Just a week after being booed by some sections of the Spurs support for his mistake against Fulham, Guglielmo Vicario was required to make an important intervention to thwart the in-form Igor Thiago at the near post.
Tottenham ultimately capitalised on that important stop, as just a minute later, they took the lead through Richarlison’s 25th-minute effort.
The Brazilian had the simple task of tapping in from Xavi Simons’ squared ball after the Dutchman had raced onto Pedro Porro’s perfectly-weighted pass in behind the Brentford backline.
Simons soon turned from provider to scorer with a superb solo effort in the closing stages of a commanding first period from the hosts.
After winning possession back in his own half, the summer signing motored up the pitch and into the box before choosing the opportune moment to slot a low shot out of Caoimhin Kelleher’s reach, ending the long wait for his first PL goal.
Nathan Collins so nearly gifted Tottenham a third in the early stages of the second period when his error allowed Djed Spence to go one-on-one, only for Kelleher to produce a strong save to bail out his teammate.
Frank’s charges continued to look the most likely team to grab the next goal, with Mohammed Kudus seeing an effort ruled out for offside in his final act before being withdrawn with 10 minutes left to play of regulation time.
With the Bees unable to establish a foothold, their frustrating outing was summed up when Thiago drilled a late promising chance into the sidenetting, ensuring Spurs could celebrate their third league clean sheet of the season.
The North Londoners climb to eighth in the table as a result of a fourth successive H2H win.
As for Frank’s previous employers, they drop to 14th following their fourth consecutive pointless road trip.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur)
