With the top four out of sight, Tottenham will now look to confirm their spot in the Europa League when they take on Brentford on Saturday.
Spurs fell to a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa in their last outing, with the result leaving Ryan Mason's side in seventh place and crushing any chances of playing Champions League football next season. The defeat meant Spurs have won just one of their last six Premier League games, but they can still try and earn a spot in the Europa League if they can rediscover their winning ways.
Victory against Brentford on Saturday would move Spurs two points ahead of Brighton and Hove Albion in sixth, though the Seagulls would have two games in hand on the Lilywhites. The last meeting between Spurs and Brentford ended 2-2, though the Bees are without talisman Ivan Toney after the striker was handed an eight-month ban from football.
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So, could Spurs get back to winning ways when they face Brentford? Let's take a look.
Spurs v Brentford score predicted by simulation
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Spurs could line up in a 4-4-2 formation, with their line-up as follows: Forster; Emerson, Romero, Lenglet, Davies; Kulusevski, Bissouma, Hojbjerg, Perisic; Kane, Son.
We predict that the Bees could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Raya; Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry; Damsgaard, Janelt, Jensen; Mbuemo, Wissa, Schade.
It was an extremely even first half in north London, but it was Brentford who went into half-time with the lead after Kevin Schade used his pace to beat Cristian Romero to a long ball and poke under Fraser Forster. Behind, Spurs picked up the pace after the restart, and they managed to draw the game level just after the hour mark.
Back in the starting XI, Yves Bissouma won the ball back in midfield before spotting the run of Heung-Min Son, and the midfielder sprayed a long ball forward for the South Korean to meet. Son's first touch took him away from goal, but a devastating finish with his left foot saw the ball fizz past the 'keeper and find the bottom corner.
Ryan Mason brought on Richarlison, Pedro Porro and Arnaut Danjuma for the final 15 minutes in an attempt to find a winner, and the game shifted into Spurs' hands as they peppered the Brentford goal with shots. Chances kept falling the hosts' way, and in the 89th minute, they completed the comeback to make it 2-1.
After his original cross was blocked behind for a corner, Porro whipped a dangerous cross into the box from the left, with Dejan Kulusevski the target at the front post. The Swede judged the pace of the cross well, flicking the ball over David Raya and into the far corner to win the game.
FIFA 23 predicted score: Spurs 2-1 Brentford
Here are the full-time match stats:
FIFA 23 predicts that Spurs could pick up a big win in their hunt for European football, beating Brentford 2-1 in the simulation. Spurs came from behind with Kulusevski scoring late on in an impressive second-half performance from Mason's side.
What do you think the final score will be? Let us know in the comments
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