We have reached the semi-final stage of the English League Cup and on Tuesday the 5th of January we have a meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford.
The match will be played at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium and the hosts will be hoping to take full advantage of playing at home.
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Spurs come into the game having recorded a good 3-0 victory over Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday.
Leeds enjoyed a greater share of the possession for much of the first half but it was Spurs who took the lead from the penalty spot. As soon as they scored the second goal, there was only going to be one winner and that result means Spurs have remained undefeated in their last 3 matches.
In addition to the victory over Leeds United, Spurs have defeated Stoke City away from home in the League Cup plus picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.
Trends show Spurs have lost only one of their last 8 games in the League Cup and that was a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea at the semi-final stage last season.
This season, Spurs received a bye against Leyton Orient who could not fulfil the fixture due to COVID-19. They were then held to a 1-1 draw at home against Chelsea but came through via a penalty shootout before beating Stoke City 3-1 away from home in the quarter-final.
Brentford come into this difficult tie having recorded a good 2-1 win at home over Bournemouth in the Championship. At the time of writing, Brentford occupy 4th place in the Championship and have a good chance of securing promotion to the Premier League this season.
The Bees will enter this match full of confidence having won each of their last 4 games in all competitions. In addition to the victory over Bournemouth, Brentford have defeated Reading and Cardiff City in the championship plus Newcastle United of the Premier League at home in the League Cup.
Brentford are currently on a 16 match unbeaten run in all competitions and will not want to see that record end in this game. They have played 5 fixtures to reach this stage of the League Cup, beating Southampton, West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, and Newcastle United from the Premier League along the way.
Team news and Tottenham Hotspur benefited from a rest as their Premier League fixture against Fulham was postponed recently. Jose Mourinho will be desperate to win a trophy with Spurs this season and we expect to see a strong starting XI.
Brentford are likely to be without the injured duo of Mads Roerslev Rasmussen and Shandon Baptiste. With just one game separating them from the final we expect to see Brentford naming their strongest team.
This has the makings of being an exciting tie, with Brentford in great form and likely to score in this game. However, there is no doubt Spurs have the greater quality and we expect to see them win this game and progress to the final with both teams scoring.