After a summer of big-money signings, Roberto De Zerbi's Tottenham travel to the Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford on opening weekend.

Spurs have spent around £200 million bringing in the likes of Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke to North London in a bid to stop the rot of the last two seasons.

Brentford were many people's favourites to go down last season, but manager Keith Andrews silenced doubters to guide Brentford to a 9th-place finish.

Match Build-Up

The Premier League season opens with two clubs in very different places but a shared sense of unfinished business.

Brentford host Tottenham at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday with Keith Andrews beginning his second season in charge against Roberto De Zerbi's first full campaign at Spurs.

Keith Andrews was shortlisted for Manager of the Season, and it's no surprise why. Brentford were tipped by many to struggle last season, but the Irishman guided them to a 9th-place finish in his first season in charge.

Igor Thiago's 22 league goals were a massive reason for this, and they've reinvested in attack this summer with the arrivals of Jaidon Anthony from Burnley and Callum Wilson from West Ham, as well as a club-record deal for Lens midfielder Mamadou Sangare.

Tottenham fans must be assured of a better season than last year.

Spurs endured a 15-game winless run that cost Thomas Frank his job in February, and a brief but chaotic spell under Igor Tudor lasted just 44 days before Roberto De Zerbi arrived and kept them up, finishing 17th for a second straight season.

Spurs owners the Lewis family have pumped significant funds in this summer. £200m combined was splashed in the transfer market, with Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke among six first-team arrivals so far.

Tottenham have been excellent in pre-season so far, going unbeaten, leaving them in good stead ahead of this opener.

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Key Talking Points

1. Can Sangare's arrival tip the midfield battle Brentford's way?

   Mamadou Sangare opened his Brentford account with a screamer in their surprising 7-0 win over Frankfurt in pre-season and arrives in the Premier League with a big reputation as being one of the best ball-winners in Ligue 1.

   He'll come up against a revamped Tottenham midfield with the additions of Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes. Fernandes is a doubt with a calf injury but could feature.

   If he plays, it's a fascinating individual contest in the middle of the park from the opening whistle.

2. Does Tottenham's defence hold up after heavy turnover?

   Cristian Romero and Djed Spence have both left this summer, Pedro Porro is short of sharpness after an extended post-World Cup break, and Destiny Udogie is battling his own fitness problems.

   It's a backline in transition, and will face a tough test against a Brentford front three that boasts the division's best shot-conversion rate from last season through Thiago alone.

   Roberto De Zerbi built his reputation at Brighton playing patient, possession-based football, but his Spurs side may not have the settled personnel yet to execute it under this kind of attacking pressure.

3. Who lands the bigger foundation for their season?

   Brentford failed to qualify for Europe on goal difference, highlighting the quality Keith Andrews brought to the job last season.

   They had a perfect pre-season, and face a Tottenham side who are trying to draw a line under two years of turmoil and prove they belong among the top six again,

   A repeat of last season's 0-0 draw at the Gtech could be possible given the two sides are still finding their identity, which could end up shapeless and tight.

Team News & Lineups

Tottenham are missing Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, Xavi Simons, Dominic Solanke, and Wilson Odobert through injury; Brentford are without Sepp van den Berg and Antoni Milambo.

Predicted Lineups

Brentford: Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Sangaré, Janelt; Ouattara, Jensen, Schade; Thiago

Tottenham: Kinsky; Gray, van Hecke, Senesi, Robertson; Tonali, Fernandes; Moore, Gallagher, Tel; Richarlison

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