Tottenham Hotspur take on Brentford in the Premier League at the weekend and they will look to bounce back from the defeat against Arsenal in the North London Derby last time out.
They will be desperate to secure Champions League qualification this season and they need to win these games in order to finish in the top four. Brentford are a quality team and Tottenham cannot afford to be complacent. They will have to raise their performance levels in order to win the game.
Former Arsenal star and Sky Sports pundit, Paul Merson has now predicted that Tottenham should be able to win the game. The popular pundit explained that he would have fancied Brentford to win against Tottenham had Yoane Wissa stayed fit.
The 28-year-old attacker will be absent with an injury this weekend and Merson expects it to be a deciding factor.
“I was very disappointed with Tottenham last week and they were also fortunate to go through to the next round of the Carabao Cup,” Merson wrote on Sportskeeda.
“I’d have really fancied Brentford to get the win here, but Yoane Wissa will be a massive miss for them. That injury to him is a huge loss for Brentford.
“Without Wissa in that team, I’d back Tottenham to beat Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo on his own won’t be enough to beat Spurs.”
It remains to be seen whether Tottenham can grind out a positive result here. The fans will certainly expect a big performance from the players and they will have to step up and produce a reaction.
Tottenham have been quite inconsistent this season and Brentford will also fancy their chances of getting something out of this contest.