It's been a campaign of misery, division, and hostility on the Lilywhite half of north London, yet nights like Thursday are capable of sucking you back into the Tottenham cause.An academy-inspired 3-0 victory over Elfsborg was exactly what Ange Postecoglou needed in the wake of another nadir.

Brentford have won just one of their seven Premier League meetings with Tottenham, with all three at the Gtech Community Stadium ending in a draw. The team scoring first has won none of the past five Premier League meetings between Brentford and Tottenham, with Spurs coming back to win twice, Brentford once and two draws.

Micky van de Ven returned in midweek, but Tottenham are still without several key players, including Guglielmo Vicario, Brennan Johnson and Destiny Udogie.

After Spurs struggled to breach the Elfsborg backline for 70 minutes, the academy trio of Mikey Moore, Dane Scarlett and Damola Ajayi came up with the goods in a 3-0 Europa League success, one that ensured Tottenham would progress to the last 16 without an unwanted two-legged playoff.

Brentford host Tottenham Hotspur at Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League. Kick-off is at 2pm. The match will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports.Here’s some