Tottenham Hotspur picked up three vital points in Premier League action with a 3-1 victory over Brentford at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
It wasn't the start that Ange Postecoglou envisioned in the opening 30 seconds of the match. The visitors took advantage of a Spurs backline that fell asleep and didn't mark the team's leading goalscorer, Bryan Mbeumo, inside the penalty area.
Keane Lewis–Potter swung in an accurate cross that Mbeumo fired home with a volleyed strike to stun the Spurs fans. It was the second straight week that the Bees scored away from home against one of the Premier League's 'Big Six' – Yoane Wissa scored inside 30 seconds the week prior in a 2-1 defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
However, Tottenham turned things around minutes later to get back into the match. James Maddison pounced on a loose pass from Ethan Pinnock but his shot was blocked by Mark Flekken. Flekken's save fell into Dominic Solanke's path, and the ex-Bournemouth striker made no mistake in front of goal to open his Spurs account and level the score.
The hosts went in front after Brennan Johnson scored scored his second goal in as many matches. Son Heung-min drove up the pitch and sprayed a pass out wide to the right-winger who smashed an effort past Flekken in the far corner.
Tottenham's shot-stopper Guglielmo Vicario was rather lucky to remain on the pitch in the first half after an error outside of his own penalty area. The 27-year-old appeared to have handled the ball outside of his own box after a Brentford set piece, but referee John Brooks and VAR disagreed as play resumed with no repercussions.
Spurs doubled its advantage with minutes remaining in the match through Maddison. The midfielder put in a performance worthy of a goal getting on the scoresheet after Son played him through on goal well a perfectly-weighted pass. It was Maddison's first goal of the campaign and Son's fourth goal involvement of the season.
Following the win, Spurs improved to 10th in the Premier League table with seven points while Brentford dropped to 12th place on six points.
