Match Summary · Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League · Football · England · Premier League · Brentford · Tottenham · Keane Lewis-Potter · Mamadou Sangare · Vitaly Janelt
| Metric | Brentford | Tottenham |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 41% | 59% |
| Shots | 24 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 4 |
| Shots off target | 11 | 4 |
| Corners | 7 | 3 |
| Fouls | 17 | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 3 | 2 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 4 | 5 |
Brentford seized control quickly at the Brentford Community Stadium. Lewis-Potter put the home side ahead inside 12 minutes, Janelt doubled the lead before the break, and Kayode added the third just after halftime to settle the score. There was still time for more drama in the highlights: a VAR check ended with no penalty for Brentford at 47'39'', and Igor Thiago then missed from the spot at 54'31''.
De Zerbi's post-match summary was blunt. "Por muitos motivos, ainda não somos um time. Não estamos no nível físico ideal. É uma situação normal quando se constrói um novo projeto e um novo processo. Não quero tempo, mas precisamos passar por esses problemas", he said. He also pinpointed where the game was lost: "Chegamos atrasados na segunda bola, não vencemos uma segunda bola, um duelo ou um desarme".
Those quotes framed the result as much as the stats did. Brentford's sharp start and clean sheet put them second in the early table after one match, while Tottenham finished the day bottom.