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Brentford 0-2 Tottenham: Key statspublished at 16:27 2 February
16:27 2 February
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Tottenham remain unbeaten against Brentford under Ange Postecoglou, having played four games in which they have taken three wins and one draw. Thomas Frank's side are one of only two opponents they have faced four times without losing, having also taken three wins and one draw against Manchester United.
Tottenham earned their first away win in a London derby in the Premier League since October 2023 (2-1 v Crystal Palace). It was also the first time they have kept a clean sheet in a London derby under Ange Postecoglou, having conceded in all eight before today.
Archie Gray made his 10th Premier League start for Tottenham today at 18 years and 327 days old. He becomes the second-youngest player to reach double figures for the club after Aaron Lennon in February 2006 (18 years and 295 days v Charlton).
Brentford 0-2 Tottenham - send us your thoughtspublished at 15:56 2 February
Sutton's predictions: Brentford v Tottenhampublished at 09:12 2 February
09:12 2 February
Micky van de Ven's return from injury is great news for Tottenham, but he cannot be expected to transform their fortunes on his own.
Last week's defeat by Leicester was hugely damaging to Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou and his side were so flat in that game. They have only picked up five points from their past 11 games and they cannot afford to keep on losing.
I don't think Postecoglou has been helped by the club's lack of activity in the transfer market. They have had all these injuries but they have brought in a goalkeeper, Antonin Kinsky, to add to their senior squad, and that's it.
I look at Brentford and think they are going to do this Spurs team some damage.
With Bryan Mbeumo on the right and Yoane Wissa up front, the Bees have got a lot of goals in the team. They will have a go at Spurs and I think they will find a way through.
Gossip: Spurs frontrunners for Dansopublished at 08:26 2 February
08:26 2 February
Tottenham have moved ahead of Wolves in the race to sign Lensand Austria defender Kevin Danso, 26. (Talksport), external
Meanwhile, Spurs have also expressed an interest in Chelsea's French defender Axel Disasi, 26, in case a move for 27-year-old England centre-back Fikayo Tomori from AC Milan falls through. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
How old is Tottenham's starting XI?published at 19:36 31 January
19:36 31 January
Joe Bradshaw BBC Sport Senior Journalist
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In a season ransacked by injuries, has Ange Postecoglou stumbled across the solution to Tottenham's problems?
Against Elfsborg on Thursday, a laboured performance from players out on their feet had new life injected by three academy graduates, all of whom got on the scoresheet to fire Spurs to victory.
At the end of the game, the average age of the XI on the pitch was 22.5 (red dot in the chart below), considerably lower than Tottenham's average of 25.8 in Premier League starting line-ups this season.
Postecoglou has been forced to use his young players already this season - teenagers Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall were both brought in last summer as bright future prospects only to find themselves learning on the job as integral players over the past two months.
The average age of his team has still been slightly higher than his first season in charge (25.6) but there are still only three players over 30 in Tottenham's squad.
Indeed, if it was not for having to field 36-year-old Fraser Forster seven times, it would have been much younger.
Even so, perhaps this Europa League victory offers up an opportunity. Are the latest young players ready to step up?
Winger Damalo Ajayi put his hand up for consideration as a wide forward to sub in for injured Brennan Johnson.
Dane Scarlett has had mixed loans in the lower leagues but finally has his first goal for Tottenham. He also cannot play for another club this season so Postecoglou may as well integrate him given Richarlison and Dominic Solanke's fitness struggles.
As for 17-year-old Mikey Moore, his goal made him the youngest English player to score in major European competition.
He has only played 139 minutes in the Premier League so far for Tottenham but is banging on the manager's door for consideration.
Sunday's trip to Brentford is one of the most daunting of the season given the Bees' home record.
But Tottenham's best finishing position in the past 10 seasons came with their youngest average age (25 in 2015-16 when Spurs came second).
Tottenham's terrible formpublished at 16:55 31 January
16:55 31 January
Chris Collinson BBC Sport statistician
Tottenham have taken just four points from their last 10 Premier League games – their worst form for almost 31 years.
Only once across their 1,251 Premier League games have they taken fewer points in a 10-game spell, when they took just three points between January and March 1994.
Given the club's struggles, chairman Daniel Levy's stewardship has come under scrutiny, having been in charge since March 2001.
The chart below shows how many points Tottenham have taken from any 38-game spell (i.e. a season's worth of games) across the entire Premier League era, giving us an idea of what kind of side Spurs have been at different times.
As you can see, when Levy became chairman back in 2001, Tottenham were mainly a mid-table side, taking around 50 points from 38 games.
But over the next 18 years, Tottenham were steadily transformed under Levy into a team that not only competed regularly for the top four, but also for a time the Premier League title.
The pinnacle of the Levy era (so far) came between 2016 and early 2019, when Spurs showed true title-challenging form by taking 88 points from 38 games on two separate occasions.
However, the club have been unable to reach those heights in the six years since then, with their results in the Premier League falling off massively this season in particular.
While their severe injury list should definitely be taken into account, Tottenham have taken just 46 points from their last 38 Premier League games – the fewest they've taken from a season's worth of games since April 2009.
It's also one point fewer than the club took in the 38 games before Levy was appointed chairman way back in March 2001.
The answerpublished at 16:54 31 January
16:54 31 January
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Earlier, we asked you to name the former Tottenham manager from a series of clues.
The answer was Jose Mourinho, who was in charge between 2019 and 2021.
Brentford v Tottenham: Did you know?published at 16:24 31 January
16:24 31 January
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Brentford have won just one of their seven Premier League meetings with Tottenham, with all three at the Gtech Community Stadium ending in a draw.
The team scoring first has won none of the past five Premier League meetings between Brentford and Tottenham, with Spurs coming back to win twice, Brentford once and two draws.
Postecoglou on Spence, transfers and Van de Venpublished at 14:48 31 January
14:48 31 January
Sarah Rendell BBC Sport journalist
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Brentford (kick-off 14:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Postecoglou says Djed Spence should be "OK" for Sunday while Sergio Reguilon has "a chance" to be back.
Those are the only two who could return with the rest on Spurs' long injury list not available. Radu Dragusin is also not available this weekend after being substituted against Elfsborg on Thursday with a knee issue: "We will let it settle down. There is always concern when it's a knee."
On the transfer deadline day: "I was looking at the date. I was hoping it was all over today but it's extended until Monday. We will see what happens over the next couple of days."
On the potential signing of Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich: "[I've not heard] a great deal. I usually find out at the tail end of this stuff what is going on. Obviously we're exploring some opportunities for the last couple of days of the window to see what we can do."
On Mickey van de Ven's return on Thursday evening and if he can play 90 minutes this weekend: "Probably not 90 because of the short turnaround but he felt really good last night. It was great to have him out there. You know he is a good player but you don't realise how much of a good player he is until [he's not there]. I guess that is the case with all of our players who have been missing for quite a while. It's not just the impact they have individually but the impact they have on the group."
Europa League play-offs draw madepublished at 12:26 31 January
12:26 31 January
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The Europa League knockout phase play-off draw is complete.
Tottenham now know they will play either the winners of AZ Alkmaar v Galatasaray or FC Midtjylland v Real Sociedad in the last 16, as they look to take another step closer to the final.
The play-off first legs will take place on Thursday, 13 February, with the second legs on Thursday, 20 February.
Tottenham will then find out their last-16 opponents - and their route to the final - in the next Europa League draw on Friday, 21 February.
A pressure release?published at 11:31 31 January
11:31 31 January
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Will Tottenham's Europa League victory against Swedish side Elfsborg "release a bit of pressure on Ange Postecoglou"?
That's the view of reporter Andy Stevenson, who told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast: "I think this could be a really significant night for Tottenham's season.
"Three of their academy players - when you consider their injury problems that we all know Spurs have got - have stepped up and scored their first goals for the club and it has been pointed out to me that the three goalscorers' age combined is 56 years [younger than manager Ange Postecoglou between the three of them].
"The likes of Dominic Solanke and James Maddison were down there on the touchline watching the match and the way they celebrated those youngsters' goals was quite significant.
"I think this does release a bit of pressure on Ange Postecoglou."
Who were Tottenham's goalscorers?published at 11:08 31 January
11:08 31 January
Neil Johnston BBC Sport journalist
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Tottenham had three academy graduates find the net on Thursday - but who are they?
Dane Scarlett had been on loan in the Championship at Oxford United until recently.
"There was a certain number nine, Harry Kane, at this football club that went on loan to Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester, and ended up becoming a legend of this club," former Tottenham striker Peter Crouch said on TNT Sports.
"Of course that is a lot for Dane Scarlett to live up to, that calibre of player. But when he came on, I thought his all-round game was brilliant."
Forward Scarlett has also had loan spells in the Championship at Ipswich and in League One with Portsmouth.
London-born Damola Ajayi was at Bromley before joining Tottenham's academy.
The forward made two appearances for the under-18s in 2021-22 while still a schoolboy.
Meanwhile, attacking midfielder Mikey Moore joined Tottenham a decade ago and has progressed through the ranks to play for the first team.
Earlier this season, Tottenham's England midfielder James Maddison likened Moore to Brazil's Neymar.
"From minute 45 to 65 I thought we had Neymar on the left wing," said Maddison about Moore after the Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar on 24 October.
"He was brilliant. Just demanding the ball and fearless."
Scarlett 'opportunity' has knock-on effect for Lankshearpublished at 09:12 31 January
09:12 31 January
Nizaar Kinsella BBC Sport football news reporter
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Dane Scarlett's return to the Tottenham team secured his immediate future at the club as he played for Spurs for the first time since pre-season and scored his maiden senior goal for his boyhood club.
The 20-year-old's strike during the 3-0 win was important for seeing off Elfsborg, but simply the act of coming on means that he will no longer be able to leave the club - having spent the first half of the season on loan at Oxford United in the Championship. Uefa rules prohibit players from appearing for more than two clubs in the same season.
"We had a look at his situation," manager Ange Postecoglou explained after the match. "He has had a couple of disappointing loans. I think sending him out again without any sort of real prospect of him developing, we just felt to keep him training with us and give him an opportunity to play and see how it goes."
Sweden forward Dejan Kulusevski enjoyed Scarlett's performance and was in an upbeat mood after the game.
Spurs are now focused on ending the season well while still in the Europa League, Carabao Cup and FA Cup.
"I love Dane Scarlett a lot," Kulusevski said. "I think he is a great player and I believe he will help us these months. It was a great goal so I'm very happy for him. Also the other players that scored, they have to give the energy now. We have a lot of injuries and they did an amazing job today.
"A lot of players are coming back from injury now, like Micky [van de Ven], who is a world class centre-back. I believe we still can do it [win a trophy]."
Scarlett's return to the squad will have an impact on talented striker Will Lankshear, 19, who is exploring his loan options in the Championship and in Europe.
The idea was that if no players got injured in attack then he would be cleared to move with four days left to secure that switch.
Meanwhile, Spurs have refused to confirm that they have had a £50m bid accepted for wide forward Mathys Tel, 19, but widespread reports and sources in Germany insist that it is true.
However, many of those same reports also suggest that Tel himself has not accepted the move - as he awaits further offers before deadline day - which might explain the cautiousness in north London.
Today's trivia challengepublished at 09:00 31 January
09:00 31 January
Name this former Tottenham manager from the following clues:
I have won the Champions League as the manager of two non-English clubs.
Spurs are one of three Premier League clubs that I have managed.
I am currently in charge of a club in Turkey.
Answer will be revealed at 17:00 GMT
Tottenham 3-0 Elfsborg - the fans' verdictpublished at 08:47 31 January
William: That was so much more like it from Spurs! It was great to see three academy players make their mark, and potentially we have a new plan going forward with Dejan Kulusevski playing off the striker rather than on the wing. After a difficult season. Hopefully, the future is bright!
Emma: It was very obvious the team were playing with fear. They had nothing in the locker to break the opposition down, who had a low block defensively. The young substitutes came on and played without fear. They brought life into a very dull game and got the crowd singing, as it felt like no one was in the stadium at times. They need to be better in the next round, but they got the job done eventually and that's all you can ask for.
Ian: I think Ange Postecoglou should be far more positive in his demeanour. Instead of complaining about injuries, he should be saying: "These kids are the future - I wouldn't be picking them if they weren't good enough." He should be encouraging the crowd to get behind the kids and stop protesting. The negative atmosphere achieves nothing.
Daz: And they say "you can't win anything with kids"...
George: Micky van de Ven is irreplaceable. It is so good to see him playing again and making a huge difference to the team.
Andy: It was great to see Micky van de Ven return as he gives the whole club a boost. Please tell me Manchester City's interest is a rumour! The game was two poor sides, with low confidence, giving it their all. Archie Gray and Mikey Moore were outstanding. The tough games are coming now though and I'm not hopeful.
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