Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Follow live coverage as Tottenham Hotspur face Brentford today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Spurs are looking to end the half strongly as Porro's ball leads to a corner kick. Maddison's delivery, however, is cleared with some difficult by the Brentford defence.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
It's another chance for Brentford as Carvalho finds Damsgaard in some space inside the box, but the attacker can only fire a shot that is easily saved by Vicario.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
CHANCE! Spurs goalkeeper Vicario gets into a mess after keeping the ball under his feet a little longer than he would have liked and Carvalho takes it off the keeper and lays it to Mbeumo whose effort is hit straight at the Tottenham custodian!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Van de Ven is shown the first yellow card of the game as the Spurs defender chops down an advancing Ajer with a sliding tackle.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Brentford win their first corner of the game and it's delivered into the middle by Mbeumo. But Solanke, back defending, meets it with a defensive header and Spurs can break again!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
It's another chance for Tottenham as Kulusevski finds himself with some space inside the box, but his shot is feeble and does not get past the first Brentford defender.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
There is a break in play here as Bees forward Mbeumo is down and receiving attention after a battle with Porro -- not a sight Frank wants to see as the Brentford boss struggles with a long injury list. The play resumes with the goalscorer off the pitch for the time being.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Kulusevski gets inside the box before slipping in Maddison who reaches the byline before firing a ball across the goal! There is a pinball inside the Brentford box, but Flekken somehow manages to get his gloves on the ball and save his side.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
You might expect Tottenham to take a breather after fighting back to take a 2-1 lead, but they are not! They go straight into the attack looking to hurt Brentford again.
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