Ange Postecoglou has praised Dominic Solanke after opening his Tottenham Hotspur account, but has admitted the striker is still some way off full ‘match fitness’. Solanke joined Spurs in a big-money move from Bournemouth over the summer after netting 21 goals for the Cherries across all competitions last season.

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.