A match in the third round of the FA Cup is contested with Tottenham at home to Burnley. Tottenham have a good record in the league, with 12 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in the first 10 league games, and are in 5th place with 39 points, just one point behind Manchester City and Arsenal in front of them. There is no doubt that Tottenham are very competitive teams in the race for the top four. In fact, Tottenham's gap to the top of the table is not huge, that is, a gap of 6 points. This time in the FA Cup, Tottenham faced Premier League relegation team Burnley. The two sides met in the fourth round of the league, when Tottenham won away from home. Now that they meet again, Tottenham have beaten their opponents again and successfully qualified.
Tottenham Hotspur lined up 4231 formations in this game. Richaripine is at the front. Kulusevski, Lo Celso and Brennan Johnson form the offensive trident. Skipp and Bentancur were paired in a back two. Porro, Emerson Aparecido, Ben Davies and Udoki started the game in the back four. Vicario was the starting goalkeeper.
Tottenham took the initiative and launched a series of attacks, with Richarlison deflecting wide, Brennan Johnson cutting inside and Lo Celso's volley high. Burnley had few chances, but they had very good chances, with Amdouni having a solo chance but he didn't score and Tottenham escaped. At half-time, the score was still 0-0!Tottenham had 67% possession in the first half, 7 shots on goal, 3 on target, and failed to score. Burnley, on the other hand, had only four shots on goal in the first half, with only one on target, and also failed to score.
In the second half, Lo Celso and Kulusevski failed to score from distance, and Brennan Johnson's shot was cleared away by the goalkeeper. It wasn't until the 7th minute that Tottenham finally scored, and Porro blasted into a world wave, which was so perfect that the goalkeeper couldn't save it at all, and could only watch the ball go into the net. Burnley, on the other hand, failed to score until the end of the game. The final score was set at 1-0 as Tottenham eliminated Burnley to advance. Kompany was hit again, three consecutive defeats in all competitions were too humiliating, and the team's record was so bad that he was in danger of being sacked after leading the team to the Premier League.
Tottenham had 63% possession and 16 shots on goal with 7 on target, scoring just one goal. Burnley failed to score 10 shots. Burnley goalkeeper Muric was outstanding, making six saves to avoid a catastrophe. Porro was undoubtedly the man of the match and his goal was worth a fortune. Richarrison was sluggish, failing to score 2 shots. Tottenham's 58-year-old boss Anthony Postecoglou set a new record by becoming only the second manager of the Premier League era to score in his first 22 games in charge.