Brentford return back on home soil this Saturday evening when they host Tottenham Hotspur in front of the Sky cameras. The Bees will be flying on the back of three successive wins this month, and they will certainly be relishing the opportunity to throw another spanner in the top four race works when they welcome Spurs to TW8.
Antonio Conte's side travel to the Brentford Community Stadium on the back of a lacklustre defeat at the hands of Brighton at home last weekend, and with Arsenal and Manchester United facing each other in the early kick-off, the pressure will be firmly on Tottenham to get three points.
Both the Gunners and Red Devils are slithering around them in the race for Champions League football next season, so the Italian will be demanding a fierce reaction ahead of what is set to be an intriguing showdown. Thomas Frank is likely to make a tactical change ahead of the clash, with the Bees head coach likely to revert back to 3-5-2 having played 4-3-3 in the last two games against West Ham and Watford.
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One player who is likely to come in as a result, is Mads Roerslev. With no word on Sergi Canos' availability, the Dane will operate at RWB and will have a busy evening up against Son Heung-min, who exposed Brentford's right-hand side brutally in their corresponding fixture in December.
Barring COVID or injuries, the midfield is set to remain unchanged with Christian Eriksen coming up against his former employers for the first time since leaving N17 in January 2020. Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney will have the responsibilities of leading the line and trying to cause havoc for the Spurs backline - which has shown signs that it can be breached.
Predicted Brentford XI vs Spurs (3-5-2): Raya; Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock; Roerslev, Eriksen, Norgaard, Janelt, Henry; Mbeumo, Toney.
Squad from: Fernandez, Lössl, Canos, Mads Bech, Jeanvier, Stevens, Jensen, Baptiste, Dasilva, Fosu, Ghoddos, Wissa.
Referee: Andre Marriner
