Tottenham vs Burnley

Tottenham host Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday in a huge clash at the top and bottom of the table.Spurs are one point behind city rivals Arsen.

- Burnley could become just the fourth side to complete a top-flight double against a team managed by Spurs’ Antonio Conte, after Sampdoria (2012-13), Manchester City (2017-18) and Juventus (2019-20). However, they did win their last away league game, coming from behind to beat Watford 2-1. - Burnley could become just the fourth side to complete a top-flight double against a team managed by Spurs’ Antonio Conte, after Sampdoria (2012-13), Manchester City (2017-18) and Juventus (2019-20). - Tottenham have played more Premier League games on a Sunday than any other team (318), but have also lost more games on this day than any other side (98). Burnley interim head coach Mike Jackson: “It’s going to be a tough game, we know what Spurs do. - Of all current 20 Premier League sides, Burnley have the highest loss rate in games played on Sundays in the competition’s history (60% – lost 37/62). However, the Clarets did win their last such game (1-0 at Wolves), last winning consecutive Sunday matches in September/October 2017.

Tottenham edged past Burnley to momentarily move into fourth and put the pressure on Arsenal in the battle for Champions League qualification.

3. Son desperate for Golden Boot: He was denied brilliantly by Nick Pope twice in the second half and both time he look devastated. The Clarets played well and both Cornet and Barnes went close, while they were solid defensively and very slick on the ball. Ashley Barnes’ arm was outstretched and in an unnatural position but before VAR this would never have been given as a penalty kick as it was missed in real-time. The hosts continued to have the better chances but Burnley had a good chance on the break as Maxwel Cornet was played in over the top but Hugo Lloris did well to deny him. 2. Burnley can still stay up: They play at Aston Villa and at home against Newcastle in their final two games of the season and they can still stay up. The decision was harsh on Barnes but he had his arm raised out and as soon as the replay arrived, we all knew what would happen.

They got the win, but barely. Ashley Barnes' VAR'd handball penalty, converted by Harry Kane, was the difference between the sides, with Spurs grinding out a ...

Rate the players from 1⁄2 to 5 stars. Ashley Barnes’ VAR’d handball penalty, converted by Harry Kane, was the difference between the sides, with Spurs grinding out a nervy 1-0 win. They got the win, but barely.

Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Kane was the match-winner at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ( ...

“He was not the only player to have this, maybe a virus came around into the team. Conte’s team needed a second to calm their nerves, and it almost arrived two minutes later. With the half petering out, Davinson Sanchez hooked a ball into the box, catching the arm of Barnes stood a yard away. It took Burnley 23 minutes to get a spell of possession in Tottenham’s half, and when they did they threatened. Son Heung-min tried to catch out Nick Pope at the near post before Nathan Collins hooked Kane’s close-range header off the line from Ryan Sessegnon’s cross, in an opening that Spurs roundly dominated. Antonio Conte’s team can reasonably lay a claim to having recovered pole position in the top-four race.

The men were ejected from the Burnley section of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, police say.

Burnley also said it work with Tottenham and both the Metropolitan Police and Lancashire Police on the matter. The club said it would be "supporting the police with their investigation". The Metropolitan Police said the men were ejected from the Burnley section of the stadium in north London.

Follow live updates as Spurs look to move above Arsenal into the top four at home to relegation-threatened Burnley.

It starts with Sessegnon pressing Roberts and winning the ball in a dangerous area. Son whips a dangerous ball into the six-yard box and Collins shanks it over the top of his own crossbar. 68 mins: Tottenham are back on the front foot now. Follow live updates from Tottenham vs Burnley, below: 70 mins: Aaron Lennon is warming up now for Burnley. A former Spurs player who spent 10 years at the club between 2005 and 2015. Burnley are under a different type of pressure, as the Clarets battle to avoid relegation.

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A big controversy with Burnley feeling very hard done by as Barnes did have his arm way out, and it certainly connected with the ball. Burnley already playing with more intent since the interval and have twice won dangerous headers in the Spurs box. Long gets up well, beats Dier and misses the far-post by a matter of inches... Burnley know a victory may even be enough to effectively seal their survival from relegation this weekend. But was it kicked too close to the striker for it to be worthy of a penalty? Earlier in the season, it was Burnley who came out on top with a 1-0 win at Turf Moor proving something of a turning point in Tottenham’s fortunes under Conte.

Get a report of the Tottenham Hotspur vs. Burnley 2021-22 English Premier League football match.

"I'm not sure that if we face this game three months ago we can celebrate three points at the end of the game. "Burnley were the perfect team to test our nerves," Conte said. But Spurs were forced to defend deep in the closing stages as Burnley pumped crosses into the area in the hope of a late equaliser.

Tottenham vs Burnley: Spurs will try to (temporarily) take the upper hand in the top-four race when they host the relegation-battling Clarets on Sunday.

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