Solanke’s goal was Spurs’s first and proved the perfect response to falling behind to a Bryan Mbeumo stunner after just 22 seconds. Solanke's strike also encapsulated what Spurs were about on this sunlit September Saturday afternoon as James Maddison pinched the ball, forced a save, and Solanke swept home the rebound.

Striker Dominic Solanke scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur as Ange Postecoglou's team recovered from conceding inside the opening minute to beat Brentford 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.

So for Dominic Solanke, there was no doubt a significant amount of relief, when he saw the ball hit the back of the net early on against Brentford. It was only his fourth game for Tottenham since a £65m switch from Bournemouth but where strikers are concerned - especially expensive new ones - it doesn't take much before talk of a droughts begin.