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Brentford v Spurs

Saturday, 22 August 2026, 16:30 · Gameweek 1 · 2026/27
Brentford4.04 xG
30
Tottenham0.76 xG

How it went

0.00.51.01.52.02.53.03.54.04.545′90′
Brentford 4.09Spurs 0.76A filled mark is a goal
  1. 11′Keane Lewis-Potter0.54 xG chance
  2. 32′Vitaly Janelt0.44 xG chance
  3. 48′Michael Kayode0.67 xG chance

Brentford 26 shots

4% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 1 shot19% of shots, 5 shots8% of shots, 2 shots4% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 1 shot15% of shots, 4 shots8% of shots, 2 shots4% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 1 shot19%8%15%8%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Brentford, Brentford v Tottenham, final 35m.

Tottenham 9 shots

11% of shots, 1 shot22% of shots, 2 shots11% of shots, 1 shot11% of shots, 1 shot33% of shots, 3 shots11% of shots, 1 shot11%22%11%11%33%11%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Tottenham, Brentford v Tottenham, final 35m.

The chances that got away

  • 0.76Thiago, 54' for Brentford
  • 0.49Nathan Collins, 3' for Brentford, set up by Mathias Jensen
  • 0.28Mikey Moore, 61' for Spurs, set up by Mateus Fernandes

Where they stood

KelleherCollinsAjerSangaréKayodeJaneltLewis-PotterThiagoJensenSchadeOuattara
Brentford held a line 36m deep, from 36m to 72m. The dot grows with touches.
KinskySenesiHeckeGrayRobertsonTonaliBergvallRicharlisonGallagherTelMoore
Spurs held a line 42m deep, from 34m to 76m. The dot grows with touches.

Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.

The match, in figures

BrentfordMeasureSpurs
3Goals0
4.04Expected goals0.76
3.28Non-penalty xG0.76
2.90Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three0.06
2Half time0
26Shots9
8On target4
7Corners3
8.2Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press7.9
13Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal7
17Fouls14
1YCards1Y

Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 1.99 Brentford, 3.71 the draw, 3.39 Spurs, which is a 50, 27 and 29 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: M Oliver.