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Tottenham host Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, with Thomas Frank coming up against his former club for the first time.

Frank left Brentford to join Tottenham in June, after seven years in the dugout at Brentford, where he established the Bees as a consistent top-flight side.

Since moving to North London, the Dane has been placed under increased pressure, with the aim of Champions League football, and they’re currently struggling for consistency.

Tottenham salvaged a 2-2 draw against Newcastle on Tuesday night, and that left them 11th in the Premier League table, four points behind fifth-place Crystal Palace ahead of their showdown with Brentford.

Ian Wright disagrees with Gary Neville’s Tottenham vs Brentford prediction

It will be an emotional occasion for Frank when he comes up against his former club, although there is no room for sentiment.

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Spurs have failed to register a shot on target in the first half of their last four games, with supporters questioning whether the 52-year-old is the right fit for the job.

Jamie Carragher also criticised Tottenham’s attack on the Stick to Football podcast, in which Gary Neville and Ian Wright gave contrasting predictions.

“We’ll go Tottenham win. 2-1 Tottenham,” Neville said on behalf of himself and Carragher.

But Arsenal legend Wright wasn’t convinced the Lilywhites could beat Brentford and forecasted a 2-1 defeat on Frank’s reunion.

“I think, bro, I think Brentford gets something simply because of who it is. You’ve got to factor that in,” he said.

“It’s their old manager. He didn’t take a couple of the players who he promised that I’m going to take if I get to Tottenham, I’ll take you with me. He’ll take them.”

Tottenham’s miserable home record

It’s been a miserable time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since Frank took charge, with Spurs only winning one of their seven home matches this term.

As it stands, only Wolves have a worse home record in 2025/26 than Tottenham, and that must improve for Frank to celebrate Champions League qualification come May.

To do that, Spurs must take their foot off the gas and attack with purpose, instead of giving the away side encouragement by being slow and methodical with their passing.

Fulham beat Tottenham 2-1 last weekend by exploiting their weaknesses defensively and hitting them on the counter. Brentford will aim to do similar on Saturday, though it’s down to the manager to stop that.

Guglielmo Vicario is reportedly thinking about leaving Tottenham due to the negativity surrounding him.

Vicario was booed by Tottenham fans vs Fulham after his huge error contributed to the 2-1 home defeat last Saturday.

The Italian fired a poor clearance straight to an opposition player when a long way out of his goal on the left, allowing Harry Wilson to curl a long-range shot into an empty net in the sixth minute to put the visitors 2-0 up.

Spurs supporters’ reactions then led to Pedro Porro‘s angry reaction at full-time and social media comments about treatment of his teammates, as well as controversy around manager Thomas Frank after he said booing during the match came from “not true fans” of Tottenham.

Vicario eyes Tottenham exit after Fulham boos

According to an update from Gazetta dello Sport in his native Italy the Tottenham keeper is now considering an exit.

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He is said to be thinking that it i time to leave the Premier League given the negative situation around him.

Frank, for his part, is not said to have any intention of replacing the 29-year-old as the starter.

A separate Gazetta story goes further in suggesting Vicario has already made his decision to aim for a Serie A return, and wants to move to Inter.

However, the former Empoli man has three years remaining on his Spurs deal, said to be worth £2.5 million a year, and is considered to be too expensive for the Italian giants at around £30m.

At the same time, former Juventus figure Fabio Paratici is officially back in charge of the sporting department at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and not a “friend” of the Nerazzurri.

Vicario exit inevitable

If Vicario is thinking of moving on then it probably only speeds up a process that would have been partially in motion on the club’s side as well.

He was, publicly at least, one of the Spurs figures who seemed to take the vitriol in the Fulham loss on the chin the best.

But, despite his obvious qualities, Tottenham probably need to upgrade if they are to reach their long-term objectives of regularly challenging for trophies.

Since his arrival in 2023 it has been identified by rivals that swinging balls in high towards him in a crowded penalty area is a potential weakness, and for all his shot-stopping ability he has been targeted in this way.

January seems a very destabilising time to lose a starting keeper, although should Frank not last until then everything would be up in the air, but it would be no shock to see Vicario move on in the summer.

Daniel Levy left Tottenham in September, but another one of his plans looks set to be realised shortly.

Tottenham and Levy parted ways after more than 20 years, with the 63-year-old relinquishing his control of the club.

Levy signed off on a £90million windfall for Tottenham before his departure, borrowing money from Macquarie Bank, which was secured against future payments from the Premier League for media rights.

It seems like another development will take Spurs a step closer to reaching one of Levy‘s main ambitions in his time as executive chairman.

Tottenham set for stadium naming rights deal

Levy was constantly looking for a record deal for Tottenham’s stadium, as he looked to sell the naming rights.

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The Telegraph reported on 4 December that Spurs are set to hire Alex Scotcher as their commercial director in January, to try and complete a deal that could bring in multi-millions.

Scotcher worked for Elevate, and helped Everton to achieve their £10million deal with Hill Dickinson for their new stadium, and now the wheels are in motion for the N17 club to eclipse that deal.

Why a stadium deal can take Tottenham to the next level

Levy constantly found ways to increase the club’s revenue, with NFL matches, concerts and boxing events being held at the state-of-the-art arena.

However, a stadium deal will be a regular stream of income that will surely only benefit the Lilywhites in the long run.

It should give them more money to manoeuvre in the transfer market, and if they can pull off a record deal, worth approximately £375m, as Levy had hoped, it will be even better.

That could help Thomas Frank’s side break into the upper echelons of the Premier League, something that they have been trying to do for years, with little success.

An agreement on the stadium naming rights, with the potential that it brings for a huge new cash flow, could be the spark that they need, to finally push on, and attract the biggest names to North London.

Luka Vuskovic has been praised for his achievements while away from Tottenham on loan.

Vuskovic impressed fans during Spurs’ pre-season, and most believed he’d be a key player for the Lilywhites this season. However, the club has other plans for the young defender.

As a result, Tottenham received backlash when Vuskovic was loaned to Hamburg over the summer.

But it seems Tottenham’s hierarchy has had the last laugh with Vuskovic flying on loan in the Bundesliga.

Luka Vuskovic praised for back-to-back Bundesliga feat

Vuskovic was recently crowned the Bundesliga’s Rookie of the Month for the second consecutive month.

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The defender has had an excellent start to the league season that has left several Spurs fan’s eagerly awaiting his return.

The youngster is not the only Tottenham star who’s thriving while on loan, with Tyrese Hall impressing at Notts County, and Mikey Moore finding his footing at Rangers before injury struck.

As a result, Tottenham expert and Lilywhite Rose owner John Wenham has praised Vuskovic’s accomplishments, while acknowledging that Spurs may have some big decisions regarding their lesser-performing stars in January.

“Vuskovic has got the back-to-back Bundesliga Rookie of the Month award. They’ll be really pleased with his progress,” Wenham exclusively told Tottenham News.

“I’m sure everyone at Tottenham is immediately delighted with how that’s going. So on the whole, it’s positive. Hall is continuing to get games for Notts County, as well as Will Lankshear.

“So on the whole, it’s positive with those younger players out on loan and, as I said, I’m sure a few will go to clubs in January too.”

Luka Vuskovic close to topping impressive Bundesliga stat

The best word to describe Vuskovic’s season in the Bundesliga would be consistent.

Indeed, the 18-year-old has arguably been Hamburg’s best defender this season.

Impressively, 100 per cent of the defender’s dribbles have been successful, according to Sofascore.

But his clearances stand out among the rest, recording 9.0 clearances per game. This is the second most clearances per 90 in the Bundesliga.

If the youngster continues at this pace, he might give Kevin Danso a run for his money, who is currently topping the metric in the Premier League.

But one thing’s for certain: Tottenham undoubtedly have a star talent on their hands.

Tottenham have been haunted by their goalscoring troubles in 2025/26, and that narrative continued on Tuesday night.

Thomas Frank was rescued by Cristian Romero’s brace to salvage a 2-2 draw against Newcastle United at St James’ Park.

It isn’t the first time this season that a defender has taken responsibility, with Micky van de Ven scoring two goals at Everton to seal a 3-0 victory in October.

Spurs haven’t been helped by Dominic Solanke’s long-term injury in their attempts to become a free-flowing attack this term, but Frank has still been scrutinised for his style of football.

Jamie Carragher shares his verdict on goal-shy Tottenham

For the fourth league game running, Tottenham failed to register a shot on target in the first half against Newcastle and rarely threatened Aaron Ramsdale’s goal.

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The above statistic sums up their lack of purposeful attacking play, which has ultimately led to discontent from the fans.

Spurs supporters want to see exciting, front-foot football, similar to what they saw under Ange Postecoglou, but as it stands, Frank is failing to deliver that remit.

Speaking on the Rest Is Football podcast, Jamie Carragher offered his verdict on Tottenham’s issues in front of goal and was baffled that they failed to have a first-half shot on target for the fourth successive match.

“There was a stat that came in last night, it was unbelievable,” Carragher said. “In the last four first halves, Tottenham have played, they haven’t had a shot on target.

“I know they scored two and the goal record isn’t not too bad, but they had two shots and scored two goals, and I think the supporters are sort of looking a little bit deeper into more than the results, and it’s like, they don’t never look like scoring a goal.”

Tottenham failed to sign a Premier League-proven striker

Spurs have struggled with a lack of firepower this term, seeing Richarlison top the scoring charts with five goals in the top-flight.

But even so, no team with ambitions of qualifying for the Champions League should have two defenders making up their top scorers list.

It all boils down to a scattergun approach to the summer transfer window from Daniel Levy, who failed to add a Premier League-proven striker to Frank’s squad.

Of course, Solanke being injured hasn’t helped, but Mathys Tel – who joined Spurs from Bayern Munich – has scored just twice in 10 league appearances, while big-money signing Xavi Simons hasn’t registered a goal in the top-flight.

Tottenham are set to see several academy stars depart North London over the coming months.

Tottenham is home to several promising academy talents.

Luca Williams-Barnett was on the bench for Spurs’ recent 5-3 defeat to PSG in the UEFA Champions League. This came after he debuted in Tottenham’s 3-0 win over Doncaster Rovers back in September.

But despite the wealth of talent at their disposal, some are set to take the next steps in their career elsewhere.

Tottenham could see several academy departures

Recently, Tottenham have offered several Under-16 stars two-year scholarships to play at the Under-18 level next season.

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But alongside this, the Lilywhites have seen several players look for alternative options away from Spurs. This comes now that the Premier League 2 has paused until January 2026.

One of these youngsters is Calum Logan, who recently went on trial at QPR. As well as Logan, speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, Tottenham expert and Lilywhite Rose owner John Wenham believes Tottenham could see several youngsters leave Hotspur Way over the coming months.

“It’s a good opportunity for players that are going to be released to go and troll with other clubs. One of those being Logan, who recently went on trial,” Wenham said.

“He would be been released anyway in the summer, so it’s good for him to have the opportunity. There are others that I expect will be released at the end of their contracts, and good chance for them to be out on trial.

“Matthew Craig, another one who needs to go out, didn’t get a loan, which he should have got in the summer contract coming to an end. I expect if Tottenham can find him a club that will take him now, they’ll let him go for free.

“So there are lots of players that need those opportunities, and this may be why the Premier League has had this break to allow players to try at other clubs”

Tottenham are investing into their academy

The current football era is one dominated by young players who are finally getting their shot at the top level.

Max Dowman is climbing through the ranks at Arsenal, while Estevao is breaking records in the Champions League for Chelsea.

Tottenham are granting chances to both come grown and imported talent from overseas.

Mikey Moore is currently on loan at Rangers, having come through the academy and won the UEFA Europa League with Tottenham during his first full professional season.

He is blossoming on loan at Ibrox:

Meanwhile, Lucas Bergvall has impressed since arriving at the club in 2024.

With the success of Moore and Williams-Barnett claiming the hearts of many, the Lilywhites are investing in their future generation like never before.

Tottenham set to pocket ‘huge revenue’ as big Son Heung-min reunion lined up

Tottenham’s reunion with Son Heung-min could expand beyond December.

Son departed Tottenham over the summer after almost a decade in North London.

When others left the club in search of silverware, the South Korean stayed and lifted the UEFA Europa League trophy with Spurs as the ultimate reward.

December has already been mooted as a chance to reunite with the left winger, but another reunion date could already be in the works.

Tottenham to face LAFC in pre-season

Son bid farewell to Tottenham to reunite with Hugo Lloris after a successful career in North London.

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Despite netting in stoppage time, Vancouver defeated the winger’s side on penalties in the MLS Playoffs last Sunday.

This means that Son and Tottenham could reunite as early as Spurs’ Premier League clash against Brentford on 6 December.

In addition to this, speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, Tottenham expert and Lilywhite Rose owner John Wenham believes that a pre-season friendly game between Spurs and LAFC is already being discussed.

“I sort of expected this to happen at some point,” Wenham said.

“I think it’s natural with the MLS season, now concluding and his side you not making the playoffs. He’ll obviously be warranted a hero’s welcome, and it’ll be great to see him.

“And I said, I probably predict that Tottenham would have already lined up a friendly to take place in South Korea this summer against his MLS side, which will bring in huge revenue for both clubs. I think that’ll just be a continuing positive relationship moving forward.”

Tottenham cannot replace Son Heung-min

Spurs’ left wing has been waiting for someone to stake their claim all season.

Over the last couple of weeks, Wilson Odobert has come close, but the French international has been inconsistent as of late.

Son gave some of his best years to the Lilywhites:

And given Tottenham’s limited attacking intensity this season, Thomas Frank is struggling to replicate the South Korean’s output.

Tottenham are interested in Antoine Semenyo, who has had a great start to the season.

But given the elite output, dedication and heart Son gave Spurs throughout the years, there doesn’t seem to be a world where the Lilywhites replace him as it stands.

Tottenham have to remove a coach from their position after the draw at Newcastle, according to Danny Murphy.

Tottenham fought back for a 2-2 draw at Newcastle on Tuesday night thanks to a brace from captain Cristian Romero.

The second equaliser came in the 95th minute just as an Anthony Gordon penalty looked like securing the points, after Rodrigo Bentancur’s tangle with Dan Burn in the Spurs box.

As the ball came over from a corner with the scores level at 1-1 the Tottenham midfielder tried to block off the massive defender while keeping his back to where the ball was coming from and was penalised after a VAR review.

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Danny Murphy moots set-piece coach sack at Tottenham

Speaking live on talkSPORT on Wednesday former Spurs midfielder Danny Murphy admitted the award was harsh when similar offences are committed all the time.

But he was outraged at the style of defending from Bentancur in not looking for the ball and suggested that if that is what he has been taught to do on the training ground then the coach in charge has to be replaced.

That comes at a time when manager Thomas Frank is already facing questions around his job at Tottenham, after losing three times in a week prior to the point at St. James’ Park.

Murphy said: “Any set-piece coach who is allowing or working with his players on defending against anybody with your back to the ball, trying to block people and stop people while you’re not looking at the ball, should be replaced.

“Because, as soon as you do that, you are a) inviting the possibility of a penalty and b) you’re making it impossible to defend the ball in… it’s absolutely bizarre. You cannot defend properly when your back is to the ball. It’s impossible.”

After admitting he doesn’t know for certain that Spurs are actively coaching their players to defend in that way he later added: “I honestly don’t know if it’s a set-piece coach saying to one or two of them ‘look, stop them by any means necessary, if you have to turn your back [then] turn your back’.

“I can’t see it, but if it is they need replacing because that is the most ridiculous way to defend.”

Tottenham look like individuals under Frank

It is hard to believe that Bentancur would have been actively coached to defend how he did, and he is hardly the first player in Premier League history to focus solely on their man instead of the ball.

But the fact is it was needlessly risky when Romero had only just clawed Spurs level in spite of a toothless attack.

At the moment Frank is in trouble because, contrary to his admirable reputation at Brentford, his Tottenham side look like a team of individuals rather than a unit in terms of how they are playing.

Guglielmo Vicario’s gaffe in defeat to Fulham, Romero’s star turn at Newcastle, Richarlison being mocked for diving at St. James‘, and Bentancur’s bizarre defending all feel like players trying to hard in isolation rather than working coherently and it has largely backfired, so the Dane has a lot of work to do behind the scenes.

Tottenham fans have been left frustrated by the lack of attacking football on show under Thomas Frank, although one signing could transform their fortunes.

For the fourth league game running, Spurs failed to land a shot on target in the first half of a match, before playing out a classic against Newcastle United.

Four goals in the space of 24 second-half minutes, including a Cristian Romero brace, saw Tottenham salvage a 2-2 draw at Newcastle on Tuesday night.

But whilst Frank required heroics from his centre-back, scoring with their only two shots on target in the match, the Dane could use the January transfer window to fix that problem.

Tottenham make contact to sign Yan Diomande

According to Sky Sports reporter Sacha Tavolieri, Tottenham are in advanced talks to sign Yan Diomande, the exciting young winger who is lighting up the Bundesliga at RB Leipzig.

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Spurs are joined in the race for his signature by Liverpool and Barcelona ahead of January, and the 19-year-old would provide Frank’s attack with electric pace and line-breaking runs.

Capable of playing on the right or left of a forward line, Diomande has posted three goals and two assists in 12 Bundesliga appearances this term.

More impressively, the Ivorian ranks in the top one per cent of wingers across Europe’s top five leagues for progressive carries and successful take-ons, while placing in the top seven per cent for shot-creating actions.

Diomande is quickly becoming a reliable goalscoring winger, and according to Sofascore, boasts a conversion rate of 17% in the Bundesliga, whilst outperforming his xG by 1.01.

As a result, it’s no surprise that the teenage sensation has drawn comparisons to one of the world’s best footballers.

Diomande likened to Kylian Mbappe

Combining his attacking versatility with electrifying pace and ruthless finishing, Diomande has been likened to Kylian Mbappe, the Real Madrid superstar who initially broke onto the scene at Monaco at the age of 17.

That was a comparison made in a report by SportBILD in November, who believe he has the potential to follow in Mbappe’s footsteps after establishing himself as one of Europe’s ‘greatest talents’.

Tottenham may be worried about shopping in the Bundesliga after Xavi Simons joined from RB Leipzig, with the Dutchman failing to impress so far.

However, Diomande arguably holds more promise than Simons, with his physical attributes making him the perfect fit to resolve Frank’s attacking issues in the Premier League.

A chaotic second half at St James’ Park saw Tottenham secure a point against Newcastle United, although supporters still weren’t happy with the performance.

An incredible Cristian Romero brace, which included an outrageous overhead kick, cancelled out strikes from Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon as Spurs drew 2-2 against Newcastle.

In a drama-filled match, there were multiple controversial moments, with Rio Ferdinand feeling Newcastle shouldn’t have been awarded a penalty after Rodrigo Bentancur tussled with Dan Burn in the box.

Thomas Frank’s men showed great character to come back twice in the final moments, and their second-half performance was far better than what they produced in the first.

Tottenham fans react to hideous stat vs Newcastle

Heading into the fixture at St James’ Park, Frank was placed under increasing pressure after Tottenham dropped points at home to Fulham on Saturday.

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Sadly, what his side served up in the first half against Newcastle did him no favours, as Spurs failed to register a shot on target for the fourth successive league match.

Reacting to this statistic via X, one fan said: “The 4th Premier League game without a shot on target in the first half is an absolute joke. I’m Frank in but that stat is inexcusable and needs to be sorted sooner rather than later.”

“Four successive PL first halves without as much as a shot let alone an SoT…” someone else pointed out, while a third wrote: “0 shots in the 1st half of 4 straight games is absolutely diabolical but certainly not surprising when you say how poor our football is.”

“75 minutes gone not a single shot on target,” another person posted, shortly before Romero produced his heroics.

“Shot shy is an understatement, another shocking performance,” someone else stated.

“Why do I feel even an ounce of happiness getting a point at SJP after not registering a shot on target for 4 first halves in a row. This dude is conditioning us,” an eighth wrote.

Frank hails Tottenham character vs Newcastle

Newcastle is one of the hardest places to go in the Premier League, which is why Frank hailed the character his side showed in the North East.

“I think I really liked the character, the mentality in the team, what they showed after three tough games, I think it’s been,” Frank said in his post-match press conference.

“To go here, the fourth game in 10 days, the third away game, very difficult place, going down two times, being behind two times, and come back, it shows everything about the willingness and the mentality in the team.”

That being said, whilst supporters were pleased with a point, Frank must take more risks in matches and play an attacking brand of football; otherwise, fan discontent will only increase.