Burnley face a tricky test against Tottenham Hotspur in their fight for Premier League survival.
Victory would lift Scott Parker’s Clarets up to 18th position if West Ham lose at lunchtime, whilst Tottenham can move up to 13th with a win if Brighton lose at Fulham.
Team News
Burnley could welcome Zian Flemming and Joe Worrall back from knocks.
Zeki Amdouni (knee), Josh Cullen (ACL), Conor Roberts (Achilles), Mike Tresor (ankle) and Jordan Beyer (hamstring) remain sidelined.
Tottenham will be without Lucas Bergvall after the midfielder suffered an ankle injury during their 2-0 Champions League victory at home to Borussia Dortmund.
Joao Palhinha (knock) missed their last two matches but faces a late fitness test.
Rodrigo Bentancur, Richarlison (both hamstring), Ben Davies (ankle), Mohammed Kudus (quad), James Maddison (ACL) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) are still ruled out.
When is Kick-Off?
Burnley host Tottenham at Turf Moor on Saturday 24 January at 3pm GMT, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Burnley have won one of their last nine league meetings against Tottenham (W1, D1, L7).
- Tottenham have claimed seven points in their last five league visits to Burnley (W2, D1, L2).
- Burnley have never lost five consecutive league meetings against Tottenham.
- No Burnley player has produced more shots this season in the Premier League than Jaidon Anthony (23).
- Defeat would see Spurs suffer three consecutive league losses for the first time under Thomas Frank.
Prediction
Despite their gutsy clinical performance with a resiliently organised defensive effort to snatch a point at Liverpool, Burnley really do need to start winning more games if want a chance at survival so I hope that they can bring more of that quality but with more attack to try and get a crucial win.
Tottenham meanwhile will be pleased to come into this match off the back of a clinical well-controlled win over Borussia Dortmund, which has hopefully instilled some confidence back into the injury-hit squad but this will be a tough trip with one eye on their Champions League trip to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Another win though is needed here to try and get fans back on side but given Burnley’s improved performances of late, I can see them grinding out a point unless they go all-out for the win, which might just suit Spurs if can put together another clinical end product.
Prediction: Burnley 1-1 Tottenham
Result: Burnley 2-2 Tottenham
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