Match report
Brentford brush aside Tottenham with dominant 3-0 win
Brentford began their Premier League campaign with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Tottenham at Brentford Community Stadium, a result that lifted Keith Andrews' side to second in the early table while Roberto De Zerbi's visitors sit 12th after one game.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The hosts made the early running and led inside 12 minutes when Keane Lewis-Potter finished off a Mamadou Sangaré assist. Vitaly Janelt doubled the advantage on 33 minutes to send Brentford in 2-0 up at the break, and Michael Kayode struck four minutes into the second half to make it three, effectively settling the contest before the hour mark.
Brentford dominated proceedings despite having just 41 percent of possession, racking up 26 shots to Tottenham's nine and putting eight on target compared to the visitors' four. The gulf was even starker in expected goals, with the hosts producing 3.96 against Tottenham's 0.47, a reflection of how one-sided the afternoon became once Kayode's goal put the result beyond doubt.
Goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher earned the highest rating on the pitch at 8.0 despite Brentford's attacking dominance, while goalscorer Keane Lewis-Potter also impressed with a mark of 7.9.
Brentford's 26 shots to Tottenham's nine underlined just how thoroughly the hosts controlled the game in front of goal.
Brentford beat Tottenham 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
Brentford met Tottenham in the Premier League (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Saturday, 22 August 2026, 16:30 UTC at Brentford Community Stadium. Referee: Michael Oliver.
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Key moments
- 12' Goal: Keane Lewis-Potter (assist: Mamadou Sangaré) — 1–0 · Watch Keane Lewis-Potter's goal video (12')
- 33' Goal: Vitaly Janelt — 2–0 · Watch Vitaly Janelt's goal video (33')
- 49' Goal: Michael Kayode — 3–0 · Watch Michael Kayode's goal video (49')
Starting line-ups
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
Tottenham (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Brentford 48%, the draw 30%, Tottenham 22%. It finished Brentford 3–0 Tottenham.
Brentford's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Brentford are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Brentford's 48%. The draw at 30% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Brentford at 48%?
Brentford sit 68 points higher on our strength rating — 1909 to 1841. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,369 such games.
Why only 48%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Brentford's column. Across 10,641 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Tottenham win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,608. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Brentford sit -0.38 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. Last 6 between them: Brentford 0 wins, 2 draws, Tottenham 4 wins. Most recently Brentford 0–0 Tottenham, 8 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5578 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Brentford vs Tottenham final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Premier League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Keane Lewis-Potter's goal against Tottenham (12').
- Watch Vitaly Janelt's goal against Tottenham (33').
- Watch Michael Kayode's goal against Tottenham (49').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Brentford 3–0 Tottenham. Explore more on the Brentford and Tottenham team pages or the Premier League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Brentford vs Tottenham?
Brentford beat Tottenham 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
›Who scored in Brentford vs Tottenham?
Keane Lewis-Potter (12') for Brentford; Vitaly Janelt (33') for Brentford; Michael Kayode (49') for Brentford.
›Where can I watch Brentford vs Tottenham highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Brentford 3–0 Tottenham are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Brentford and Tottenham?
Brentford and Tottenham have met 10 times — 1 win for Brentford, 5 wins for Tottenham and 4 draws.