Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Tottenham Hotspur & Brentford face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Spurs saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Premier League. This match was also played here at Spurs Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Brentford have had more rest.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
Tottenham Hotspur participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Tottenham Hotspur have to build on here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers that finished 1-1.
Tottenham Hotspur have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with 13 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Spurs have conceded 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Brentford form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The visitors are W6-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. Total Carabao Cup statistics for Brentford: 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Things are running smoothly for Brentford who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Stoke City. Brentford are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Brentford are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Championship against AFC Bournemouth. Preceding that game was the away Championship victory against Cardiff City with the score of 3-2.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager T. Frank when Tarique Fosu-Henry scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute.
The travelling fans enjoy Brentford's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away. Brentford are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  I. Toney 16 goals |   H. Son 12 goals |  H. Kane 10 goals |
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
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| Tottenham Hotspur | Brentford | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 58 | 30 | Scored | S | 22 | 44 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13.2 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 12.4 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Everton | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| 9 | Southampton | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 16 | Burnley | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Fulham | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -24 | 8 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -21 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 47 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 4 | Reading | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 38 |
| 6 | Watford | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 32 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 30 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 17 | Millwall | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 22 | Derby County | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -10 | 19 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 16 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 15 |