Burnley will be hosting Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday. The fixture will take place at 1:00 am IST at Turf Moor on 24th February. Burnley will play their 23rd match of their league while Tottenham will play their 24th match of the league. Tottenham are the club in form at the moment after defeating Manchester City at their home ground.
Burnley have recently won 0-3 against Brighton as they are back to winning ways. However, they have failed to pounce on their games in hand and see themselves in the relegation zone. They will need something extra to defeat Conte’s side and get out of the relegation zone. Burnley are currently 19th on the Premier League table just above Norwich.
Burnley Premier League Form: D D D L W
Tottenham Hotspur will be entering this fixture after a strong 2-3 win against Manchester City. Spurs are currently 8th on the Premier League table with 3 games in hand over Manchester United and West Ham United. They would want to make their case strong to be in the top four of the Premier League by beating Burnley.
Tottenham Hotspur Premier League form: W L L L W
Team News
Burnley vs Tottenham Hotspur: The Clarets team news
Burnley are lucky to not have any fresh injury concerns to face Tottenham Hotspur. Their recent star man Wout Weghorst is likely to start again. However, Maxwell Cornet and Jay Rodriguez might compete against each other for a place in the starting lineup.
James Tarkowski and Ashley Westwood could join the squad as they were COVID absentees for their last match but could feature here if they do not test positive again. Charlie Taylor also looks close to a return but the confirmation is not yet done by the manager.
Burnley possible starting lineup
Nick Pope; Ben Mee, Conor Roberts, Nathan Collins, Erik Pieters; Jack Cork, Josh Brownhill, Dwight McNeil, Aaron Lennon; Wout Weghorst, Maxwell Cornet
Tottenham Hotspur vs Burnley: Spurs team news
Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Antonio Conte has to pick out from a squad that has a few health concerns. Japhet Tanganga (Knee Injury), Oliver Skipp (Groin Strain), and Sergio Reguilón (Coronavirus) won’t be making appearances.
There are no fresh concerns for Spurs after their game against City. However, if there are any training injuries over the week then that is yet to be seen. There were a few discomforts at the end of the City game but that did not seem serious.
Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup
Hugo Lloris; Cristian Romero, Davinson Sanchez, Ben Davies; Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Emerson Royal, Ryan Sessegnon, Rodrigo Bentancur; Son Heung-Min, Harry Kane, Dejan Kulusevski
Our Predictions
Burnley 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
It is not easy to beat Manchester City and Tottenham have done that recently in a dramatic fashion. Scoring three goals against is not anyone’s cup of tea and even the best struggle to do that at times. Burnley also had a good result against Brighton but they may not be able to match Tottenham’s quality and confidence at the moment.
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