Tottenham vs Burnley 2021-22 English Premier League
Tottenham take top four spot with narrow win over Burnley
Tottenham Hotspur turned up the pressure on Arsenal as they moved into the top four of the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win against Burnley.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 27': Connor Roberts (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+8': Nick Pope (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+8': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Burnley 0. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Burnley 0.
- 49': Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Burnley. Aaron Lennon replaces Matthew Lowton.
- 78': Substitution, Burnley. Wout Weghorst replaces Ashley Barnes.
- 79': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Lucas Moura.
- 86': Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Joe Rodon replaces Emerson Royal because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Burnley 0.
Game Information
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,729
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
| +19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
 BUR |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.7 | Possession | 68.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 221 | Accurate Passes | 568 |
| 299 | Passes | 647 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 13 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 25 | Clearances | 16 |
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK)  |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 19 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 27 | Lucas Moura |
Burnley (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 2 | Matthew Lowton |
| 28 | Kevin Long |
| 3 | Charlie Taylor |
| 14 | Connor Roberts |
| 4 | Jack Cork |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 10 | Ashley Barnes |
| 20 | Maxwel Cornet |
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