Brentford vs Tottenham: Confirmed line-ups in Premier League

Brentford are seeking a third straight victory when they host Tottenham in the first match of 2026 for both sides in the Premier League on Thursday.

The Bees will go seventh if they win and Sunderland fail to win their simultaneous match at home to second-placed Manchester City.

Spurs start a point behind their opponents, having ended a two-match losing run with a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday.

101GreatGoals.com has full team news from Brentford vs Spurs in the Premier League, as well as details on how to watch the action.

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Brentford starting lineup vs Spurs

Brentford make a change in midfield, Jordan Henderson replacing Mathias Jensen.

Igor Thiago has 11 goals in 18 Premier League appearances this season but Brentford manager Keith Andrews said the forward has played through pain in recent weeks.

Defender Sepp van den Berg missed the 4-1 home win over Bournemouth on Saturday with a knock and is on the bench this time.

Josh Dasilva has a knee ligament issue and fellow midfielders Fabio Carvalho and Antoni Milambo have long-term knee injuries.

Nigeria midfielder Frank Onyeka and Burkina Faso forward Dango Ouattara are at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Brentford starting XI: Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Nathan Collins, Rico Henry, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Jordan Henderson, Vitaly Janelt, Keane Lewis-Potter, Igor Thiago, Kevin Schade

Brentford substitutes: Hakon Valdimarsson, Aaron Hickey, Sepp van den Berg, Ethan Pinnock, Mathias Jensen, Reiss Nelson, Hakon Valdimarsson, Mikkel Damsgaard, Yunus Konak, Romelle Donovan

Tottenham starting lineup vs Brentford

Spurs make three changes. Midfielder Lucas Bergvall is out after being forced off Palace, but centre-back Radu Dragusin returned from the bench during that game following a long-term knee injury and is in their squad again.

Joao Palhinha comes into central midfield in place of Bergvall, joined in the line-up by defender and captain Cristian Romero, who is back following suspension at the expense of Kevin Danso.

Wilson Odobert supplants Randal Kolo Muani in attack, but forward Dominic Solanke (ankle) and defenders Destiny Udogie and Kota Takai (both hamstring) remain out, as do midfielders James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski with knee injuries.

Midfielder Xavi Simons is serving the second of a three-match ban for a red card in the 2-1 home defeat by Liverpool on December 20.

Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma and Senegal counterpart Pape Matar Sarr are part of their countries’ AFCON squads.

Brennan Johnson is not involved because the winger is on the verge of a move to Crystal Palace.

Tottenham starting XI: Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, Rodrigo Bentancur, Joao Palhinha, Archie Gray, Mohammed Kudus, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert

Tottenham substitutes: Brandon Austin, Radu Dragusin, Kevin Danso, Mathys Tel, Antonin Kinsky, Ben Davies, Randal Kolo Muani, Dane Scarlett, Callum Olusesi

How to watch Brentford vs Tottenham: Live online stream, TV channel

Kick-off on Thursday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.

Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs £14.99 for a day membership, £28 a month for a 12-month membership or £34.99 a month with no contract.

Sky Sports memberships include access to all 12 live Sky Sports channels and Sky Sports+, which offers live streams and a dedicated channel.

Streaming is available on a vast variety of devices via the Sky GO app.

Brentford vs Tottenham stats

• Brentford have failed to win any of their four Premier League home games against Tottenham, with three consecutive draws followed by a 2-0 defeat last season
• Having won on New Year’s Day in five consecutive calendar years between 2020 and 2024, Brentford lost 3-1 at home to Arsenal on this day in 2025
• They are playing a London derby on New Year’s Day in the league for a fifth time (W2 D1 L1) – they drew 0-0 with Fulham in 1994, beat Dagenham and Redbridge in both 2008 and 2011 in League Two and lost 3-1 to Arsenal last year
• Eight of their last 12 Premier League home games (D2 L2) have ended victoriously, including four of the last five
• Since the start of that 12-game run in April, only Manchester City (11), Aston Villa (10) and Arsenal (9) have won more Premier League home games than the Bees
• Tottenham have won their last four Premier League matches against Brentford and have only lost one in nine overall (W5 D3), a 3-1 defeat in May 2023
• Spurs have lost on New Year’s Day in two of the last three calendar years (D1), including a 2-1 home loss to Newcastle in 2025
• They’ve not lost their opening league game in consecutive calendar years since 2008/2009
• Tottenham have played eight London derbies on New Year’s Day in the league previously and only lost once (W5 D2), a 3-0 defeat to West Ham in 1983
• In the Premier League, they’ve won both of their London derby games played on January 1 – a 1-0 win over Fulham in 2011 and 5-3 victory over Chelsea in 2015

Premier League fixtures and results today

Elsewhere on New Year’s Day, Liverpool are targeting a fourth straight win when Leeds United head to Anfield and Crystal Palace are seeking a first win in six matches in all competitions when Fulham, who have won their last three league games, visit Selhurst Park.

Second-placed Manchester City will then attempt to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to a point by becoming the first top-flight side to win at Sunderland this season.

Matches start at 17:30 GMT / 12:30 ET / 09:30 PT unless stated otherwise.

Thursday, January 1

Palace vs Fulham

Liverpool vs Leeds United

Brentford vs Spurs (20:00)

Sunderland vs Man City (20:00)