A woeful Tottenham started their new Premier League season dismally with a 3-0 loss at Brentford despite a big summer of spending. After avoiding relegation on the final day last season, Spurs have splashed out £237m on six signings so far this summer - but any hope of immediate change has quickly been extinguished with a shocking display in west London. First-half goals from Keane Lewis-Potter and Vitaly Janelt, followed by Michael Kayode's finish just four minutes into the second half, gave the Bees a deserved victory as Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp praised their total football.

Spurs gave competitive debuts to five new signings, but it was Brentford's club-record signing Mamadou Sangare who stole the show as he set up the first goal and ran the game in midfield. Roberto De Zerbi's side's miserable season opener at the Gtech Community Stadium could have been worse, only for Igor Thiago to miss a 55th-minute penalty. Tottenham failed to have a shot on target in the first half and registered a full-time expected goals of just 0.47 compared to Brentford's 3.96, heightening the need for the potential forward arrivals of Savinho and Omar Marmoush from Manchester City.

In fact, this was Spurs' joint-heaviest opening-day defeat of a Premier League season, showing why they have finished 17th in back-to-back seasons. Brentford will be buoyed by their resounding win as they look to qualify for Europe this season.