{"id":25200,"date":"2025-12-06T11:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T11:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=25200"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:56:34","slug":"nut06122025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/nut06122025\/","title":{"rendered":"Brentford (Home) 06.12.2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBRENTFORD<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		(2)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n(0)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDate : –\u00a0 Saturday 6th December 2025<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		Kick off : –\u00a0 15.00<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCompetition : – Premier League<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		Venue : –\u00a0 \u00a0Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCrowd : –\u00a0 60,759<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nReferee : –\u00a0 Robert Jones (Cheshire)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLinesmen : – Mr. Nick Davies; Mr. Bhupinder Singh-Gill<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFourth official : –\u00a0 Sam Barrott<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVAR official : – Timothy Wood<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVAR Assistant : – Wade Smith<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWeather : –\u00a0 Drizzle during the game, heavy rain in second half, mild\u00a0 11C<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSpurs kicked off the first half attacking the Paxton Road end<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPlaying time : –\u00a0 \u00a090 + 12 minutes<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBRENTFORD<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGOAL-SCORERS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Richarlison\u00a0 24m 48s\u00a0 (asst Simons)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0 None<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Simons\u00a0 42m 18s<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCARDS<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Romero\u00a0 (foul on Thiago)\u00a0 31<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Kayode\u00a0 (foul on Richarlison)\u00a0 29<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Porro\u00a0 (foul on Schage)\u00a0 47<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Ajer\u00a0 (foul on Kudus)\u00a0 45<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Gray\u00a0 (foul on Ouattara)\u00a0 77<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Schade\u00a0 (foul on Simons)\u00a0 60<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Yarmoliuk\u00a0 (foul on Simons)\u00a0 72<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\"\"<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTEAM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n1.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Guglielmo VICARIO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 1.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Caoimhin KELLEHER<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n23.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Pedro PORRO\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 33.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Michael KAYODE\u00a0\u00a0\"\"\u00a0 (\u00a0 2.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Aaron HICKEY\u00a0 76)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n17.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Cristian ROMERO\u00a0 (c)\u00a0 \"\"<\/span> \u00a0(\u00a0 4. <\/span>\u00a0 Kevin DANSO\u00a0 81)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 22.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Nathan COLLINS\u00a0 (c)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n37.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Micky van de VEN<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 4.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Sepp van den BERG<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n24.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 Djed SPENCE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n 20.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Kristoffer AJER\u00a0 \"\"<\/span>\u00a0 (\u00a0 3.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Rico HENRY\u00a0 46<\/span>)<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n30.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Rodrigo BENTANCUR\u00a0 (\u00a0 6. <\/span>\u00a0 Joao PALHINHA\u00a0 65)<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 6.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Jordan HENDERSON<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n14.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Archie GRAY\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 18.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Yehor YARMOLIUK\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0<\/span> (\u00a0 27.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Vitaly JANELT\u00a0 76)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n20.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 Mohammed KUDUS\u00a0 (\u00a0 29. <\/span>\u00a0 Pape Matar SARR\u00a0 80)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n 19.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Django OUATARRA\u00a0 (\u00a0 8.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Matias JENSEN\u00a0 61)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n7.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Xavi SIMONS\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong> \u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 24.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Mikkel DAMSGAARD\u00a0 (\u00a0 23.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0 Keane LEWIS-POTTER\u00a0 88)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n39.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Randal KOLO MUANI\u00a0 (\u00a0 28. <\/span>\u00a0 Wilson ODOBERT\u00a0 74)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 7.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Kevin SCHADE\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0 RICHARLISON\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n 9.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Igor THIAGO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nSubstitutes<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSubstitutes<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n31.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Antonin KINSKY<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Hakon Rafn VALDIMARSSON<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n33.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Ben DAVIES<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Ethan PINNOCK<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Lucas BERGVALL<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Frank ONYEKA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Mathys TEL<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n 45.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Romelle DONOVAN<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n22.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0 Brennan JOHNSON<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 = Assist\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 =\u00a0 Goal scored\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0\"\"\u00a0 =\u00a0 Own goal scored<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Manager : –\u00a0<\/span> Thomas Frank<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nManager : –\u00a0 Keith Andrews<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kit Supplier : – Nike<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKit Supplier : –\u00a0 Joma<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shirt Sponsor : – AIA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShirt Sponsor : –\u00a0 Hollywood Bets<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shirt Sleeve Sponsor : –\u00a0 Kraken<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShirt Sleeve Sponsor : – Cazoo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colours : –\"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nColours : –\"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Images of kits courtesy of the marvellous<\/span> Colours of Football<\/a><\/span> website<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/td>\nMATCH REPORT<\/strong>
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\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWhat a difference a draw makes !\u00a0 Getting a point at Newcash seems to have turned things in a more positive vein, with a great performance at the THS today.\u00a0 Oh, that was referring to the crowd by the way, as well as the team, who beat a poor Brentford side 2-0.\u00a0 Getting behind the team from the warm-up created a much more conducive atmosphere and the players seemed to respond with an energetic and more attacking performance.\u00a0 Star of the show was Xavi Simons, who looks like he has adapted to our style of play and was enjoying his free role behind the lone striker Richarlison.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It was a pretty miserable day weather-wise, with bouts of drizzle throughout the game, but the game itself was exciting in a way that some home games haven’t been this season.\u00a0 Micky van de Ven returned in place of Kevin Danso, with Djed Spence coming in for Destiny Udogie, who had picked up a soft tissue injury in training.\u00a0 Archie Gray replaced Pape Matar Sarr, while there were starts for Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani in the place of Lucas Bergvall and Brennan Johnson to round off the changes from the match at St. James’ Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham kicked off and started at the rapid pace of a Thomas Frank Brentford side, looking sharp and looking forward from the start.\u00a0 Also from the start if was clear that Brentford would be looking to hoof the ball forward extremely high and to let Thiago physically wrestle with Micky and Cristian Romero to try to get past them.\u00a0 Some quick movement of the ball in transition was more like the Spurs that we wanted to see and Porro won a corner after some slick passing in the seventh minute.\u00a0 It didn’t come to anything, but when the ball was recycled, the cross that came in was headed over by van de Ven.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With 12 minutes gone, Spurs won the ball in their own half and moved it forward quickly through Mo Kudus and Xavi Simons before it was crossed to Richarlison, who had time to chest the ball down, allow it to drop and bounce up before shaping a shot at goal, but it hit Kayode and Collins before being cleared.\u00a0 Then Randal Kolo Muani showed great skill to take on Collins, Kayode and Ouattara deep in the Brentford left wing corner and keep the ball in with it coming out to Xavi, who shot over from the left corner of the box.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It wasn’t long that spurs got the ball back when it was lost, as there was a desire to intercept or tackle.\u00a0 Brentford tried that to attempt to stop Tottenham players on the ball, but they did it with their hands – pushing and shirt-pulling without getting called out by the match officials.\u00a0 When Collins did win the ball cleanly, he played a pass from the halfway line into the path of Thiago, who tried to get his shot off quickly from just inside the right hand corner of the penalty area, but Vicario was alive to it and beat it away just ahead of his near post.\u00a0 From the corner, it almost led to a goal … for Tottenham.\u00a0 The ball was headed out, Kudus did well to control it and find Simons, who knocked it back to Rodrigo Bentancur.\u00a0 He showed good vision to play a forward pass beyond the defence for RKM to chase and Kelleher had to come out of his box and got there just before the French striker.\u00a0 From the resulting throw, Spurs worked the ball across the back four to the left and then back again, before Pedro Porro produced a fine pass over the defence for Simons to run onto.\u00a0 van den Berg had no chance of keeping up with Xavi and looking up, the Dutchman played a pass along the edge of the six yard box, taking Kelleher out of the game and it sat up nicely for Richarlison to put it into an unguarded net with his left foot.\u00a0 Not only did Porro’s ball allow Xavi in behind the defender, but it also curled into the box so it let Simons take the ball in his stride.\u00a0 It was the perfect pass from the Spaniard.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After Kayode picked up a yellow card for a late challenge on Richi, Xavi showed that he was full of confidence, striking the cleared free-kick on the volley from 25 yards and sending it sailing into the North Stand crowd.\u00a0 Ajer almost ripped Kudus’ shirt off his back, being unable to stop him by fair means, but the paly was allowed to go on as Spurs had possession, but the move broke down on the edge of the box, Brentford broke and the ball was played up to Thiago, who was unceremoniously brought down by Romero, with a scissor tackle, which only brought a booking, as he didn’t leave the ground.\u00a0 Cristian had already produced a well-timed tackle in the box to stop the Bees’ top scorer, but this wasn’t quite in the same class of challenge.\u00a0 Brown shirts surrounded the referee wanting Romero dismissed, with Collins using his armband as authority to speak to the ref, but Henderson, Ajer and Outtara didn’t have that privilege.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yarmoliuk took Simons down after the ball had been laid off but only got a talking to, but Spurs had worked Porro into the right side of the box and won a corner, which Brentford cleared away.\u00a0 With 37 minutes gone, Thiago shoulder-charged Micky off the ball and looked to play it into the box, but Bentancur cut it out, ran it to to the edge of the centre circle and passed to Xavi on halfway.\u00a0 He moved the ball onto Mo on the right wing and Ajer put in his first fair tackle of the day to concede a corner.\u00a0 Kudus played it in deep to the far post, where Kelleher punched it off for another corner.\u00a0 This time it went in to towards the penalty spot, where Romero headed it to his left and Kolo Muani planted a header at goal from three yards out that the keeper pushed out.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Five minutes before half-time, Spurs pressed hard to force Brentford back and to win a throw 25 yards from the visitors’ goal.\u00a0 The ball was again knocked around the back four with Romero playing it to Xavi on the halfway line,\u00a0 His first touch was heavy, allowing Damsgaard to take the ball off him, with the ball ricocheting off Yarmoliuk to van den Berg, but Simons was alive to it and stole the ball back five yards inside his own half.\u00a0 Racing forward, Yarmoliuk tried to pull him back, but wasn’t quick enough to reach him, van den Berg was running in treacle behind his team-mate a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>s the way opened up in front of our summer signing.\u00a0 Collins was coming sliding in from Xavi’s left and Ajer closing on his right as he reached the penalty area, but from 12 yards out, he slid a shot past Kelleher’s right hand that went in off the inside of the post to register his first goal for the club.\u00a0 It was like watching prime Sonny as he left players in his wake to finish with a calm assurance.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham were in control with Cristian shaping to tackle Thiago, who let the ball go as the Spurs skipper had stood off him, allowing the ball to be picked off the Brentford striker with ease and played up the line to Kudus.\u00a0 He stopped the ball and with Ajer thinking he was going to play it back, was stood up with Mo just taking the ball in the opposite direction, leaving the Norwegian defender looking stupid.\u00a0 Unable to accept he had been made to look a mug, he then brought Kudus down from behind with a really poor tackle which got a yellow but surely would have been an orange if such a thing existed.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The unusual sound of the team being applaude<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>d off came with the half-time whistle, having put in a good shift in the first 45 minutes.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It only took two minutes of the second half for the ref to pull a yellow card out of his pocket for Porro, who got there late when Schade shifted the ball away from him, but in the 50th minute Tottenham broke down a Brentford move on the edge of the Spurs box and Bentancur ran the ball away, playing it off to Archie Gray on the halfway line and he, in turn, moved the ball on to Djed Spence outside him on the left.\u00a0 He passed the ball forward to RKM, going for the return, which Randal dragged back behind him but only to Collins.\u00a0 The lumbering centre-half somehow managed to loose control of the ball, knocking it back into his own penalty area and setting Djed in on goal.\u00a0 Brentford were lucky to escape, as the first touch took the ball too close to the goalkeeper, who blocked Spence’s shot.\u00a0 Kolo Muani missed the ball as it flew back at him and Richarlison got possession, but the referee stopped play as Kelleher had gone down holding his head.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Intense pressing was allowing Tottenham to win the ball high up the pitch and force errors from the Brentford players.\u00a0 When Henry looked to play the ball in front of Damsgaard, he hit his heels and the ball went back toward the full-back, but beyond him and let Kudus gain possession.\u00a0 Mo took the ball past Yarmoliuk, cut across Henry as he came infield and looked for a shot like his goal at Leeds, but Kelleher dived low to his left to hold the ball.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Just before the area, Thiago was slipped a pass into the Spurs box by Damsgaard and Micky produced one of his trademark recovery tackles to rob the striker before he could shoot.\u00a0 The Brentford man was on the floor appealing for a penalty as play continued and Simons ran the ball away, only to be hacked down by Schade, who got a yellow card.\u00a0 The Spurs press continued and when Yamoliuk played the ball back to his keeper without looking RKM put Kelleher under pressure, causing a poor clearance to Rich, who knocked it inside to Simons.\u00a0 With the keeper out of position, Xavi tried a precise shot that Kelleher recovered it time to save easily.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While Micky and Joao Palhinha (on as a sub for Bentancur) were winning tackles, Mo was enjoying himself, showing quick feet to run at the Bees defence.\u00a0 Kudus did get a bit too cocky, juggling the ball and knocking it back for Xavi, but putting it out of play.\u00a0 A quick throw almost caught Spurs out, with Romero having to make another recovery tackle on Thiago in the box to prevent a shot on goal and take the ball back to Vicario, then getting up to rage at Mo !!\u00a0 Xavi then won the ball off Yarmoliuk before the Brentford midfielder cynically brought him down.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With 15 minutes left, Spurs played the ball out of defence, sometimes stretching to reach passes, but it was moved through midfield with Xavi, but Henry blocked Kudus’ way on the edge of the visitors’ box.\u00a0 When a clearance to Richarlison saw him kill the ball with his first touch close to the left side-line, he then turned it inside for Djed. who took it on before feeding it through to Wilson Odobert in the box.\u00a0 Like Spence before him, his first touch allowed Kelleher to close him down and block his shot, but as the ball looked like it was running out, Brentford players didn’t respond, so Kudus did and turned the ball into the net at the near post.\u00a0 He was already on his way to get the ball-boy’s stool to do his goal celeb, but the linesman raised his flag for offside.\u00a0 VAR checked it and gave offside against Xavi Simons, who had at least four players between him and the goal, even though he didn’t get the ball.\u00a0 It was Wilson who was offside, but you can’t expect VAR to get a mistaken identity issue right can you ?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pape Matar Sarr, who had just come on, went for a ball in mid-pitch with a foot up, but Henderson, who ducked his head, started to hold it, even though Pape’s foot was nowhere near him.\u00a0 This sort of behaviour, along with having to pull people back when they no longer have the pace to keep up with them always comes when players are a bit of a busted flush and the Saudi money-grabber had such a poor performance that it took until halfway through the first half to realise he was on the pitch.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When Palhinha won another tackle, this time on Janelt outside the Spurs box, it launched another break with Djed’s run down the left pulling the ball back to Pape ten yards from goal but totally unmarked.\u00a0 Unfortunately, it was just a little too close to him, so the ball got stuck under his feet and again Kelleher had time to smother his effort.\u00a0 Porro recovered the ball, got to the dead-ball line and the keeper pushed out his low ball in towards the near post.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There was just a couple of minutes of normal time left when Brentford had their best chance.\u00a0 Porro ballooned a clearance into the air on the edge of the Tottenham area, Janelt headed it from the D forward and to his right for Thiago, but under pressure from Archie Gray, he sliced his shot into the side-netting from five yards out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And that was that !\u00a0 Gala’s ‘Freed From Desire’ blasted out across the stadium for the first time since August for a home game and those Spurs fans who had stuck it out to the end clapped the team, as some of them did a limited lap of appreciation, with Vicario showing his love for the crowd most, along with Bergvall and van de Ven.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It was a fairly straightforward victory and one that you would like to see become commonplace.\u00a0 the win came against a side who lacked much ambition, much creativity and much energy.\u00a0 There were times when our passes dropped away from the intended target, but there was no determination among the opposition to get to it first and it looked as though they were playing in a pre-season friendly.\u00a0 For a long period of the game, they were defending, but not very well, unable to get the ball into the Spurs half, but we were just not able to get another goal that would have given us a buffer against Brentford pulling one back to make it a little more worrying.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I can’t think of anyone who had a bad game.\u00a0 Micky and Cristian put in some vital tackles when it looked like Brentford might be in for a shot on goal, Vic did what he had to do very well and Pedro and Djed looked to get forward when they could, which was quite a lot of the time.\u00a0 Archie Gray put in a fine performance and it is a mystery to me why his team-mates give him so many hospital balls, but he does well to break up play and move the ball effectively.\u00a0 Alongside him, Rodrigo did Rodrigo things; getting the ball and taking it on before laying off a pass to a white shirt … and he got through the match without picking up a booking<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0 The attacking trio of Simons, Kudus and Kolo Muani caused the Bees defence all sorts of problems.\u00a0 It was great to see Xavi and Randal clicking, showing their ability as they become more at home at the club, while Mo was performing his tricks and flicks, with one extravagant scooping of the ball with his foot behind what would have been his standing leg if he had been on the floor, but he was in mid-air !\u00a0 Some of his show-boating wasn’t approved of by Romero when he carelessly gave away a throw that led to a chance for Brentford<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0 However, he was causing a lot more problems for their defence than ours, with Ajer in particular unable to cope with him, forcing his substitution at half-time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Richarlison is a strange player.\u00a0 He’s now showing what we paid \u00a360 million for, as he is having a run in the team, having the striker’s ability to be in the right place at the right time and with the supply of decent passes into the box, he is finding the net more regularly.\u00a0 But his first touch is often awful.\u00a0 It could lead to more goals if he could kill the ball instantly in the majority of times he receives the ball, but he works so hard off the ball that he can’t be criticised too much.\u00a0 He must be a horrible player to play against<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Two Brentford players who have been linked with Spurs recently proved that they are not worth worrying about.\u00a0 Defender Collins was more content to spend his time arguing with the referee than concentrating on his game, which included two horrendous mistakes that gave the ball to Tottenham players around his own area.\u00a0 While he does look to bring the ball out from the back, while on this performance, Thiago looked like a throw-back centre-forward who wanted to use his muscle rather than his mind.\u00a0 He will get opportunities which he can take, as he has proved so far this season, but his all round game was poor on this showing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The referee’s odd habit of stopping the game when Tottenham were on the attack and then restarting it with a drop ball with our players having to face away from goal and a Brentford player a yard away was not in keeping with the instructions they are given, but then it is in keeping with the general level of refereeing these days.\u00a0 The linesmen were both poor – always looking to the referee, who was some distances away, to let them know which way a throw in or corner should be awarded when they are a few feet away from the incident.\u00a0 I’m no longer sure what they are there for now.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The one thing that was surprising was that there was a lack of threat from long-throws or set-pieces.\u00a0 With both sides being noted for their reliance on goals from restarts, corners were defended well and there were very few long throw, some of which, for both sides, were obviously foul ones, with feet off the floor or the ball not behind the player’s head.\u00a0 Maybe the transition of the play through our midfield is a hint of the way that we will move the ball in future and it will provide a more entertaining mode of play that probably suits the players we have better.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One win at home doesn’t change the whole season, but it sent most of the Spurs crowd home happy, apart from those who come to constantly moan and criticise the team.\u00a0 For me, it shows hints of what might be.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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  • Xavi Simons scores his first goal for Tottenham.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    <\/td>\nMATCH STATS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTOTTENHAM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBRENTFORD<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPossession<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n53.3%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n46.7%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShots<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShots On Target<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShots Off Target<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nShots from outside box<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOne-on-one attempts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOffsides<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDistance covered<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n112.9km<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n112.7km<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nWalking<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n33.58%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n31.49%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nJogging<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n55%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n57.05%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSprinting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11.43%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11.47%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTouches in opposition box<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSaves<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFouls<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCorners<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nxG<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0.29<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nxG from open play<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.84<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0.27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nxG from set-pieces<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0.3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0.01<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nxA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.25<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0.61<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTotal Passes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n400<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n355<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAccuracy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n82.3%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n79.2%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBackwards passes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n84<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n50<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nForward passes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n140<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n113<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nLong balls<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n52<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n42<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSuccessful Passes in Final Third<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n103<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n60<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTackles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTackles won<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n58.8%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n66.7%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFouls committed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nClearances<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nYellow Cards<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRed Cards<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nStats from the BBC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    <\/td>\nOTHER RESULTS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAston Villa<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWoolwich Wanderers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAFC Bournemouth<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nChelsea<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nEverton<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nNottingham Forest<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMancashter City<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSunderland<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nNewcash United<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBurnley<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLeeds United<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLiverpool<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBrighton & Hove Albion<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWest Ham<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0United London<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nFulham<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCrystal Palace<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWolverhampton Wanderers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMancashter\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>United<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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    <\/td>\n<\/td>\nPlayed<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWon<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nDrawn<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLost<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nFor<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAgainst<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPoints<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGoal difference<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWoolwich Wanderers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n33<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n+19<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMancashter City<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n35<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n+19<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAston Villa<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n+7<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCrystal Palace<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n26<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n+8<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nChelsea<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n+10<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMancashter United<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n26<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n+4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nEverton<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n+1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBrighton & Hove Albion<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/strong>
    \n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n    		23<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n+4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSunderland<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n+1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    10<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLiverpool<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    11<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nT<\/b><\/span><\/strong>ottenham Hotspur<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n+7<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    12<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nNewcash United<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n+2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    13<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAFC Bournemouth<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n-1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    14<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBrentford<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nFulham<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    16<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLeeds United<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n-10<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    17<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nNottingham Forest<\/b><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n-11<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    18<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWest Ham<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0United London<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/strong>
    \n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n    		8<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n-12<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    19<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBurnley<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n-14<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    20<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWolverhampton Wanderers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n33<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n-25<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    <\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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