James Maddison shone as Tottenham came from behind to beat Brentford on Saturday - but it wasn't enough to save him from a ticking off from his mum

James Maddison hopes that his first goal of the season ‘shuts up a few people’ after completing the scoring in Tottenham’s 3-1 win over Brentford on Saturday. It was a good day for Spurs as they put last weekend’s defeat to Arsenal behind them and picked up a second victory over the campaign.

Tottenham earned their second Premier League win of the season as they recovered from a nightmare start to beat Brentford 3-1 in north London. The Bees took an early lead against Manchester City a week ago, and it was more of the same here as Bryan Mbeumo volleyed home brilliantly after just 22 seconds to stun the home fans.

The 27-year-old Maddison started the campaign with back-to-back assists but faced criticism following last weekend’s defeat to Arsenal and responded with his first goal since March. “The team is always the most important. I would have been happy with my performance and how I played regardless of whether I got the goal,” Maddison reflected.

But the Englishman has not found the back of the net for Tottenham since March with his form really struggling over the last nine months. Speaking ahead of the North London Derby on Sunday, Maddison has admitted he was impressed as a kid by Arsenal’s invincibles.

James Maddison hopes his first goal since March “shuts up a few people” after scoring Tottenham Hotspur’s third in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Brentford. The 27-year-old began the 2024-25 campaign with an assist in each of Tottenham’s opening two Premier League fixtures,