Both sides are heading into the match on the back of not-so-great results in their final pre-season friendlies, with the hosts playing out a 2-2 draw against Ligue 1 outfit Lille, while Spurs suffered a 4-2 defeat to Barcelona.
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Tottenham Hotspur will kickoff their 2023-24 Premier League campaign away to Brentford at Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of not-so-great results in their final pre-season friendlies, with the hosts playing out a 2-2 draw against Ligue 1 outfit Lille, while Spurs suffered a 4-2 defeat to Barcelona. The visitors had a disappointing English top flight season last term, missing out on European qualification following an eighth place finish, while the Bees, who had earned promotion to the top flight courtesy of Championship playoffs in the 2020-21 season, claimed an impressive ninth spot.
MATCHDAY 🔥
🆚 Brentford
🏟 Gtech Community Stadium
🏆 Premier League
⏱ 2pm BST
#️⃣ #BRETOT pic.twitter.com/uvk7chfgJn— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 13, 2023
Brenftord recorded five wins from their final six league-games last term, helping them to finish with 59 points to their name, just three points adrift of the top seven. Thomas Franck’s men ended their 2022-23 season with a narrow 1-0 victory over champions Manchester City. But the Bees were winless in their pre-season, recording three draws and a two defeats from five friendlies this summer. Last Saturday, Frank’s men finished their preparations for the new campaign with a disappointing 0-0 draw against French outfit Lille, failing to register even a single shot on target in the entire 90 minutes of play at Gtech Community stadium. Meanwhile, Brenford have been busy in the transfer market this summer, bringing in the likes of Flekken Mark, Schade Kevin, Beckham Romeo, Kim Ji-Soo and Collins Nathan Michael on permanent transfers, while first-choice keeper David Raya will soon depart the club.
Tottenham, on the other hand, are set to begin life without talismanic striker Harry Kane, who has joined Bayern Munich after ending his almost 20 year stint with the North London club. Nevertheless, new boss Ange Postecoglou, who guided Celtic to domestic treble last season, brings a winning mentality and will be hoping to help Spurs secure their first major title in more than 15 years. The Australian tactician had recruited the likes of James Maddison, Guglielmo Vicario and Micky van de Ven to boost his options for the months ahead. Spurs ended their preseason with a defeat to Barcelona in the Joan Gamber Trophy final on Monday night despite the fact that Oliver Skipp netted a first-half brace. Tottenham recorded two wins and as many defeats from four pre-season friendlies this summer.
Brentford probable starting lineup: Flekken, Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Jensen, Janelt, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade
Tottenham Hotspur probable starting lineup: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Davies, Udogie, Bissouma, Hojbjerg, Kulusevski, Maddison, Son, Richarlison
Brentford
| Opponents | Score |
| Lille | 0-0 (D) |
| Ashton Villa | 3-3 (D) |
| Brighton | 0-2 (L) |
| Fulham | 3-2 (L) |
| Boreham Wood | 1-1 (D) |
Tottenham Hotspur
| Opponents | Score |
| Barcelona | 4-2 (L) |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 5-1 (W) |
| Lion City | 1-5 (W) |
| West Ham | 3-2 (L) |
| Leeds | 1-4 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Brentford beat Tottenham | 1-3 |
| Brentford draw Tottenham | 2-2 |
| Brentford draw Tottenham | 0-0 |
| Tottenham beat Brenftord | 2-0 |
| Totenham beat Brenftord | 2-0 |
The Premier League fixture between Brentford and Tottenham will take place at Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday at 6:30 pm IST.
| Brentford vs Tottenham | Key Details |
| Date | August 13 |
| Venue | Gtech Community Stadium |
| Kickoff time in India | 2:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in UK | 6:30 pm |
The live telecast of the Premier League matches in India will be available on Star Sports network. Meanwhile, football fans in India can also live stream the match through Jio TV and Hotstar VIP.
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