Dominic Solanke got off the mark for Tottenham as Ange Postecoglou’s side defeated Brentford 3-1 in a frantic encounter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The visitors were ahead inside 22 seconds for a second week running, as Bryan Mbeumo lashed Keane Lewis-Potter’s cross into the top right corner. But the remainder of a frenzied first half belonged to Spurs.
Seven minutes after Mbeumo’s brilliant opener, the hosts were level thanks to Solanke, answering his critics with an instinctive finish after James Maddison’s initial shot had been palmed into his path.
Seizing momentum, Spurs then took the lead in the 28th minute when Brennan Johnson was released by Heung-Min Son, and he rifled a perfectly precise strike across Mark Flekken – who continues to be the busiest goalkeeper of any in the Premier League.
Brentford were carved open many more times throughout an unusually disorganised display. Solanke presented Son with a chance for Spurs’ third, while Johnson and Dejan Kulusevski were also denied, before Mbeumo had a rare opportunity to snatch a leveller at the opposite end, stopped in his tracks by Guglielmo Vicario.
The final say was Maddison’s, though. Cristian Romero launched a quick counter-attack, linking with Son, who unselfishly threaded the ball to Maddison five minutes from time, and he dinked over Flekken.
More to follow.
