On the evening of May 11, the 37th round of the English Premier League launched a number of matches. Fifth-placed Tottenham have a crucial game at home against Burnley, who are second from bottom in the league but still have a glimmer of relegation hopes. In the end, Tottenham Hotspur reversed the score 2-1 after conceding a goal at home, closing the gap with Villa to four points, and still retaining their hopes of finishing in the top four.
In the last 7 matches against Burnley, Tottenham has achieved a good record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and has maintained 4 consecutive wins at home, which can be said to be a very obvious advantage. However, Tottenham's recent form has been too poor, losing all of their last four league games without scoring a point, resulting in the team having played fewer games, but it is already seven points behind Villa in the standings.
In this game, if they can't win at home, because the goal difference is 9 for Villa, Tottenham Hotspur will basically be sentenced to miss the top four, and bid farewell to next season's Champions League, and the team will gain more than 40 million pounds less.
To this end, coach Postecoglou did his best, captain Son Heung-min led the way, and key players such as Maddison, Kulusevski and Van der Ven were all put on the line. And Burnley must also win this game, even if it is a draw, it will directly declare relegation failure, and they will be relegated to the Championship in just one year, and the loss will be as high as more than 100 million pounds.
In the fifth minute, Burnley's left wing-back Vitinho headed in a cross from a teammate, and the ball was tipped over the crossbar by the attentive Tottenham goalkeeper Vicario. In the 7th minute, Kulu's cross from the left was headed over by Bissouma, and Brennan Johnson, who was waiting at the back post, had his right-footed shot from a tight angle saved, and Tottenham missed a good chance to score.
In the 23rd minute, after receiving a pass from his teammates on the right, Son Xingmin took two steps at the edge of the penalty area and shot directly with his feet, but unfortunately the quality of the play was too poor, and the ball was outrageously off. In the 24th minute, the away team took the lead in scoring, Tottenham made a mistake in the midfield tackle, the away midfielder Berg took the ball and passed straight to the penalty area, and the Danish striker Larsen inserted and pushed the goal at high speed, scoring the sixth goal of the individual league, 0-1! Tottenham are down again at home.
Unwilling to lose, Tottenham pressed hard and soon equalised. In the 32nd minute, Porro led the squad leader on the right side to drive straight in, and the right side of the penalty area shot with his right foot into the upper corner of the goal, 1-1! With this wonderful world wave, Tottenham Hotspur, playing at home, returned to the same starting line as their opponents.
In the 35th minute, Tottenham had a chance to complete the score at halftime, but unfortunately Brennan Johnson was too greedy, after stealing the ball from the Burnley goalkeeper, he did not choose to cross to the unmarked Son Xingmin in the middle, and chose to hit the goal with his own feet, and finally unfortunately hit the side netting, and the Tottenham captain also spread his hands helplessly.
At half-time, the two sides went into the dressing room 1-1.
In the second half, Tottenham played more aggressively, but they couldn't find a chance to score. In the 59th minute, Maddison led the team on the left side to Longtan alone, but unfortunately the final shot was bravely blocked by Burnley goalkeeper Muric. In the 78th minute, Son Heung-min crossed in front of the goal after a strong break on the left, and Brennan Johnson, who was outflanked at the back point, missed a great opportunity to open the goal, and the former Nottingham Forest "Prince" did not use his own play to indirectly help his old club complete relegation.
In the 80th minute, Tottenham's attack on the right developed into the penalty area, and the defender cleared the ball, but unfortunately Tottenham midfielder Sarr's follow-up shot from the middle was saved by the Burnley goalkeeper again.
In the 82nd minute, Tottenham finally completed the goal! Maddison went straight to the front, and Van der Veen, who was in the center forward position, took the ball past the opposing defender, and then scored a low left-footed shot from a tricky angle to break through the opponent's goal, 2-1! Coach Postecoglou's last-minute "fight to the death" of the game worked wonders!
In the end, Tottenham scored two goals in a row to complete the score reversal after conceding one goal at home, ending the recent four-game losing streak. With two rounds remaining, the gap to fourth-placed Villa has been reduced to four points.
In the final two rounds, Tottenham will face title favourites Manchester City at home and relegated Sheffield United away, while Villa will face Liverpool at home and Crystal Palace away. With a goal difference of up to seven between the two teams, Tottenham will have to win two in a row and Villa to have a chance of overtaking their opponents and moving into the top four.
Regardless, with a win over Burnley, Tottenham at least retain a glimmer of hope of qualifying for the Champions League and will give it their all against Manchester City in the next game. This result is also the most desirable for Arsenal, which is also competing for the title. After losing this game, Burnley completely lost the possibility of relegation, and was relegated back to the Championship after only one season of promotion to the Premier League, becoming a veritable league lift.