After more than 40 days of break due to the World Cup, the Premier League started again with its traditional "Boxing Day" inaugurated by a breathless match between Brentford and Tottenham.
Eight days after the 2022 World Cup final won by Argentina against France (3-3 after extra time, 4 shots on goal to 2), the usual Spurs captain Hugo Lloris saw his team from the bench outclassed by Brentford.
Vitaly Janelt (15th) and Ivan Toney (54th) took advantage of Tottenham's defensive errors, before Harry Kane gave Spurs hope.
Very watched for his return sixteen days after his missed penalty against France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup (2-1 defeat) and whistled by a small part of the public, Kane reduced the score by a goal from the head on a center of another Globalist, the Croatian Ivan Perisic (65th).
The Dane Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg equalized six minutes later (71st, 2-2), an equalizer synonymous with 4th place for the Spurs (30 pts), under threat from Manchester United (5th, 26 pts).
Among the matches on Monday's program, the leader Arsenal receives West Ham (16th), while his runner-up Manchester City, relegated to five lengths, will face Leeds (15th) on Wednesday.
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