In the early morning of February 24, Beijing time, the 13th round of the Premier League this season ushered in a make-up match, with Tottenham Hotspur playing against Burnley. In the end, Tottenham Hotspur broke out of the big cold, losing the game with a score of 0-1, based on the 3-2 defeat of the leader Manchester City in the last round, Tottenham Hotspur's performance was obviously "robbing the rich and the poor", and Manchester United received a big gift in the air.
In the last round of the league, Tottenham Hotspur won 3-2 against the defending champions, and this season's Premier League home and away doubled Manchester City, fighting for the fourth way to complete the outbreak. At present, Spurs have accumulated 39 points in 23 rounds, temporarily ranking 8th in the table, and 7 points behind fourth-placed Manchester United in the third round of the minor rounds, and there is still great hope for the fourth place.
This round of Tottenham Hotspur against relegation side Burnley, who has accumulated 17 points in 22 rounds, is in second-to-last place and is deep in the relegation zone. According to statistics, the two teams have met in the past 5 times, Spurs have won 4 wins and 1 draw to remain unbeaten, the last loss to Burnley was in February 2019, when it was a 1-2 loss.
In terms of starting, Spurs continued the trident of Son Heung-min, Kane and Kulusevsky forward, and Emerson, Sesseneon and Bentancourt were in midfield.
In the opening 1st minute, Son Heung-min sent a direct plug, and Kane's pass from the right seemed to be blocked out of the bottom line. In the 24th minute, Bentankur was complained about handball in the penalty area and the referee did not show any indication. In the 32nd minute, in the 32nd minute, Rodriguez offside flicked his head into the top corner. At the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0 draw, Andttenham had the upper hand, creating few threatening attacks.
In the second half, Son Heung-min fired a free-kick and Kane's header hit the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Kane's low shot from outside the penalty area was slightly offside. In the 69th minute, Kulusevsky slid his shot across the goal.
In the 71st minute, Burnley sent a free-kick to the back post and Benjamin Mi headed the ball into the goal to help the team take a 1-0 lead. In the end, Spurs did not equalize and broke the big upset.
The last round of the league away can beat the defending champions Manchester City, but this round lost to the penultimate Burnley, Spurs sent points to the relegation team, and they lost the chain at a key moment on the way to the fourth.
At present, Spurs have accumulated 39 points after 24 rounds, continue to rank eighth, and are seven points behind fourth-placed Manchester United in the second round of the minor rounds, and there are West Ham United, Arsenal and Wolves in front of them, and it will be more and more difficult to compete for four.