Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction, odds and preview

Brentford welcome Tottenham to West London for an all-capital clash on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

It’s a tale of two unavailable strikers at the Gtech Community Stadium, as the Bees begin a season without Ivan Toney for at least the first half, while Tottenham begin life without Harry Kane.

Spurs have had a busy summer with Ange Postecoglou being in charge following a lengthy managerial search.

Spurs are approaching their first Premier League match with a familiar sense of disarray, as their record-breaking striker has chosen to trade in additional personal achievements for the potential of lifting trophies in the Bundesliga and beyond.

Kane’s late exit fits into a larger picture of several seasons of drift, culminating in a poor eighth-place result last season and a meek elimination from the Champions League.

Postecoglou has already begun to assert his authority over a team that ended eighth last season, while Brentford would like to replicate their impressive ninth-place finish.

Brentford have only won their first league game twice in the last 11 seasons, but they have not been beaten in either of their two Premier League debuts so far, stunning Arsenal in 2021 and drawing 2-2 with Leicester City last year.

The Bees, who finished just one point and one position behind Spurs in the Premier League pecking order last season, stormed to the finish line this spring, winning five of their final six games, including three in a row.