{
  "id": 2622702,
  "title": "Tonali nightmare as Sangare stars - Brentford v Spurs player ratings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/tonali-nightmare-as-sangare-stars-brentford-v-spurs-player-ratings",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T18:29:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport",
    "slug": "bbc-sport",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp878q13v72o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Roberto de Zerbi's Tottenham Hotspur suffered a disappointing Premier League opener with a 3-0 defeat to Brentford at The Gtech Community Stadium. Here are the player ratings for the match, as well as the ratings given by BBC Sport fans.\n\nCaoimhin Kelleher was steady in goal, making crucial saves as needed, earning him 6 points. Michael Kayode was hardworking and dangerous out wide, scoring the match-winning goal, scoring 7 points. Kristoffer Ajer demonstrated excellent game awareness and composure, earning 6 points. Nathan Collins missed a header early on but didn't face any issues, receiving 6 points.\n\nKeane Lewis-Potter scored Brentford's opening goal and provided quality on the flanks, earning 7 points. Vitaly Janelt secured the second goal and delivered a solid performance, scoring 7 points. Mathias Jensen was dangerous from set-pieces and helped set up Janelt's goal, scoring 7 points. Dango Ouattara had a poor touch early on but contributed with his work-rate, earning 7 points.\n\nMamadou Sangare was exceptional, winning and using possession effectively while setting up Lewis-Potter's goal, scoring 8 points. Igor Thiago's physical presence troubled the Tottenham defense, but he missed a penalty, earning 6 points. Kevin Schade linked with Thiago throughout, scoring 7 points. Yehor Yarmoliuk (on 67, Jensen) and Jaidon Anthony (on 67, Ouattara) made quiet debuts, scoring 5 points each. Substitutes Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, and Schuster were unused, earning 5 points each.\n\nAntonin Kinsky had a bad day for Spurs, committing errors and having a wayward distribution, scoring 5 points. Emergency right-back Archie Gray struggled to cope with Thiago's physicality and movement, earning 5 points. Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke failed to cope with Thiago and Brentford's movement, scoring 5 points each. Andrew Robertson had a tough debut, struggling with Brentford's pace and movement, scoring 5 points. Conor Gallagher took heavy knocks early on and had a wild shot off target, earning 4 points. Lucas Bergvall wasted passes and gave away possession, scoring 4 points. Sandro Tonali, the £100m signing, had a poor debut, earning 4 points. Mickey Moore was isolated on the right flank but looked dangerous, scoring 6 points. Richarlison was ineffective and lost heart as the game went on, earning 4 points. Mathys Tel had a clever flick but was anonymous overall, scoring 4 points. Mateus Fernandes (on 45, Gallagher) and Rodrigo Bentancur (on 45, Bergvall) gave away a penalty and were poor, scoring 5 points each. James Maddison (on 68, Moore) and Dominic Solanke (on 68, Richarlison) had no impact when they came on, scoring 5 points each. Substitutes Dubravka, Danso, Davies, and Williams-Barnett were unused, earning 5 points each.",
  "summary": "How Brentford and Tottenham's players rated following their Premier League match.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Shambolic Spurs battered by Brentford",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/shambolic-spurs-battered-by-brentford",
        "published": "2026-08-22T18:28:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Tonali nightmare as Sangare stars - Brentford v Spurs player ratings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/tonali-nightmare-as-sangare-stars-brentford-v-spurs-player-ratings-2622722",
        "published": "2026-08-22T18:29:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}