Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur Preview

Brentford host Tottenham Hotspur at Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday, 22nd August 2026, as both sides open their Premier League campaigns.

Brentford’s pre-season form has been a mixed bag. Their most recent outing was a 7-0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Prior to that, they won 4-2 away at Rennes. Before that, they drew 1-1 away at Liverpool. Earlier in this run, Brentford drew 2-2 at home with Crystal Palace, and their sequence began with a 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City. Across these five matches, Brentford have won two and drawn two, with a huge win over Frankfurt their most recent result heading into the new season.

Tottenham arrive with strong momentum of their own. Their most recent outing was a 2-2 draw away at Hoffenheim. Prior to that, they beat Hoffenheim 3-0 away in a reverse fixture. Before that, they drew 1-1 at home with Getafe. Earlier in this run, Tottenham won 2-1 away at Chelsea, and their sequence began with a penalty shootout win over Sydney FC, the match finishing 1-1 before Spurs prevailed from the spot. Overall, Tottenham have won three and drawn two across their last five, remaining unbeaten heading into matchday one.

The head-to-head record favours Tottenham, who have won three of the last five meetings, with one draw and one win for Brentford. Most recently, the two sides drew 0-0 at Brentford. In the previous encounter, Tottenham won 2-0 at home. Despite that draw in their most recent meeting, Spurs’ overall dominance in this fixture gives them the edge heading into the new campaign.

With the season yet to begin, both clubs currently sit level on zero points, zero goal difference and zero matches played, meaning this is a genuine fresh start for both sides regardless of their contrasting recent form lines. Brentford’s attacking form has looked sharp in patches, with the emphatic win over Frankfurt a standout, though the earlier defeat to Manchester City showed there is still work to do defensively. Tottenham, by contrast, have shown consistency throughout their build-up, remaining unbeaten across five matches against a mix of opposition.

Brentford’s home form during pre-season has been productive going forward, scoring freely against both Frankfurt and Crystal Palace, while Tottenham’s away form has also been fruitful, with wins at Chelsea and Hoffenheim showing they can be effective on the road. That attacking quality on both sides suggests goals could be a feature of this opening-day encounter at Gtech Community Stadium.

In Great Britain and Ireland, the match is live on Sky Go UK, NOW and Sky Sports Premier League. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on NBC, fuboTV and Peacock. In Germany, the game is available on Sky Go and Sky Sport Premier League.

Possible Lineups

Brentford (4-2-3-1)
Kelleher, Lewis-Potter, Collins, Ajer, Kayode, Janelt, Sangaré, Schade, Jensen, Ouattara, Thiago

Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
Kinský, Gray, Hecke, Senesi, Robertson, Tonali, Fernandes, Moore, Gallagher, Tel, Richarlison

Brentford Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Brentford	7-0	Eintracht Frankfurt	CF	15.08.26
✅	Rennes	2-4	Brentford	CF	08.08.26
🤝	Liverpool	1-1	Brentford	PL	24.05.26
🤝	Brentford	2-2	Crystal Palace	PL	17.05.26
❌	Manchester City	3-0	Brentford	PL	09.05.26

Tottenham Hotspur Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Tottenham	2-2	Hoffenheim	CF	16.08.26
✅	Tottenham	3-0	Hoffenheim	CF	15.08.26
🤝	Tottenham	1-1	Getafe	CF	08.08.26
✅	Chelsea	1-2	Tottenham	CF	01.08.26
✅	Tottenham	1(4)-1(2)	Sydney FC	CF Pen	29.07.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Brentford	0-0	Tottenham	PL	01.01.26
Tottenham	2-0	Brentford	PL	06.12.25
Brentford	0-2	Tottenham	PL	02.02.25
Tottenham	3-1	Brentford	PL	21.09.24
Tottenham	3-2	Brentford	PL	31.01.24

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League
Ireland Republic	Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League
USA	NBC, fuboTV, Peacock
Germany	Sky Go, WOW, Sky Sport Premier League
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN1 Spain
France	Canal+ France, Canal+ Foot, myCANAL
Australia	Stan Sport
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada
Portugal	DAZN1 Portugal, DAZN Portugal
Japan	U-NEXT

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Newcastle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Coventry City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Hull City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Ipswich Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Leeds United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Brentford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0