Brentford 3-0 Tottenham: Big-spending Spurs start new Premier League season with dismal defeat

A woeful Tottenham started their new Premier League season dismally with a 3-0 loss at Brentford despite a big summer of spending. <p>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.</p><p>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 <em>Sky Sports'</em> Jamie Redknapp praised their "total football".</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/brentford-vs-spurs/live/5610584958723786232">As it happened</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/brentford-vs-spurs/teams/5610584958723786232">Teams</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/brentford-vs-spurs/stats/5610584958723786232">Stats</a> | </strong><strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/PLHLmatchreports">Watch FREE PL highlights</a></strong></li><li><strong>Latest news and rumours: <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/Beesblogreports">Brentford</a> |</strong><strong> <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/Spursblogreports">Tottenham </a></strong></li><li><strong>Got Sky? <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/WatchPremarticles" target="_blank">Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone</a>📱</strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky?