It was once again another frustrating Tottenham game for Steven Bergwijn on Saturday evening as the team lost ground in the top-four race following a disappointing 0-0 draw at Brentford. Given the final two minutes off the bench a week earlier when Brighton & Hove Albion secured a last-minute win in N17, the Dutchman this time remained on the sidelines for the whole match.
Antonio Conte's side just never got going in west London and it was the hosts who came closest to sealing victory through Ivan Toney. Given their lacklustre performance as they failed to even trouble David Raya in the Brentford goal, it was clear to see that a change was needed in order to give the Lilywhites a chance of turning the game in their favour and sealing an important win.
Rather than opt for an attacking alteration with his first change of the game, Davinson Sanchez replaced Ryan Sessegnon on 74 minutes which in turn saw Ben Davies shift across to left-wing back. The Italian only made one further substitution as Lucas Moura was introduced in place of Emerson Royal with four minutes remaining.
