Brentford 2-1 Tottenham – Premier League: Yoane Wissa puts Brentford ahead after Bryan Mbeumo equalised

Follow Mail Sport’s live blog as Brentford host Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur in the away side’s first Premier League tie since Harry Kane’s departure.

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An impressive turnaround from Brentford, who now lead as Wissa scores via a deflection from van de ven. 

Maddison is now booked for protesting that decision.

35 mins: Sanchez is booked for a late challenge. 

30 mins: Good block from Sanchez to thwart Wissa.

Tottenham assistant coach Ryan Mason gets a yellow card along with Brentford assistant Claus Norgaard.

Mbeumo makes no mistake from the spot as Brentford equalise.

Vicario is booked for delaying the penalty. 

After a VAR check, Brentford are given a penalty following Son’s challenge.

22 mins: Brentford feel that they should have been given a penalty for a challenge on Jensen on Son. VAR is now taking a look at it. 

19 mins: Udogie does well to cut out the danger. 

16 mins: Vicario now has to make a save from Mbeumo at the other end. 

Romero is now off the pitch due to his head injury, with Davinson Sanchez coming on.

Following a lengthy VAR check, the goal is allowed to stand as Romero puts Tottenham in front in Postecoglou’s first game in charge. 

It’s an excellent start for Tottenham as Maddison sends in a free-kick and Romero is there to head the ball into the net. However, there’s a VAR check for a possible offside. 

5 mins: Tottenham are now enjoying a spell of possession.

2 mins: Romero and Mbeumo need treatment after a clash of heads but both players should be ok to continue. 

1 mins: Brentford, backed by the home fans, have started in a positive manner. 

The game is now underway, with the players taking the knee ahead of kick off. 

There will be a delay to the start of the game due to a problem with no water inside the ground. 

The teams are out on the pitch, with kick off rapidly approaching. 

Maddison’s creativity and Premier League experience could prove to be useful for Tottenham today. He certainly seems like the type of player to relish the responsibility he will be given at his new club. 

Like Tottenham, Brentford also have some issues in attack with Ivan Toney unavailable. Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa will be looking to make a major impact today.

New Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario will be eager to give a positive first impression and keep a clean sheet on his debut. 

Following Kane’s departure there will inevitably be much focus on Richarlison today. He only scored one league goal last season but he has managed as many as 13 for Everton in previous years. 

Collins starts for Brentford, while Mark Flekken makes his debut in goal. 

Son captains Tottenham after taking over the armband, while Maddison, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie and Guglielmo Vicario all make their debuts. Another new signing, Manor Solomon, is on the bench. 

Flekken, Hickey, Collins, Pinnock, Ajer, Henry, Norgaard, Janelt, Jensen, Mbeumo, Wissa.

Subs: Strakosha, Schade, Dasilva, Zanka, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Baptiste, Roerslev, Yarmoliuk. 

Vicario, Royal, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie, Skipp, Bissouma, Maddison, Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son

Subs: Austin, Porro, Davies, Sanchez, Hojbjerg, Sarr, Lo Celso, Perisic, Solomon.

Tottenham have made some significant signings this summer, most notably bringing in James Maddison from Leicester. Maddison, who has already been appointed as vice-captain, is set to make his competitive debut for Tottenham today.

As far as Brentford are concerned, Nathan Collins, Kevin Schade and Mark Flekken are amongst the players to have arrived at the club this summer as Thomas Frank’s side look to build upon last season’s ninth placed finish.

This is a significant day for Tottenham. Not only is it their first game since the departure of Harry Kane to Bayern Munich, but new manager Ange Postecoglou also takes charge of his first competitive fixture since being appointed by the club. It will be intriguing to see how he fares in the Premier League and how he deals with the loss of a player who has been so impressive for Tottenham for so many years.

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of Brentford v Tottenham on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

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