At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on April 24, the 34th round of the Premier League ushered in a focus battle: Tottenham Hotspur, who aspired to compete for the fourth place, played against Brentford.
In the first game of this round, Arsenal beat Manchester United 3:1 at home, and Manchester United, who ranked sixth in the Premier League table with 54 points in 34 games, has basically withdrawn from the Champions League qualification competition, while Arsenal, which has 60 points in 33 games and rose to fourth in the Premier League table, is still the strongest opponent of Tottenham Hotspur to compete for four.
In the game, Spurs started 343, Kane, Son Heung-min and Kulu formed a forward trident, midfielders Sesegnon, Hoybel, Bentankuur and Emerson, three centre-backs Ben Davis, Dale, C. Romero and goalkeeper Lowry. The total value of the starting eleven is 400 million euros.
Brentford started 532, with Ivan Tony and Mbumo double forwards. The total value of the starting eleven is also 130 million euros.
After the game began, Brentford took the lead, and in the 4th minute, Ivan Tony took the ball across the right and Mbemo shot from outside the box, which was deflected. In the 5th minute, Brentford's corner kick was sent out, Yanelt's cross was met by Ivan Tony and Mbemo's header was deflected off the bar.
In the 17th minute, Brentford's corner kick from the right was driven by Eriksen and Ivan Tony jumped high inside the penalty area to head the ball and hit the crossbar to pop up.
In the 22nd minute, Brentford's corner kick from the right, Eriksen drove to the back post and Ivan Tony volleyed in the air and was blocked off the line.
In the 28th minute, Ben Davis crossed and Bentankur fired a volley from outside the penalty area.
In the 34th minute, Eriksen sent a long cross from midfield, and Ivan Tony did not get the ball forward and was released by the defender.
In the 39th minute, Ben Davis picked out a pass from the top, Son Heung-min made a clever pass, and Kulu's follow-up pick was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
Heading into the second half, Brentford's attacks remained unabated, while Tottenham seemed to be a bit out of shape. In the 49th minute, Brentford had a wide-ranging long pass from the backfield and Lowry struck in time to break the ball off the sideline. In the 50th minute, Rico Henry took the ball in front of him and crossed Ivan Tony, Ivan Tony's shot was blocked, Rico Henry passed the ball into the box again, and Mbemo grabbed the point and shot away.
In the 52nd minute, C. Romero's direct pass, Kane pumped a shot that went high over the crossbar.
In the 65th minute, Spurs made a mistake at the back, was snatched by Brentford and organized an attack, and Eriksen's powerful shot from outside the box deflected off the upright.
In stoppage time, Ben Davis split the ball on the right, Kulu took the ball and crossed it, Kane barbed the goal, brushing the upright, and Spurs' last threatening attack still did not translate into a goal.
In the last round, the home game lost 0:1 to Brighton, and this round of away games was forced to draw 0-0 by Brentford, and Tottenham Hotspur, who have won two consecutive rounds of nobility, scored 58 points in 33 games, 2 points behind fourth-place Arsenal, and lost the initiative to compete for the fourth place.