Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Brentford face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur
Brentford have made only one change to their side that beat Manchester City in their last outing. Frank Onyeka misses out and is replaced in the middle of the park by Norgaard. Toney continues to lead the line despite being charged by the FA for breach of their betting regulations.
Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur
TOTTENHAM SUBS: Hugo Lloris, Oliver Skipp, Davinson Sanchez, Bryan Gil, Emerson, Ryan Sessegnon, Pape Sarr, Ben Davies, Harvey White.
Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur
TOTTENHAM (3-4-3): Fraser Forster; Japhet Tanganga, Clement Lenglet, Eric Dier; Matt Doherty, Yves Bissouma, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Ivan Perisic; Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-min, Harry Kane.
Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur
BRENTFORD SUBS: Charlie Goode, Sergi Canos, Josh Dasilva, Yoane Wissa, Saman Ghoddos, Pontus Jansson, Keane Lewis-Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Matthew Cox.
Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur
BRENTFORD (3-5-2): David Raya; Zanka, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee; Mads Roerslev, Matias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Rico Henry; Ivan Toney, Bryan Mbeumo.
Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham can move back above Newcastle into third place in the table with a victory today. Spurs signed off before the break with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Leeds United in their last outing to keep them on track for a top-four finish. Harry Kane will return to action for the first time since his costly penalty against France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Antonio Conte will be hopeful that he takes his frustrations out on the rest of the Premier League, starting with Brentford.
Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur
The Premier League returns after a six-week break for the World Cup. Brentford produced a huge result in their last outing before the break by beating Manchester City 2-1 on the road courtesy of a late strike from Ivan Toney. The Bees can move up to seventh in the Premier League with a victory over Spurs this afternoon. Thomas Frank gave Brentford fans a Christmas present by signing a contract extension to 2027 and a win today would be even sweeter against their London rivals.
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