Brentford vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest score, goal updates and fan reaction
A London derby concludes the opening Saturday of Premier League action this season as Tottenham make the short trip from north to west to face Brentford. Despite successive 17th-place finishes and only escaping relegation on the final day in May, expectations are high at Spurs as their big-spending summer transfer window continues, with £100m signing Sandro Tonali expected to headline a flurry of competitive debuts. However, familiar issues persist as Roberto De Zerbi begins his first full campaign in charge, with a number of key players absent today.
That number includes injured new captain Micky van de Ven and World Cup winner Pedro Porro, while Savinho has not signed in time to feature as Spurs also push to land Manchester City team-mate Omar Marmoush. Brentford should provide a stern first test for Tottenham’s new era, having impressed under Keith Andrews last term and only missed out on last-gasp European qualification on goal difference.
The Bees will hand a top-flight debut to club-record signing Mamadou Sangare, whom they hope will provide the perfect counter to Spurs’ new-look midfield. Follow Brentford vs Tottenham live below, with expert analysis from Sam Tabuteau at the Gtech Community Stadium.
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Half an hour until kick-off.
Archie Gray captaincy predicted by Harry Redknapp
One man who predicted this day for Archie Gray, is former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp.
He exclusively told Standard Sport earlier this year: "I think Archie Gray would be one of the people that you look to build your team around.
“He looks a fantastic young pro, good player, and over the last two years, he’s probably been their best player, I think.
“He is, I assume, a captain of the club in the not-too-distant future. Even next year, if I was there, I wouldn’t hesitate to make him captain, even though he’s only a young kid.
“He could be like Ray Wilkins, who became captain of Chelsea when he was very young. He’s good enough to do that.”
Archie Gray into the history books
Archie Gray is set to become the youngest player to captain Tottenham in a competitive match, aged 20 years and 163 days.
He beats Steve Perryman’s record of 20 years and 260 days.
Sam Tabuteau at the Gtech
A new season and a new era for Tottenham. Or so they hope.
In terms of the starting line-up, Roberto De Zerbi's big call comes in midfield where Lucas Bergvall is preferred to Mateus Fernandes, who has been struggling with calf fatigue.
Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Sangare, Jensen; Dango, Igor Thiago, Schade
Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter, Janelt, Jensen, Anthony, Wilson, Donovan
Kinsky; Gray, Van Hecke, Senesi, Robertson; Tonali, Bergvall, Gallagher; Moore, Richarlison, Tel
Dubravka, Danso, Maddison, Udogie, Fernandes, Solanke, Bentancur, Davies, William-Barnett
James Maddison is with the squad. Doesn’t sound like he is starting though...
Team news is imminent. How many debutants will we get today?