbers support the result. Brentford had 19 shots to 8, put 8 on target to 4 and created 6 big chances to 2.

Despite the missed penalty, a shot against the woodwork and three missed big chances, Brentford still scored three. On this evidence, the winning margin could easily have been wider.

Kevin Schade was rated the best player on the pitch even though he neither scored nor assisted. That suggests Brentford's threat came from more than just the names on the scoresheet.

Tottenham Hotspur: the ball without the threat

Tottenham Hotspur had 60% of the possession, but it brought them very little. They made 7 key passes to Brentford's 19. They also missed both of their big chances, so they never seriously threatened a way back into the game.

That gap is the main lesson from the match. Having more of the ball did not turn into good chances, while Brentford made almost every attack count for something.