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Spurs beat Brentford 2-0

Brentford went to North London for the second time in a week, and for the second time in a week came home disappointed after consecutive 2-0 losses.

Starting lineup

Keith Andrews made four changes to his starting lineup, more or less switching back to the core group he's used over the past month or so. Romelle Donovan was named to the match day squad for the second straight game, but unfortunately didn't get a chance to make his Premier League debut.

Milestone for Damsgaard

Mikkel Damsgaard made his 100th Premier League appearance, all with Brentford. He's scored 3 goals and has had 13 assists in that time, and at the end of last season was named both the Supporters' Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year.

While his goals and assists are easily measured with numbers, many of his contributions are harder to measure. He leads Brentford's press. His tireless running, great instincts and technical skills allow him to intercept and recover balls that many others would miss. In possession, he constantly pushes the team forward and is able to execute on passes that few could imagine.

It's been a great first 100 with Mikkel, and hopefully he'll be able to celebrate many more milestones with the Bees.

Other data stories

Correlation FC goal contributions

While the Bees didn't manage to create any goals against Spurs, we still thought it would be a good time to look at the season so far, to see how players have combined to create goals.

The diagram shows the connections between players – the more of the circle a player represents, the more Correlation FC goal contributions they've been connected to. The third Brentford goal against Burnley, for example, saw Dango Ouattara score with contributions by Jordan Henderson and Mikkel Damsgaard. The diagram will show a connection between Ouattara and Henderson, and a separate connection between Ouattara and Damsgaard. The four penalties that Ouattara has drawn this season that have led to goals by Igor Thiago – also represented by the strong connection between those players.

Front 3 contributions

Brentford's front 3 of Thiago, Dango and Kevin Schade have scored the vast majority of the team's goals in the league this season. This chart also shows the sizeable contributions made by the team's midfielders as well.

Brentford's Correlation FC goal contributions for the 2025-26 Premier League (source: Correlation FC)

Carabao Cup contributions

The Bees have heavily rotated their squad for the Carabao Cup matches, but have still been able to score several goals. Here we see the sizeable contribution that Fabio Carvalho has made. Unfortunately, his season-ending injury will prevent him from contributing further here. The Bees will need to count on the full depth of their squad to continue their progression in the two cup campaigns this season.

Brentford's Correlation FC goal contributions in the 2025-26 Carabao Cup (source: Correlation FC)

What's next?

The Bees get a week to rest before hosting Leeds at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday 14th December. The last time Leeds visited Brentford, the Bees won 5-2, thanks to an Ivan Toney hat-trick.