On Monday night, at 21:00, a decimated Burnley team will face Tottenham, in the last match of the 6th stage of the Premier League. Sean Dyche can’t count on Bardsley, Cook, Mee, Lowton, Peacock-Farrell and Pieters, all injured, so the cherry-white defense will have no backup solutions. Jose Mourinho comes to the match without Dier and will bet on Son, Bergwijn and Kane, and will bring Bale and Lamela from the bench.
Tottenham did not start the new season great and is on the 11th place (goal average 15-8), with only two victories in five stages. The Londoners have accumulated 8 points and need a lot of success in order not to move too far from the UCL area. For Spurs, good news is the entry into the “circuit” of the star Gareth Bale, the Welshman being repatriated from Real Madrid. Bale played very well in Thursday’s victory with LASK Linz (3-0), in the Europa League, and his presence on the field will be very threatening. Lamis, Son and Kane’s incisors will also be found in the guests’ attack.
Burnley is in 18th place (goal average 3-8) and has big offensive problems, which will be “doubled” by the absences from the defense, on Monday night. Normally, Tottenham should have no problems getting the victory, even if in the last two trips Turf Moor had big problems: 1-1 and 1-2. They have scored both teams in 3 of the last 5 direct duels, and Burnley have fought on equal terms with the Londoners many times in previous seasons. Exceptions are a 5-0 for Spurs at home (2019) and a 3-0 away away, in 2017. Overall, Tottenham comes after very encouraging matches this season.
Mourinho’s team got clear victories with Maccabi Haifa (7-2), Manchester United (6-1) and LASK Linz (3-0), being on an upward trend. The draw with West Ham (3-3), from the previous stage, was very unlucky, because the white-blues led 3-0 in the 80th minute! Burnley comes after poor matches with Southampton (0-1), Manchester City (0-3), Newcastle (1-3) and WBA (0-0), and Dyche’s team has not won at home, in the championship, for 4 games . Anything other than a visitor’s success would be a surprise here.
Burnley: Pope; Dunne, Long, Tarkowski, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil; Barnes, Wood
Coach: Sean Dyche
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies; Sissoko, Hojbjerg; Son, Ndombele, Bergwijn; Kane
Coach: Jose Mourinho
Burnley missed undefeated in 55% of home matches since 2019;
Tottenham had three goals canceled by VAR, in the previous two away games;
Burnley have scored just one goal in their last four official games;
At least three goals were scored in 3 of the last 5 direct duels of the two teams;
Burnley have won only one direct match in the last 12;
PREDICTION: Tottenham to win @ 1,58
