Date: Wednesday 31st January, 2024
Time: 8:30 pm
Stadium Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Referee David Coote (England)
Goal Scorer:
Tottenham
Spurs fans were eager to hear from the manager about the potential availability of Pape Matar Sarr following Senegal’s exit from the AFCON. However, Ange Postecoglou confirmed the midfielder will miss the Brentford clash as he only arrives on the day of the game.
There were more updates from Postecoglou on other injured stars, and it was confirmed that Manor Solomon had suffered a setback in his recovery. He will stay sidelined alongside Giovani Lo Celso and Alejo Veliz.
Son Heung-min and Yves Bissouma are the others who are out of contention as they continue their continental journeys with their respective national sides. Postecoglou could have James Maddison from the start against Brentford, as the England international will join Dejan Kulusevski and Timo Werner in the Tottenham attack.
Richarlison will continue to lead the line in Son’s absence, although Postecoglou might consider a re-shuffle once the South Korean returns. Otherwise, Spurs do not have much to report on the injury front, as Postecoglou will also resist the temptation to start new signing Radu Dragusin in his defence, as he could persist with Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero as his starting centre-back.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Hojbjerg, Bentancur; Kulusevski, Maddison, Werner; Richarlison
Brentford
Thomas Frank must make do without several of his first-team stars, with key players like Bryan Mbeumo and Kevin Schade and a few of his international stars unavailable. Yoane Wissa, Saman Ghoddos, and Frank Onyeka are representing their countries at the AFCON and the AFC Asian Cup.
Meanwhile, Aaron Hickey and Rico Henry are absent for the long term. New Brentford signing Sergio Reguilon cannot take the field on Wednesday as he is ineligible to play against his parent club. Hence, Frank will continue with a back three to thwart Tottenham’s attack, while Keane Lewis-Potter will start at left wing-back.
On the positive side, Christian Norgaard is available again, as confirmed by Frank. The experienced midfielder could slot into his regular midfield role and take up the place of Vitaly Janelt. Ivan Toney is clear to lead the line and will hope to score in his second Premier League game in a row. He will have Neal Maupay as his strike partner in a two-prone attacking setup.
Probable Lineup (3-5-2): Flekken; Collins, Pinnock, Ben Mee; Roerslev, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Jensen, Lewis-Potter; Toney, Maupay
Prediction: Tottenham 2-1 Brentford
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