Tottenham Hotspur are gearing up for this weekend's clash against Brentford, who face Arsenal on Wednesday night
Ryan Taylor
12:54, 03 Dec 2025Updated 12:54, 03 Dec 2025
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Tottenham boss Thomas Frank is preparing to face his old club Brentford on Saturday
Tottenham could be set to receive a boost tonight when Arsenal host Brentford in the Premier League.
Spurs are gearing up for this weekend's clash against the Bees and while club analysts will be keeping a close eye on what happens at the Emirates, two of Keith Andrews players are also walking a disciplinary tightrope.
Both centre-back Nathan Collins and forward Kevin Schade, who has been linked with a transfer to Tottenham in recent months, are currently on four top-flight bookings.
It means if either player was to receive another yellow tonight, they would be forced to sit out of this weekend's trip to Spurs, who drew 2-2 at Newcastle on Tuesday evening.
The prospect of a one-match ban following the accumulation of five yellows is wiped after 19 games which is the halfway point in the Premier League season.
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But Collins and Schade are both sailing close to the wind as Brentford look to cause an upset against the league leaders.
Last April, the two sides played out a 1-1 draw in north London as Arsenal's slim hopes of toppling Liverpool went up in smoke.
Now they head to the Emirates with a different boss in Andrews and while their home form has been excellent, Brentford have largely struggled on their travels.
Only basement boys Wolves have picked up less home points (one) than Brentford's three which came when they were 2-0 victors at West Ham in late October.
Igor Thiago is expected to be fit for the meeting and he is one of the division's most in-form players having struck 11 times in 12 Premier League appearances this term.
Brentford forward Kevin Schade
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Brentford duo Kevin Schade and Nathan Collins are both one booking away from a one match ban
Thiago bagged a brace in the 3-1 win over Burnley last Saturday and he'll be looking to shake up Arsenal centre-backs Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie in the absence of William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes.
While Arsenal are renowned for their potency from set-pieces, Mikel Arteta has also warned his players that the Bees carry huge threat from dead-ball situations, referencing Michael Kayode's huge long throws.
The Spaniard said ahead of the meeting: “A massive weapon, that’s it. Everybody knows that.
“They certainly have that weapon like Stoke had and other teams are trying to build (that) as well, because of the difficulty of the organisation of the teams, to score goals and to create big chances is decreasing.
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“They have that opportunity every time the ball goes out of play.”
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