LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur found a way to reverse the score against Burnley to win 2-1. It was Burnley to strike first with a goal of Jacob Bruun Larsen at the 25′. Then it was a goal in the 32′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Micky van de Ven gave the win to Tottenham Hotspur in the 82′ minute. Tottenham Hotspur was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 61,148 spectators. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the assistance of Darren Cann and Richard West. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.46 degrees Celsius or 52.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 21 Total 7
- 9 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 113 Attack 56
- 81 Dangerous attack 22
- 58 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Tottenham Hotspur had a strong ball possession 63% while Burnley was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tottenham Hotspur was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur won the match.
Tottenham Hotspur shot 21 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Burnley shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards (Pape Matar Sarr, James Maddison and Oliver Skipp). On the other side, Burnley received 7 yellow cards (Lorenz Assignon, Josh Cullen, Vincent Kompany, Sander Berge, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Pape Matar Sarr and Charlie Taylor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Tottenham Hotspur has 63 points to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Burnley will stays with 24 points to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will host Manchester City on the 14th of May with a 20-18 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (4 draws).
Burnley will host Nottingham Forest on the 19th of May with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Burnley (5 draws).
Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
32'
75'
55'
Tottenham Hotspur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario , Pedro Porro , Cristian Romero , Micky van de Ven , Oliver Skipp , Pape Matar Sarr , Yves Bissouma , James Maddison , Brennan Johnson , Heung-min Son and Dejan Kulusevski .
The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Bentancur , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Radu Drăgușin , Bryan Gil, Giovani Lo Celso , Brandon Austin, D. Scarlett , M. Moore and Emerson Royal.
Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: Yves Bissouma for Rodrigo Bentancur (75′), Dejan Kulusevski for Dane Scarlett (75′), Oliver Skipp for Radu Drăgușin (75′), Pape Matar Sarr for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (88′) and James Maddison for Giovani Lo Celso (88′).
Player of the match: Pedro Porro
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Pedro Porro.
His rating is with 1 goal, 62 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
Burnley started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Vincent Kompany played with: Arijanet Muric , Lorenz Assignon , Dara O’Shea , Maxime Esteve , Charlie Taylor , Jacob Bruun Larsen , Josh Cullen , Sander Berge , Vitinho , Wilson Odobert and Lyle Foster .
They had on the bench: Josh Brownhill, James Trafford, Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson , Jay Rodríguez, Benson Manuel , Hjalmar Ekdal, David Fofana , Zeki Amdouni and Mike Trésor .
Substitutions
Burnley made 4 changes: Vitinho for Benson Manuel (72′), Jacob Bruun Larsen for Mike Trésor (81′), Josh Cullen for Zeki Amdouni (88′) and Lyle Foster for David Fofana (87′).
Player of the match: Arijanet Muric
The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was the goalkeeper: Arijanet Muric. His rating is 7.86. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Crystal Palace – 1-3
- West Ham United – Luton Town – 3-1
- Tottenham Hotspur – Burnley – 2-1
- Nottingham Forest – Chelsea – 2-3
- Newcastle United – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1-1
- Fulham – Manchester City – 0-4
- Everton – Sheffield United – 1-0
- AFC Bournemouth – Brentford – 1-2
