Brentford made it a miserable start to the Premier League season for Roberto de Zerbi's expensively-rebuilt Tottenham Hotspur side with an emphatic 3-0 victory at The Gtech Community Stadium. Here's how I rated the players and how you rated the players. What do BBC Sport's player ratings mean?
Spurs make nightmare start as Brentford hit three in easy win Caoimhin Kelleher: Calm as ever in goal and made the saves when he needed to. 6 Michael Kayode: Busy and a threat out wide. Opportunist goal to effectively clinch the victory. 7 Kristoffer Ajer: Read the game well throughout, Composed and dealt well with any Spurs danger, such as there was. 6 Nathan Collins: Missed early headed chance but it did not prove costly. Untroubled at the back. 6 Keane Lewis-Potter: Clinical finish for Brentford's opening goal and provided quality on the flanks. 7 Vitaly Janelt: Pounced for second goal and provided the sort of solid performance Brentford have come to count on. 7 Mathias Jensen: Dangerous from set-pieces and his shot helped set up Brentford's second goal for Janelt. 7 Dango Ouattara: Poor touch cost him a chance of a goal in the first half but his prodigious work-rate made a crucial contribution. 6 Mamadou Sangare: Outstanding.
Won possession, used possession and set up Lewis-Potter's opening goal superbly. Club-record signing at £39m looks a bargain. 8 Igor Thiago: Physical presence worried Spurs. Marred an excellent performance by missing a second-half penalty. 7 Kevin Schade: Always looking to link with Thiago and worried the Spurs defence throughout. 6 Yehor Yarmoliuk (on 67, Jensen): Eased his way into the action.5 Jaidon Anthony (on 67, Ouattara): Quiet introduction for debutant. 5 Subs not used: Valdimarsson,, Henry, Pinnock, Schuster.
Antonin Kinsky: Bad day for Spurs' new first-choice goalkeeper. Was at fault when he pushed out Jensen's shot for Janelt's goal. Distribution wayward. 5 Archie Gray: The youngest captain in Spurs history but not a day for celebration.
Played as an emergency right-back and looked like, well, an emergency right-back. 5 Marcos Senesi: Struggled to cope with the physical presence of Igor Thiago and the movement of those around Brentford's Brazilian striker. 5 Jan Paul van Hecke: For Senesi read Van Hecke. Never comfortable in a shambolic Spurs defence. 5 Andrew Robertson: Tough debut for the veteran left-back, Struggled to cope with Brentford's pace and movement on the right flank. 5 Conor Gallagher: Took a couple of heavy early knocks and had a wild shot off target. Booked for trip on Sangare and no surprise when he was replaced at half-time. 4 Lucas Bergvall: Too many wasted passes and gave away possession poorly for Brentford's second goal. 4 Sandro Tonali: Desperately poor debut for Spurs' £100m signing.
Ironic cheers for one first-half effort and did not exert any serious influence on the game. 4 Mikey Moore: The youngster was isolated on the right flank and had little support. but at least looked dangerous and gave Kelleher some work to do. 6 Richarlison: Ineffective. Lost heart as the game went on. 4 Mathys Tel: Early clever flick hinted at a threat, but was then anonymous. 4 Mateus Fernandes (on 45, Gallagher): Anonymous on debut. 5 Rodrigo Bentancur (on 45, Bergvall): Gave away a penalty. Poor. 5 James Maddison (on 68, Moore): No time make an impact. 5 Dominic Solanke (on 68, Richarlison): Game was over when he came on. 5 Subs not used: Dubravka, Danso, Davies, Williams-Barnett.
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