Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Brentford 2.

Tottenham Hotspur moved back into the Premier League top four with a thrilling and at times chaotic home victory over Brentford.
The visitors led at half-time at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium via a scrambled Neal Maupay finish.
But Tottenham blitzed the Bees with three goals in eight minutes after the interval, through Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson and Richarlison.
Ivan Toney pulled one back following a dreadful Udogie backpass.
But Spurs held on to win, and move back into the top four for the first time in 2024, after Ange Postecoglou’s side dropped from the Champions League places following the 4-2 defeat by Brighton on 28 December.
Spurs started the game on top, but were caught out with their high defensive line as Toney was played through. His shot was saved by Gigi Vicario, but Maupay pounced on the rebound.
Although the Frenchman kicked the ball against his standing foot, it deflected into the corner to give Maupay his fourth goal in consecutive matches.
But Spurs came out with a bang after half-time, scoring three times in eight minutes. First, Udogie raced forward from left-back and exchanged passes with Timo Werner, before finishing at the second time of asking after his first shot was blocked.
Seventy-three seconds later Werner was the provider again with a low cross from the left finished from close range by Johnson with just his second touch after coming on as a half-time sub – before Richarlison completed the goal rush with the follow-up after Maddison’s shot was deflected.
Richarlison has now scored seven goals in his past seven league appearances, one more than he managed in his previous 47 top-flight outings.
Spurs allowed Brentford back in the game in farcical circumstances with Udogie playing a backpass straight to Toney, who calmly slipped the ball past Vicario for his second goal in as many matches since returning from his eight-month ban for betting offences.
But Brentford could not find an equaliser and remain 15th, just four points above the relegation zone.

More follows.
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Vicario
- 23Porro
- 17Romero
- 37van de Ven
- 38Udogie
- 4SkippSubstituted forHøjbjergat 45′minutes
- 30BentancurSubstituted forJohnsonat 45′minutes
- 21KulusevskiBooked at 43mins
- 10MaddisonSubstituted forDragusinat 88′minutes
- 16WernerSubstituted forDonleyat 90+2′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 9Richarlison
Substitutes
- 5Højbjerg
- 6Dragusin
- 11Gil
- 12Emerson Royal
- 20Forster
- 22Johnson
- 33Davies
- 44Scarlett
- 63Donley
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Flekken
- 22CollinsSubstituted forAjerat 78′minutes
- 5Pinnock
- 16Mee
- 30RoerslevSubstituted forDasilvaat 78′minutes
- 8JensenSubstituted forYarmoliukat 57′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 6NørgaardBooked at 17mins
- 27JaneltSubstituted forBaptisteat 88′minutes
- 23Lewis-PotterSubstituted forDamsgaardat 88′minutes
- 7MaupayBooked at 43mins
- 17Toney
Substitutes
- 10Dasilva
- 13M Jorgensen
- 20Ajer
- 21Strakosha
- 24Damsgaard
- 26Baptiste
- 33Yarmoliuk
- 38Brierley
- 43Fredrick
- Referee:
- David Coote
- Attendance:
- 61,210
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Brentford 2.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
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Jamie Donley (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
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Jamie Donley (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Jamie Donley (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
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Attempt saved. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Dasilva.
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Attempt saved. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Jamie Donley replaces Timo Werner.
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Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
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Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Vitaly Janelt.
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Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Radu Dragusin replaces James Maddison because of an injury.
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Delay in match because of an injury James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
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Squad number6Player nameDragusin
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Squad number22Player nameJohnson
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Squad number63Player nameDonley
Brentford
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Squad number1Player nameFlekken
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Squad number22Player nameCollins
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Squad number5Player namePinnock
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Squad number16Player nameMee
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Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
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Squad number8Player nameJensen
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Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
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Squad number27Player nameJanelt
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Squad number23Player nameLewis-Potter
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Squad number7Player nameMaupay
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Squad number17Player nameToney
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Squad number10Player nameDasilva
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Squad number20Player nameAjer
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Squad number24Player nameDamsgaard
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Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
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Squad number33Player nameYarmoliuk

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