Brentford 0 Tottenham 2 - Premier League result as Spurs win on the road

Tottenham secured their first Premier League victory in seven weeks as Vitaly Janelt’s own goal and Pape Sarr’s late strike secured a win at Brentford.

Spurs were on the back foot for much of the game as the hosts had over 30 crosses into the area and over double the touches in the opposition box, but Ange Postecoglou’s side showed a resolute edge they have not always exhibited this season.

The first goal came when Son Heung-min’s inswinging corner found stand-in goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarsson out of position and the ball ended up deflecting into the goal off the back of Janelt.

Although The Bees dominated most of the play the only time they came close to scoring was when Yoan Wissa could only clip the crossbar when found six yards out.

The victory lifts Spurs up to 14th in the table, four points and three places behind Brentford, and it must give Postecoglou’s side some confidence going into their biggest match of the season, away to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final, second leg on Thursday.

"It's always a challenge here, they're a quality side especially at home," Postecoglou told Sky Sports.

"After Thursday night we needed to back up here and I thought we did that really well.

"With so many set pieces we had to defend well and I thought we did as well as we have all season.

"We also showed some quality when we had the ball."

They rode their luck on occasions but now have two wins in succession to take into their biggest game of the season at Anfield on Thursday.

But Schade heads over the bar.

He opts to go for goal and his effort is not close to threatening Kinsky's goal.

It is on the right of the area so the set piece more suited to a cross than shot.

Fine goal to seal the match as Son plays a ball through to Sarr racing into the inside left channel and he pokes the ball between the keeper's legs for the killer second.

Carvalho with an overhead kick after a long throw causes panic in the Spurs box, but Spence is there to clear the danger.

And van den Berg is forced to put the cross behind for a corner.

And he takes his time to leave the field, soaking up the boos from the crowd, before slapping hands with his replacement, Scarlett.

But it is easy for Kinsky to claim.

He gets past the full-back and crosses low to the six-yard box but Davies clears.

He replaces Ajer.

All to no avail so far.

But the effort is well wide of the target.