How old is Tottenham's starting XI?

In a season ransacked by injuries, has Ange Postecoglou stumbled across the solution to Tottenham's problems?

Against Elfsborg on Thursday, a laboured performance from players out on their feet had new life injected by three academy graduates, all of whom got on the scoresheet to fire Spurs to victory.

At the end of the game, the average age of the XI on the pitch was 22.5 (red dot in the chart below), considerably lower than Tottenham's average of 25.8 in Premier League starting line-ups this season.

Postecoglou has been forced to use his young players already this season - teenagers Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall were both brought in last summer as bright future prospects only to find themselves learning on the job as integral players over the past two months.

The average age of his team has still been slightly higher than his first season in charge (25.6) but there are still only three players over 30 in Tottenham's squad.

Indeed, if it was not for having to field 36-year-old Fraser Forster seven times, it would have been much younger.

Even so, perhaps this Europa League victory offers up an opportunity. Are the latest young players ready to step up?

Winger Damalo Ajayi put his hand up for consideration as a wide forward to sub in for injured Brennan Johnson.

Dane Scarlett has had mixed loans in the lower leagues but finally has his first goal for Tottenham. He also cannot play for another club this season so Postecoglou may as well integrate him given Richarlison and Dominic Solanke's fitness struggles.

As for 17-year-old Mikey Moore, his goal made him the youngest English player to score in major European competition.

He has only played 139 minutes in the Premier League so far for Tottenham but is banging on the manager's door for consideration.

Sunday's trip to Brentford is one of the most daunting of the season given the Bees' home record.

But Tottenham's best finishing position in the past 10 seasons came with their youngest average age (25 in 2015-16 when Spurs came second).

Perhaps that fact can be instructive.

Full commentary of Brentford v Tottenham from 14:00 GMT on Sunday on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra