On the 26th of December, in this week 17 match, Tottenham Hotspur will travel to London to battle Brentford in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the anticipated London derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Brentford recorded a 2-1 win against Manchester City. Ivan Toney struck first for Brentford in the 16th minute, then Phil Foden tied it up for Manchester City in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Manuel Akanji. Brentford is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while tottenham Hotspur sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-3 win against Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville scored the first goal for Leeds United in the 10th minute, but Harry Kane got the equalizer for Tottenham Hotspur in the 25th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 83rd minute on a goal by Rodrigo Bentancur. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Tottenham Hotspur should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Tottenham Hotspur won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Rodrigo Bentancur has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Tottenham Hotspur. Both Ivan Toney and Yoane Wissa have been the hottest scorers for Brentford in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.