Match facts: Tottenham vs Brentford - Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur are set to face Brentford this Saturday, 21 September, on MD5 of the 2024/25 Premier League campaign. Ange Postecoglou’s side are in need of a quick response to their shaky start, following a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in the North London derby. With only four points from their opening four games, Spurs find themselves under pressure.

Despite a win over Championship outfit Coventry City in the Carabao Cup, the performance raised concerns. Fans will be eager for a more convincing display as Tottenham look to regain momentum in this important league encounter.

Here are some key match facts to consider.

Match facts: Tottenham vs Brentford - Premier League

First-goal curse in recent encounters

The team that scores first hasn’t won in the last four Premier League clashes between Tottenham and Brentford (2 draws, 2 defeats). Spurs came from behind to win 3-2 in this fixture last season.

Brentford’s lone victory over Spurs

Brentford have won just one of their six Premier League meetings with Tottenham (3 draws, 2 losses), a 3-1 away victory in May 2023.

Tottenham’s slow start

Tottenham have earned only four points so far this season (1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses), their lowest tally at this stage since 2015-16 (3 points). Spurs haven’t lost three of their opening five games since the 2008-09 season under Juande Ramos, who left the club after eight winless matches that campaign.

Brentford’s away-day struggles

Brentford have lost 12 of their last 16 Premier League away matches (3 wins, 1 draw), including defeats in all four of their away London derbies during this period.

Spurs’ recent Premier League form

Tottenham have lost seven of their last 11 Premier League games (3 wins, 1 draw). Since this poor run began on 13 April, only Wolves have suffered more defeats in the competition (8).

Tottenham's pressing power

Spurs have forced the most high turnovers in the Premier League this season (47) and boast the lowest PPDA (passes per defensive action) in the league (6.2). They also have the highest possession (67.8%) and have allowed their opponents to complete only 795 passes, 301 fewer than any other team.

Brentford’s African goal-scorers

Brentford’s last seven Premier League goals have all been scored by African players, with Yoane Wissa (4) and Bryan Mbeumo (3) finding the net. Excluding own goals, 34% of Brentford’s total goals in the competition have come from African players (55/162), second only to Portsmouth in Premier League history (42%).

Tottenham’s set-piece struggles

Since the start of last season, only Nottingham Forest (27) have conceded more goals from set-pieces (including penalties) in the Premier League than Tottenham (25). Among all managers who have overseen more than 50 goals conceded in Premier League history, only four have a higher percentage of goals conceded from set-pieces than Ange Postecoglou (25 out of 65, 38.5%).

Brentford’s shot-stopper in top form

Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken has made 22 saves across four Premier League matches this season, six more than any other goalkeeper. Since 2003-04, only one keeper has made more saves in the opening four games of a season—Tim Krul with Newcastle in 2015-16 (23 saves).

Pedro Porro’s creative contribution

Only Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White (11) has created more open-play chances than Tottenham’s Pedro Porro (10) in the Premier League this season. Porro is also the only player to have created four or more open-play chances in two different matches this season (4 vs Leicester, 4 vs Arsenal).

* All data provided by OneFootball.