Tottenham beat Brentford 2-0 on Thursday evening in a relatively routine victory.

A Sergio Canos own goal and Heung-min Son lead Antonio Conte to his second Premier League win in a row.

Son played a part in the 13th-minute opener, supplying the cross from the left that Brentford defender Pontus Jansson cleared onto the head of teammate Sergi Canos. The ball ricocheted backward into the net.

The South Korea forward scored the second himself in the 65th by tapping into an unguarded net after meeting a square ball from Sergio Reguilon, who had been set free by an exquisite through-ball from Harry Kane.

Since Conte’s arrival as the replacement for Nuno Espirito Santo, Tottenham has beaten Leeds and Brentford in the league and drawn at Everton. A match at Burnley on Sunday was postponed because of snow.

His only loss in five games in charge was an embarrassing one, 2-1 at Slovenian team Mura in the Europa Conference League after which Conte publicly declared he had a bigger job on his hands than he realized.

This latest win was routine rather than spectacular, with the clean sheet probably pleasing Conte as much as anything. Spurs worked hard off the ball but there remains a chronic shortage of creativity in the team aside from when Kane drops deep.

Tottenham climbed to sixth place.

Additional reporting from AP

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Everything you need to know ahead of tonight’s game

• Prediction

• Confirmed Tottenham XI

• Confirmed Brentford XI

• GOAL: Tottenham 1-0 Brentford

• Half-time: Tottenham 1-0 Brentford

• GOAL: Tottenham 2-0 Brentford

• Full-time: Tottenham 2-0 Brentford

Full-time: Tottenham 2-0 Brentford

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Fairly routine from Spurs in the end.

Into added time!

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Change for Spurs

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CHANCE FOR BRENTFORD

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84:00 - Toney hits a shot on the stretch but Lloris saves with his feet.

Spurs make another change

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Dan Kilpatrick from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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The introduction of Winks for Lucas shows that Conte wants Spurs to see this game out with the ball. They’ve looked improved defensively tonight – perhaps another consequence of a week on the training pitch with Conte.

Dan Kilpatrick on Conte’s change

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In the mood for a stat?

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Lloris called into action

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72:00 - Lloris has been pretty quiet this evening but Jensen’s cross from the byline causes him to punch the ball over.

Better safe than sorry.

Dan Kilpatrick from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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Just as the game was developing a frantic, stretched quality, Spurs strike a potentially fatal blow with a goal in Conte’s image. A lightning counter-attack and superb wing-back play. Encouraging signs.

Watch Son’s goal

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GOAL: Tottenham 2-0 Brentford

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65:00 - Son scores after Kane puts Reguilon through with a wonderful ball. The Spaniard then squares for Son, who taps in.

CHANCE FOR BRENTFORD

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62:00 - First opening for Toney who, while in a good position, hits a weak shot at Lloris.

Game settles down

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58:00 - The game is settling somewhat after a chaotic return to action.

Conte looks to have worked his magic but Goode’s long-throws are causing plenty of problems.

You feel an open game might suit Brentford more.

Brentford sub

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Tottenham are intense

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54:00 - Spurs have so much more energy going both forwards and back.

Royal’s block draws a huge cheer from the crowd.

Dan Kilpatrick from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

20:43 , Jonathan Gorrie

Spurs are piling the pressure on at the start of the second half in search of a crucial second goal. Skipp, who has been excellent, should really have an assist after a fine pass to Kane but the striker’s shot was straight at Fernandez. His dry spell continues – for now.

CHANCE FOR SPURS

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52:00 - Conte must have given them a rocket at half-time.

Kane plays Hojbjerg in and the Dane skews his shot (from a tight angle) wide with the goal gaping.

CHANCE FOR SPURS

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50:00 - Reguilon’s delivery causes all sorts of problems and the ball falls to Davies, who can’t get enough power on it with his head.

CHANCE FOR SPURS

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48:00 - Kane put through on goal but Fernandez saves well.

Not been the England captain’s night so far.

Spurs have started well

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47:00 - Moura and Reguilon have started very well, stretching Brentford in the early stages.

Back underway

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The players are back out, here we go!

Gus Poyet at half-time

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“We think Tottenham should run over Brentford but football doesn’t work like that.”

Antonio Conte’s transfer message

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Antonio Conte has called for time “to build something important” at Tottenham and says he is focussed on improving the current squad – rather than spending in January.

You can read it in full here.

Dan Kilpatrick’s half-time verdict

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Half-time: Tottenham 1-0 Brentford

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Canos own goal the difference so far.

Spurs ball-watching

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46:00 - That’s twice now Spurs have been countered from their own corners.

Conte won’t be happy.

Brentford almost in!

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43:00 - The long throws from Goode causing problems.

After a scramble in the box, Brentford almost have an empty net to hit but Spurs clear.

Game hotting up

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41:00 - Spurs finishing the first-half well with more of their attacking players getting on the ball in good areas.

Kane, however, has faded. Badly.

Dan Kilpatrick from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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With much of the focus on Kane, it’s gone relatively unnoticed that Son has also been on a run of subdued form. But the South Korean is back to looking sharp tonight and, having made the goal, has just forced a fine one-handed save from Fernandez.

The break could have done Tottenham good

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ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SPURS

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36:00 - Hojbjerg does well to control the ball from a corner and get a shot off. Fernandez saves again.

CHANCE FOR SPURS

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35:00 - Rasping shot from Son after breaking through the lines but Fernandez saves well.

Brentford blunt

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35:00 - Brentford don’t look like scoring.

Clearly, with Toney about, they don’t exactly need lots of clear-cut chances but Spurs looks pretty comfortable at the moment.

Skipp playing forward

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31:00 - Skipp may never become Christian Eriksen but, if there’s one criticism of the young midfielder, it’s that he doesn’t play forward enough.

That’s changing tonight which is certainly promising.

Dan Kilpatrick from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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Brentford are enjoying their first short spell of possession but are yet to make real inroads into Spurs’ penalty box. There’s a case that Skipp and Hojbjerg aren’t creative enough as a two in tight games but they’re effective at shielding the back four.

Half-chance for Brentford

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27:00 - Mbeumo hits a speculative, albeit well-controlled volley, from outside the box after a clearance from a corner.

Spurs don’t want to sit back too much with him and Toney in the box.

Brentford feeling their way back in

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26:00 - Brentford’s wing-backs are pushing up and causing problems.

Spurs on the back-foot somewhat.

The dubious goal panel speaks out

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Watch Tottenham’s goal

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Sanchez down

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21:00 - Sanchez holds his head and the game stops.

Better from Kane

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20:00 - Kane has been much better this evening.

Dropping deep and playing in Son and Moura, he’s been heavily involved already.

Ideal game for Spurs now

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18:00 - Spurs can now sit back and contain Brentford before hitting them on the counter.

Clearly, things are never that simple but it does seem like the kind of game Conte’s teams are suited to.

Dan Kilpatrick from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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It's bitterly cold in north London but Spurs have been quick out of the blocks, with Lucas already testing Fernandez. Reguilon and Son are making good progress down the left flank.

GOAL: Tottenham 1-0 Brentford

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12:00 - Davies heads in from a Son corner (the first good one of the night) and it hits Canos before the back of the net.

Toney vs Sanchez

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10:00 - Toney and Sanchez looks a good battle.

The Spurs defender is going tight on the Brentford star and, for the most part, has had success.

Kane, meanwhile, has had a few early half-chances. Already more involved.

A look at Spurs’ early chance

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How the players looked arriving to the pitch

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Tottenham waste another corner

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06:00 - From the resulting corner, Spurs opt to go short again and the chance breaks down.

Surely they won’t try that again?

CHANCE FOR SPURS

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05:00 - Fernandez keeps Moura’s shot from a wide position in the box after Kane had played him through.

Decent save.

Wasted corners

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04:00 - A short corner comes to nothing while Brentford deal with another one in quick succession.

They will have to improve.

Early corner for Spurs

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03:00 - Reguilon does well to earn a corner after a cross was deflected behind from the left.

Spurs looking to settle

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02:00 - After a bit of head tennis between the two teams, Spurs are looking to pass the ball about and settle into the game.

Good pressing from Brentford, however.

Kick-off!

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0:00 - We’re underway.

Kick-off drawing closer

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Dan Kilpatrick’s pre-match thoughts

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Antonio Conte on the break between fixtures for Tottenham

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“it was good for us.”

Gus Poyet on Amazon Prime

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“It was totally deserved when we [he and Juande Ramos} got sacked. We couldn’t win a football match. It was incredible.”

Brentford players warming up on a chilly London night

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Tottenham players arriving

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Confirmed Brentford XI

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Confirmed Tottenham XI

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Harry Kane on Antonio Conte

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Steven Bergwijn: A man reborn?

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Antonio Conte has offered Steven Bergwijn the chance to revive his Tottenham career by becoming Harry Kane’s understudy at centre-forward.

Spurs begin a gruelling run of ten games in 30 days with Thursday night’s home derby against Brentford and Conte has confirmed that Kane, the club’s only senior striker, is unlikely to start them all.

You can read Dan Kilpatrick’s full report here.

Tottenham vs Brentford Prediction

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The shocker at NS Mura served to underline the subpar nature of Conte’s reserves but the first-choice stars will be back and fully rested for this clash - and should be able to get the job done.

Tottenham to win, 2-0.

Early Team News

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Cristian Romero (hamstring) looks set to be sidelined until the New Year with a serious hamstring injury, with fellow Argentine Giovani Lo Celso also still out following a fitness issue after the last international break.

Mathias Jorgensen, Sergi Canos, Christian Norgaard and Rico Henry all picked up knocks at the weekend but Brentford boss Thomas Frank was optimistic of their chances of playing tonight.

David Raya (knee), Kristoffer Ajer (thigh), Josh Dasilva (hip) and Julian Jeanvier (knee) are unavailable, however.

Where to watch Tottenham vs Brentford

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TV channel: The match will only be available live via streaming platform Amazon Prime Video.

Live stream: Amazon Prime Video subscribers can watch the match via the Prime Video website or app.

Yaya Toure begins working with Tottenham’s academy

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The Man City legend has joined up with Spurs’ youth ranks.

Read what it could all mean here.

Welcome

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Welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Tottenham vs Brentford in the Premier League this evening.

Kick-off is at 19.30pm GMT at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.