We have reached the penultimate round of fixtures in the English Premier League and on Sunday the 15th of May we have a meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley.
This is a crucial game for both ends of the table and the hosts begin the weekend in 5th place on 65 points while the visitors are in 17th place on 34 points.
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Tottenham Hotspur come into the match on the back of a superb 3-0 victory over Arsenal in the North London Derby on Thursday night.
Spurs opened the scoring from the penalty spot and having seen arsenal reduced to 10 men, Spurs took full advantage to add a second goal before half time. Spurs got their third early in the second half and the game was over as a contest.
That result means Spurs are undefeated in their 4 most recent games, all of which have been in the Premier League. In addition to the victory over Arsenal, Spurs have beat Leicester City at home and picked up a point at Brentford and Liverpool.
Trends show Spurs are undefeated in 8 of their last 9 league games and they have won 5 of their last 6 at home in the Premier League. Other than the slip-up against Brighton, Spurs have been scoring plenty of goals at home and they have found the back of the net at least 3 times in 4 of their last 5 league matches on home soil.
Burnley make the trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium having previously suffered a 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Aston Villa.
That result brought an end to a good run of wins in the Premier League for Burnley. They won 3 matches in a row, beating Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers at home plus Watford away.
However, away form has been poor and Burnley have won only 2 of their last 16 away matches in all competitions. Burnley have recorded 1 win from their last 5 away Premier League fixtures and have won only 2 away league matches all season.
Trends show Burnley have been struggling to keep clean sheets in away Premier League matches. They have conceded at least 1 goal in each of their last 5 away league games.
Looking ahead to the team news and Spurs have five players on the treatment table, with Cristian Romero, Sergio Reguilón, Matt Doherty, Oliver Skipp, and Japhet Tanganga all expected to miss out.
Burnley travel without the injured quartet of Matej Vydra, James Tarkowski, Jay Rodriguez, and Ashley Westwood. Ben Mee could be back in contention following a knee problem.
Spurs are coming into this game full of confidence following their win over Arsenal. Burnley will be aiming to sit back and defend in numbers but Spurs have the players to break them down. This could be a comfortable win for the hosts, with Spurs keeping a clean sheet.