Bryan Mbeuemo scored a brace to help Brentford produce one of the shocking football scores of the weekend in the Premier League. With a rocket from 30 yards out, Harry Kane scored his 30th goal of the year to put the Spurs up early. The home team played well in the first half. However, two goals by Bryan Mbeumo in the space of 12 minutes in the second half hushed the bulk of the audience, inspiring calls of “Levy out” from Spurs supporters who were upset with the club’s leadership and the chairman of Tottenham. And Yoane Wissa added the cherry on top for Brentford, securing the victory two minutes from time with a decisive finish that sent the opposing fans into a frenzy. Brentford, who will undoubtedly finish in the top four of the Premier League, may potentially clinch a spot in Europe for the 2019–20 campaign after pulling within one point of Spurs in seventh place.
Spurs got off to the ideal start in their bid to stay in the running for a Europa League spot with Kane’s early goal. Dejan Kulusevski set up Harry Kane to curl over the wall and beyond David Raya for his 28th Premier League goal of the season after Oliver Skipp won a free kick about 30 yards away. After Kane’s pass, Heung-Min Son was the next to go close, but Raya stopped him. The first wave of “Levy out” shouts from the South Stand started after 23 minutes had passed, representing his number of years with the club, and Tottenham’s good start was not enough to stop them.
The hosts should have scored again shortly after, but Rico Henry expertly cleared Emerson Royal’s header off the line following fine work by Kulusevski and Son. Kulusevski, who was effective in the No. 10 position, concluded the half with a powerful near-post attempt that Raya deflected over to keep the score 1-0. After having had enough, Bees manager Frank sent on Mikkel Damsgaard for the second half, which immediately paid off. In the 50th minute, Mbeumo equalized after cutting inside from the right and curling into the bottom corner thanks to a pass from Damsgaard to Wissa.
With 62 minutes remaining, Mbeumo sprinted away from the defense, dribbled into the box, and side-footed his tenth goal of the season into the bottom corner. This was Brentford’s second goal of the game. Shandon Baptise’s theft of the ball from Skipp allowed Mbeumo to set up Wissa, who curled home for his eighth goal of the year as Brentford secured the victory. The next nine minutes of stoppage time allowed Raya to make two superb saves to deny Richarlison, and after the final whistle, shouts imploring Kane to stay were heard amid doubt over his long-term future.
“The Premier League is this. You must be prepared for the entire game. I thought we played a really nice match in the first half and had a few chances to score a few more goals, but naturally, the energy decreased in the second half and we were punished,” Tottenham interim manager Ryan Mason said. “This club will continue to advance, and right now is the moment for us to be stronger than ever, have individuals who are devoted to what we’re doing, and think that we can do it. And I frequently emphasize that in football, both things and energy can change very rapidly. There are many different dialogues that need to take place, but ultimately, as I have stated often, we must make a commitment and stick to it.”
“It is astounding and incredible, in my opinion. Yes, of course, we’re proud of it. For a freshly promoted team to defeat each of the top six teams over the course of two seasons must be rather unusual,” Brentford head coach Thomas Frank said. “Ivan has already been discussed. It’s difficult to replace 20 Premier League goals, but our team does have capable goal-scorers, and Wissa consistently outperforms Ivan when he replaces him on the pitch. Kevin will score goals because he is such a danger coming from behind since he did that today. The focus of today’s praise is, of course, Bryan. He is becoming a crucial member of our team.”
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