Tottenham vs Burnley: Premier League match preview
A look ahead to this weekend's Premier League fixture at White Hart Lane
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Your support makes all the difference.Both Tottenham and Burnley will want to avoid dropping points in the first of four games in 12 days for both teams.
With defender Kyle Naughton returning from injury and striker Emmanuel Adebayor back from Ghana, where he was allowed a week’s compassionate leave, Mauricio Pochettino will have an injury-free squad to choose from.
Burnley will be looking to win two games on the bounce for only the second time this season after a 1-0 victory over Southampton in their last fixture.
KICK-OFF: Saturday, 3pm
PAST THREE MEETINGS…
Burnley 4 (Elliott, Cork, Paterson, Thompson) Tottenham 2 (Bale, Modric), Premier League, May 2010
Tottenham 5 (Keane 4, Jenas) Burnley 0, FA Cup, September 2009
Burnley 3 (Blake, McCann, Rodriguez) Tottenham 2 (Pavlyuchenko, Defoe), League Cup, January 2009 *Tottenham through to League Cup final 4-6 on aggregate*
STATS…
History suggests fans are guaranteed goals whenever these two teams meet as the last seven fixtures have averaged more than four goals a game.
There have only been five goalless draws between the two out of 105 games.
Burnley edge the head-to-head league record winning 35 games dating back to 1906, compared to Spurs’ 33.
Burnley are yet to have a player sent off in the league this season.
ODDS…
Tottenham to win: 1.50
Burnley to win: 6.50
Draw: 4.30
TV: Highlights on BBC1 at 10.20pm
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