On a mild, oddly serene north London afternoon, Tottenham played themselves some of the way out of their funk.

Thomas Frank has struggled to win over Tottenham fans who have questioned his methods and whether he is a powerful enough personality to push them back towards the top of the Premier League table.

Xavi Simons bagged his first Spurs goal in just their second Premier League home win of the season to provide a much needed boost in North London.

What did Spurs boss say after beating former club Brentford?"I'm happy with so many things. I think it was a very good performance overall — a quite complete performance. Offensively, we looked like a big threat going forward — we were more dynamic running forward on both the sides,

Thomas Frank has confirmed that Destiny Udogie has suffered a soft tissue injury after the Tottenham left-back was left out of the matchday squad against Brentford.

A first Spurs goal for Xavi Simons, and also an assist for the big-ticket summer signing, raised the mood further, although these remain just baby steps for the club in N17.