Tottenham drew despite being two goals behind in the Premier League
This is the first match in the English Premier League after a six-week break for the 2022 World Cup, which falls right on Boxing Day. Before the match, the Gtech Community stadium audience sang Hey Jude - a classic song by The Beatles released in 1968. The last time Brentford won against Tottenham took place 20 years earlier, on March 20, 1948.
Brentford came close to his first win over Tottenham in 74 years, as the hosts led by two goals. In the 15th minute, striker Bryan Mbeumo crossed like a Christian Norgaard volley hit the foot of defender Clement Lenglet and changed direction, going to the position to help Vitaly Janelt use her thigh to kick into an empty net to open the score.
Nine minutes into the break, the hosts increased the lead from a corner, which Eric Dier had previously fouled. Mbeumo curled in to the corner for Norgaard to have a header from the near post driving the ball into the far corner. Striker Ivan Toney rushed to the edge of the goal to hit Tottenham when the visitors' defense was almost standing still.
Before this match, Tottenham had earned points five times despite being led through 15 matches. In which the last two victories, they were both leading. It seems that when they were led by two goals, they took the real kick. 65 minutes, Lenglet crossed from the left for Harry Kane to head the ball to the far corner to knock out goalkeeper David Raya. Kane captained Tottenham this match, when Hugo Lloris was on the bench.
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Brentford: Raya; Janaka, Pinnock, Me; Rorslev, Jensen (Ghoddos 67), Norugaard (DaSilva 82), Janelt, Henry; Mbuyomo (Wissa 82), with.
Tottenham: Forster; Tanganga (Sanchez 67), Durr, Lenglet (Davis 94); Doherty, in Bissou, Hojbjerg, Perisic; Kulusevsky, Kane, Son.