Tottenham Hotspur Vs Brentford: The Bees Ready To Stung Thomas Frank At London Derby

Thomas Frank, the foreign coach of Brentford who now leads Tottenhaam Hotspurs (photo; x @SpursOfficial)

Tottenham Hotspur will host Brentford on Saturday night 6 December in a match whose atmosphere has felt like an open trial for Thomas Frank's future. The former Brentford coach is now leading Spurs in a convex condition: five games in a row without a win and home performance that is a scourge.

This match came in the midst of a full noise situation, especially after Spurs only drew 2-2 with Newcastle. Cristian Romero's ahead goal was indeed a inspiring highlight, but the result was still not enough to change the storyline. Tottenham still survives in the middle board and has not been seen giving rise to a solid game identity after the Ange Postecoglou era.

The main problem actually happens at home. Spurs have lost ten times at home throughout the 2025 calendar, and the next defeat will write down the darkest record in the club's history. An irony for a team that should turn their new stadium into a fort, not a ghost house.

Brentford, who just beat Arsenal 2-0 in the middle of the week, was in ups and downs. Their pattern is simple: win once, lose once, repeat itself. Keith Andrews tried a defensive approach at the Emirates, but Mikel Merino broke into him quickly, and Bukayo Saka made sure the Bees came home empty-handed.

Even so, Brentford remains on par with Tottenham in terms of points, only missing on goal difference. Their biggest problem is at the back. The last six Premier League games without a clean sheet, plus a critical away record six defeats from seven matches. On the positive side, Thiago's return to the starting lineup poses a very Spurs-centric threat: a striker whose former coach is deeply familiar.

In the Spurs camp, the list of injuries is still long: Solanke, Kulusevski, Bissouma, Dragusin, and Maddison cannot be played yet. Takai City is starting to train, but chances of appearing are still slim. Frank is expected to return to install Van de Ven with Romero after taking a break in the previous match, while Kolo Muani will return to lead the front line.

Brentford welcomes Reiss Nelson who is absent against Arsenal for a ban on appearing, and Thiago is almost certainly starting. Andrews is likely to pull one defender back to a more attacking structure.

This match looks like a duel between two teams that are not confident in their respective regions. The Spurs are weak at home, Brentford is bad at away, making the scenario balanced and not closing the chances of an open match happening.

Spurs are showing a bit of an improvement individually against Newcastle, but their collective performance is still not stable to guarantee three points. Brentford, with full power ahead, has a chance of injuring their former coaches, even if their away record is still sad. The duel is leaning on a draw with a fairly open share of attack. This match could be the determinant of Frank's future, or rather the initial trigger for Brentford's revival in the next matches.

The two teams are like two tryhard gamers who lost their connection: there is potential, consistency runs away. If you want to discuss which formation is more likely to control the rhythm, the Spurs midfield filled with Sarr Bentancur will be a barometer.

Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Brentford

Tottenham Hotspur (XI prediction): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur; Kudus, Bergvall, Johnson; Kolo Muani Brentford (XI prediction): Kel neck; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Yarmolik, Henderson; Outattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago

Tottenham Hotspur (XI prediction): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur; Kudus, Bergvall, Johnson; Kolo Muani Brentford (XI prediction): Kel neck; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Yarmolik, Henderson; Outattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago

Tottenham Hotspur (XI prediction): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur; Kudus, Bergvall, Johnson; Kolo Muani Brentford (XI prediction): Kel neck; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Yarmolik, Henderson; Outattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago

Tottenham Hotspur (XI prediction): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur; Kudus, Bergvall, Johnson; Kolo Muani Brentford (XI prediction): Kel neck; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Yarmolik, Henderson; Outattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago

Tottenham Hotspur (XI prediction): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur; Kudus, Bergvall, Johnson; Kolo Muani Brentford (XI prediction): Kel neck; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Yarmolik, Henderson; Outattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago

Tottenham Hotspur (XI prediction): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur; Kudus, Bergvall, Johnson; Kolo Muani Brentford (XI prediction): Kel neck; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Yarmolik, Henderson; Outattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago

Tottenham Hotspur (XI prediction): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur; Kudus, Bergvall, Johnson; Kolo Muani

Brentford (XI prediction): Kel his neck; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Yarmoliuk, Henderson; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago