Four places above them in 11th heading into the latest set of EPL games are city neighbours Brentford, who will look to extend a seven-point advantage over Tottenham when they welcome the north Londoners to the west of England's capital city. The way ...

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.

It's been a campaign of misery, division, and hostility on the Lilywhite half of north London, yet nights like Thursday are capable of sucking you back into the Tottenham cause.An academy-inspired 3-0 victory over Elfsborg was exactly what Ange Postecoglou needed in the wake of another nadir.

Brentford host Tottenham Hotspur at Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League. Kick-off is at 2pm. The match will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports.Here’s some

After Spurs struggled to breach the Elfsborg backline for 70 minutes, the academy trio of Mikey Moore, Dane Scarlett and Damola Ajayi came up with the goods in a 3-0 Europa League success, one that ensured Tottenham would progress to the last 16 without an unwanted two-legged playoff.

Each club is invited to nominate a community captain, and we’ve chosen Charlie Rowley, captain of the Brentford Penguins, a football team for children and young people with Down’s syndrome led by former Bees player Allan Cockram.

Tottenham will be attempting to take their European form onto the domestic scene as they look to snap their seven-match winless run in the Premier League (Sunday, 1400 GMT).