English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 16, 2025
Burnley WWWWW 0
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Tottenham Hotspur DWDLL 3
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium · 61,077 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Tottenham 3-0 Burnley: Thomas Frank gets off to flying start

Tottenham Hotspur began the season with a 3-0 win over Burnley in north London on Saturday as Thomas Frank got his tenure off to the perfect start.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
32.7
Possession
67.3
14
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
181
Accurate Passes
451
246
Passes
511
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
8
14
Crosses
27
0.2
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
42
18
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
1
2
Effective Tackles
9
6
Tackles
12
0.3
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
1
25
Effective Clearances
26
25
Clearances
26

Head to Head

TOT leads series 4-1

Lineups

TOT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 17Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 24Djed SpenceLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 14Archie GrayCM
  7. 15Lucas BergvallLM
  8. 29Pape Matar SarrRM
  9. 9RicharlisonF
  10. 22Brennan JohnsonLF
  11. 20Mohammed KudusRF

BUR · 5-4-1

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 18Hjalmar EkdalCD
  3. 5Maxime EstèveCD-L
  4. 2Kyle WalkerCD-R
  5. 3Quilindschy HartmanLB
  6. 22Oliver SonneRB
  7. 24Josh CullenCM-L
  8. 29Josh LaurentCM-R
  9. 11Jaidon AnthonyLM
  10. 28Hannibal MejbriRM
  11. 9Lyle FosterF

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Burnley 0. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross.
  2. 60' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Burnley 0. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross.
  3. 63' Substitution, Burnley. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Josh Laurent.
  4. 63' Substitution, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
  5. 66' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Burnley 0. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pape Matar Sarr with a through ball.
  6. 71' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Archie Gray.
  7. 71' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke replaces Richarlison.
  8. 74' Substitution, Burnley. Zian Flemming replaces Lyle Foster.
  9. 74' Substitution, Burnley. Loum Tchaouna replaces Oliver Sonne.
  10. 80' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. João Palhinha replaces Lucas Bergvall.
  11. 80' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Wilson Odobert replaces Brennan Johnson.
  12. 85' Substitution, Burnley. Marcus Edwards replaces Jaidon Anthony.
  13. 85' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel replaces Mohammed Kudus.

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