Tottenham's line-up in the first match after the World Cup break was clearly influenced by the past championship.
Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who played in the World Cup final last Sunday, started on the bench and so did Cristian Romero.
Richarlison was missing due to injury, making way for Dejan Kulusevski in the eleven.
Then Brentford was the strongest team in the first half and also took the lead after a quarter played.
After a counterattack, substitute goalkeeper Fraser Forster made an important save, but Vitaly Janelt reached the rebound and made it 1-0.
After half time, 2-0 also came from the home team, via Ivan Toney.
Kulusevski in the pickup
But then Tottenham woke up.
Harry Kane headed in 2-1 from close range after a well-placed cross.
That was followed by Kulusevski sending the ball in from his edge to Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg who equalized.
The Dane's goal was the last of the match and 2-2 was the final score, which means that the teams had to share the points in the London derby.