Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Tottenham climbed to fourth place in the Premier League as a second-half broadside fired them to a 3-2 home victory against struggling Brentford on Wednesday.
Neal Maupay prodded a lively Brentford into an early lead and Tottenham were ragged before halftime but they responded after the break with Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson and Richarlison all scoring in a devastating eight-minute spell.
Sensational going forward, Tottenham left back Udogie’s defending was less impressive and his mistake allowed Ivan Toney to halve the deficit with plenty of time left.
Chances were created at both ends in the closing stages of an absorbing contest and Tottenham were indebted to a superb stoppage-time save by Guglielmo Vicario to secure a fourth successive home league win.
Ange Postecoglou’s side moved above Aston Villa on goals scored with both clubs on 43 points from 22 games, three points behind third-placed Arsenal. Brentford’s sixth defeat in seven league games left them only four points above the relegation zone.
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
CHANCE!!! Spurs can't clear from a long Brentford throw-in and the bouncing ball is hooked back towards goal by Mee. Maupay gets on the end of it to head across for the arriving Collins, but a timely block from Skipp sends the ball behind the defender and out for a corner!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
The referee's called in to separate yet another fracas between the two sets of players as Lewis-Potter stands over the free-kick. It's the same few culprits every single time, and he'll be keen to bring an end to the feistiness of this clash as soon as he can!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Norgoaard trie sto pick Van de Ven's pocket but is swiftly taken to ground by the Spurs defender, who concedes a free-kick in a good crossing position for the visitors.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Romero looks to find Maddison in shooting space on the edge of the box, but Janelt slides in to cut the ball out and back it rolls to Flekken.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Tottenham have lost their last two Premier League London derbies at home, going down 4-1 against Chelsea and 2-1 against West Ham respectively. They’ve not lost three in a row since back in April 2004 at White Hart Lane.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Maupay puts Jensen into plenty of crossing space and the midfielder floats it over the top from the right-hand byline. Lewis-Potter looks to hook the ball back into the middle from the left, but shanks his volleyed cutback and Spurs are able to clear!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
WIDE!!!! Spurs go closer still!!! Kulusevski can't bring Maddison's diagonal ball under control, but Richarlison can, curling a shot goalwards from the edge of the box which beats Flekken before whistling inches wide of the post and into the stanchion behind the uprights!
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Porro fizzes a cross in towards the far post with Richarlison arriving, but it's Flekken's ball all day and he comes off his line to collect.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Werner glides over successive Bees challenges to lay the ball off to Maddison, but his first-time shot from 20 yards is well blocked by Pinnock on the edge of the box!
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