Tottenham vs Brentford Prediction and Betting Tips: A pair of Ivan Toney centric punts for Wednesday's game

TNT Sports 2 houses the exciting London-based clash between Tottenham and Brentford at 7:30pm BST on Wednesday. Continue reading for a pre-match breakdown and betting preview centred around one of the day's three Premier League fixtures.

These two no longer have the attention of the FA Cup: Tottenham finally succumb to defeat by Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, while Brentford were edged out by fellow PL outfit Wolves in a five-goal thriller in their third round replay over two weeks back.

Spurs' last win came almost a month ago in that competition's third round over strugglers Burnley, while they continue in search of a first 2024 Premier League win having only played one league fixture this calendar year.

The Bees had Ivan Toney to thank for initiating a 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest in their last outing as the striker returned to convert a free-kick inside 20 minutes which helped inspire a first win in nine matches for Thomas Frank's side.

In this fixture compared to his return there'll be more onus on Ivan Toney to deliver the goods for Brentford. The 27-year-old provided his club with a cute free-kick goal after eight months on the sidelines due to 232 gambling breaches.

He seems to thrive in the meetings with big teams - perhaps through a desire to put himself in the shop window for a move from Brentford to one of these clubs. Toney has netted twice against Man City and Liverpool, also netting versus Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea and Wednesday's opponents Tottenham.

Using last season's stats to support this bet, the former Peterborough frontman struck this line nine times in 33 Premier League starts, proving successful in matches with Man City, Chelsea, Newcastle, Brighton and Arsenal to name a few.

His tally of 94 shots, 42 of which hit the target during the previous campaign was an impressive return that only Harry Kane bettered between the two teams. Home or away, Tottenham still don't have the reassurance of a settled defence, and Toney is the perfect player to exploit those openings.

Although 5/1 doesn't seem like the biggest of prices for a goal and card double, the numbers behind this bet are very strong. We all know Ivan Toney's goalscoring record speaks for itself - 20 in 33 last season, only being outscored by Erling Haaland and Harry Kane tells you exactly what you need to know.

However, his efforts out of possession can go largely unnoticed. Toney racked up the fifth-highest tally of fouls (52) in the entire division last term, completing three in his last meeting with Tottenham. He was the Premier League's most carded striker during 2022/23 with nine bookings - giving him a strike rate of just under one in every four matches.

This exact bet dropped four times in the previous campaign and yielded a return in his comeback match against Nottingham Forest in the middle of January. Add to that the goal and card he scored and received in this pair's 2-2 draw at the Gtech Community Stadium on Boxing Day 2022 - Toney's last outing against Spurs - then we remain happy to take on odds of 5/1 for this double-edged punt.