Tottenham Hotspur picked up three vital points in Premier League action with a 3-1 victory over Brentford at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It wasn't the start that Ange Postecoglou envisioned in the opening 30 seconds of the match.

Having taken the lead, Brentford were quickly put under huge pressure by Spurs. It took only seven minutes for the equaliser to arrive but the frustration will be that they gifted it to their opponents with a loose pass when they had possession on the edge of their own penalty area.

Brentford did have a couple of late opportunities, none worse than after Guglielmo Vicario was caught in possession and coughed up the ball just in front of his own goal, but was able to recover and save the chance. Spurs went into the break up 2-1 and with the wind at their backs.