Saturday, 20 December 2014

Premier League



Tottenham Hotspur                                                    Burnley

 


  • SubstitutionHarry KaneRoberto Soldado
  • 84'
    And that is Kane's final involvement today. He has been a breath of fresh air yet again for Spurs with another goal and his work rate has been received very warmly by White Hart Lane. Soldado takes his place.
  • 83'
    Spurs come forward once more on the counter and should have put the game to bed in all fairness, but Eriksen couldn't produce the worthy final ball with Kane and Stambouli to aim for across the box.
  • 80'
    Dyche appears to be putting all of his eggs in one basket there. He will be hoping the fresh legs down the flanks will inspire his side, but he does still have Lukas Jutkiewicz on the bench if he wishes.
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    79'
    SubstitutionScott ArfieldRoss Wallace
  • 79'
    SubstitutionGeorge BoydMichael Kightly
  • 79'
    Burnley are making a double change here. It's two straight swaps with Ross Wallace and Michael Kightly are coming on in place of Boyd and Arfield.
  • 77'
    GOOD SAVE FROM HEATON! Tottenham are piling the pressure on now. Chadli gets in behind this time and Heaton produces a strong hand to block his shot.
  • 76'
    More good link-up play from Spurs leads to Walker getting to the byline, but he pulls the ball behind the gambling Chadli and Kane in the area.
  • 75'
    ANOTHER CHANCE WASTED FOR SPURS! Chadli cleverly skips away from a couple of challenges and looks for the reverse pass for Eriksen, but the ball is well intercepted and cleared by Burnley. Passing to Kane would have been the better option!
  • 72'
    Ings looks to be struggling here for Burnley. He is holding the bottom of his back and replays show that he landed awkwardly after contesting an aerial challenge in the box.
  • 70'
    Lovely build-up play once again from Spurs as Chadli finds Lamela and looks for the return ball, but Mee reacts quickly to clear the ball to safety.
  • 69'
    Elsewhere, Radamel Falcao has equalised for Man United at Aston Villa while Graziano Pelle has doubled Southampton's lead over Everton. Charlie Austin has drawn QPR level with West Brom and Stewart Downing has doubled West Ham's advantage over Leicester.
  • 67'
    A slip from Burnley and Kane looks to take advantage as he tears down the left wing and opts to shoot, but Shackell comes across well to block for the visitors.
  • 65'
    GOAL FOR SPURS! BUT IT WON'T COUNT... Kane threads the ball through nicely for Chadli who finishes with aplomb, but the linesman rightly has his flag up for offside.
  • 63'
    A dangerous free kick for Burnley on the left hand side is whipped into the Spurs area. Keane meets it at the far post but cannot keep his header down.
  • 61'
    Burnley have began this second half strongly and Ings looks a constant threat for them up front. They have only ever won once on the road in the Premier League - that was against Stoke last month. They are giving a good account of themselves here though.
  • 59'
    GREAT BLOCK! Spurs look dangerous coming forward once again and the ball comes to Kane on the left, but the visitors are very solid defensively again to clear.
  • 57'
    Lloris is one of the Spurs players to start every league game this season along with Eriksen. Burnley have three ever-presents in Heaton, Trippier and Shackell.
  • 54'
    GOOD SAVE FROM LLORIS! Ings once again makes some space for himself and fires a powerful effort on goal. The French stopper produces strong reflexes once again.
  • 51'
    It has been a good week on the whole for Spurs. Picking up three late points at Swansea then advancing to the semi-finals of the League Cup where they'll play League One's Sheffield United. They also got a good draw in Fiorentina in the last 32 of the Europa League.
  • 49'
    Both sides are on the back of winning runs coming into this game. Spurs have beaten Swansea and Newcastle over the last seven days, while Burnley beat Southampton. Who will keep the momentum going? It's hard to call at the moment.
  • 47'
    IMPORTANT SAVES LLORIS! Bright start from Burnley! Ings gets away from Fazio and draws a good save from Lloris at his near post. From the resulting corner, Burnley's top scorer gets another chance from a tight angle but the Spurs skipper is once again equal to it.
  • 46'
    HERE WE GO! Burnley get us back underway.
  • The teams are back out and the second half is upon us.
  • There have been goals at every ground in the Premier League today. West Brom are also 2-1 up at QPR, while Southampton are 1-0 up against Everton. Elsewhere, West Ham are a goal to the good against Leicester, as are Swansea at Hull. Manchester City moved level and just a goal behind Chelsea at the top with a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace, but their neighbours are currently trailing 1-0 at Aston Villa.
  • What a brilliant 45 minutes that was with both sides really going for it. Spurs took the lead after quick thinking from Kane. Burnley levelled with a wonderful strike from Barnes, but an equally impressive effort from Lamela restored Spurs' advantage.
  • HALF TIME - TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 BURNLEY 1
  • 45' + 4'
    That's it for a very entertaining first half at White Hart Lane.
  • 45' + 3'
    VERY SHAKY FROM BURNLEY! The visitors have conceded 10 headed goals in the league this season and five from corners and you can see why. They cannot clear as the ball pings around the area, before eventually going behind for a goal kick.
  • 45' + 2'
    Kane has another go from outside the area as Spurs look to finish the half on a high. The shot is deflected and goes behind for a corner.
  • 45'
    We're going to have three minutes of stoppage time here.
  • 44'
    SubstitutionRyan MasonBenjamin Stambouli
  • 44'
    WHAT AN EFFORT FROM KANE! He cuts inside from the left and tries his luck and isn't too far away with a very powerful shot. Spurs make the change soon after with Benjamin Stambouli coming on in place of Mason.
  • 42'
    It looks like that will be the end of his afternoon as he hobbles off to a generous round of applause. Pochettino has shown a lot of faith in the youngster by starting him in 12 consecutive games.
  • 41'
    The youngster injured himself in the process here and looks in a lot of pain as the physio comes on followed by the stretcher. Hopefully, it is nothing too serious.
  • 39'
    BRILLIANT PLAY FROM SPURS! Davies and Eriksen link up on the left with the latter slipping the ball through for an onrushing Mason, who fires just over in the area.
  • 37'
    End-to-end stuff here at White Hart Lane. Boyd almost gets in behind for Burnley from a free kick, while Lamela bursts forward on the counter attack within seconds but the visitors stand firm at the back to clear.
  • 35'
    Assist Ryan Mason
  • 35'
    Goal Erik Lamela
    WHAT A STRIKE - ERIK LAMELA!! Spurs regain the lead in emphatic fashion! The Argentine cuts inside from the right and bends a wonderful effort into the far corner for his first Premier League goal - well worth the wait!
  • 34'
    These two will meet at Turf Moor in the third round of the FA Cup at the start of January and, if it matches up to the standard set here, we should be in for a cracking tie.
  • 31'
    The game really has burst into life over the last 10 minutes. It had been a bright start from both sides before they went fairly flat, but it is end-to-end stuff now going into the last 15 minutes of the half.
  • 30'
    HOW DID THAT STAY OUT?!! Lamela gets in behind the defence and plays the ball across the six-yard box. Kane misses it somehow and Eriksen eventually fires over.
  • 27'
    Assist George Boyd
  • 27'
    Goal Ashley Barnes
    WHAT A GOAL - ASHLEY BARNES!! Burnley are level and in spectacular fashion too! Last week's match winner receives the ball from Boyd on the edge of the area, and curls a wonderful effort into the top corner way beyond the reach of Lloris - unstoppable!!
  • 26'
    GOOD TRY FROM LAMELA! He initially looks for Kane and retrieves the ball after it is only half cleared. He tries his luck from 25 yards and Heaton gets down well to hold.
  • 24'
    Well that should settle the hosts down. They have only won three times here in the league this season while losing on four occasions, so three points will definitely get them back on track at the Lane.
  • 22'
    Christian Eriksen deserves a mention in that goal though as the initial free kick was intended for him. He was in an offside position and intelligently left it for Chadli to run onto and Spurs profited hugely.
  • 21'
    Assist Nacer Chadli
  • 21'
    Goal Harry Kane
    GOAL FOR TOTTENHAM - HARRY KANE!!! It's that man again! He is awarded a free kick and takes it quick for Chadli to run onto. He then races into the box to get on the end of the Belgian's cross and head home goal number 14 of the season.
  • 20'
    That's a good chance wasted from Spurs. They get a free kick in a decent position on the right hand side of the area, which Lamela takes short to Mason but he sweeps the ball well over the bar.
  • 18'
    Kane tries his luck again from outside the area. His effort is off target by quite a way but it's a sign that he has a lot of confidence in his ability at the moment.
  • 16'
    GOOD BLOCK FROM SHACKELL! Lamela breaks with purpose through the centre and feeds Kane to the right, but Spurs' top scorer in all competitions is denied by a solid interception from the Burnley skipper.
  • 14'
    History of this fixture doesn't really favour Burnley, they have only won one of their last six at White Hart Lane. Spurs, on the other hand, have scored 12 goals in the last three meetings here.
  • 11'
    Burnley won the reverse fixture 4-2 at Turf Moor on the final day, though it had little significance as they were already relegated while Spurs had already sealed a place in the top four.
  • 9'
    This is only the third meeting the Premier League between the sides. The last two came during Burnley's last spell in the top flight five seasons ago, with Spurs winning 5-0 here thanks to four goals from Robbie Keane.
  • 7'
    It was worth a go from Eriksen there. He exchanges passes from a short corner with Lamela and tries his luck from outside the area with a low effort. Heaton has to get down to hold on at his near post.
  • 6'
    It's been a very bright start to the game from both sides. Spurs are putting the pressure on their opponents who are defending in a very solid manner so far.
  • 3'
    Yellow Card Ben Davies
  • 3'
    GOOD TRY FROM ARFIELD! Burnley come forward for the first time with Trippier bursting down the right flank and delivering a deep cross. Arfield arrives at the far post but sends his effort not too far over from a tight angle.
  • 2'
    Bright start from Spurs as Kane gets involved for the first time. He links up with Eriksen and jinks past a couple of chances, but just overhits his pass for Lamela.
  • 1'
    WE'RE OFF! Tottenham get us underway kicking from left to right

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