Spurs and Brentford played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Gtech Community Stadium earlier this afternoon. Read the match report here and player ratings here.
Below is the pick of the facts and stats from the topsy-turvy Boxing Day encounter:
- Brentford have still not beaten Spurs since a 2-1 win at Griffin Park in March 1948 in the old Division Two.
- Spurs have now drawn back-to-back Premier League matches at the same away ground, having drawn 0-0 at the Gtech back in April. The only other away ground Spurs have currently drawn at in consecutive seasons is Everton’s Goodison Park (2-2 in 2020/21, 0-0 last season).
- Brentford’s goals were their first against Spurs in the last six matches in all competitions, last doing so in a 3-2 defeat against Spurs at White Hart Lane in September 1998.
- Harry Kane scored his first goal against Brentford in four matches against the Bees, which means that he has now scored against all 32 Premier League teams he has faced.
- Kane has now scored in all seven of his Premiership Boxing Day appearances.
- Kane is now the first player in Premiership history to hit double figures on Boxing Day fixtures.
- Spurs have not lost in 15 league matches on Boxing Day, winning 12 and drawing four. It is the longest ongoing undefeated run in England’s top four tiers (via Premier League).
- Spurs have conceded the first goal in 15 of their 23 matches in all competitions so far this season, but only lost 6 of those matches.
- Spurs have conceded the first goal in their last 9 matches in all competitions.
- However, Spurs have won 14 points from losing positions in the Premier League, more than any other team in the division.
- Brentford have only lost one home match so far this season, the 3-0 defeat to Arsenal back in September.
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