Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Tottenham will be looking to make amends for a 2-1 loss to West Ham when they take on Burnley at their Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Spurs impressed in the first half of the season, but, all of a sudden, they suffered a dip in form. The capital club have been slipping down the standings week by week, but a win over Burnley will see Jose Mourinho’s troops keep their Champions League hopes alive.
After resting several first-team regulars in the Europa League clash against Wolfsberger, Mourinho is going to field the best possible side against Burnley. Aurier and Lo Celso should be the only absentees in the home team. The Clarets, on the other hand, are six points clear of the relegation zone. The Turf Moor outfit are on a four-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, but given the importance of Sunday’s clash for Spurs, home win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Harry Kane):
Widely regarded as one of England’s best strikers at the moment, Harry Kane enjoyed a meteoric rise at Tottenham Hotspur, scoring 21 Premier League goals during the 2014/2015 campaign to be voted PFA Young Player of the Year.
The highly rated striker went on to surpass that achievement the following season as he helped Tottenham Hotspur mount a serious title challenge for the first time in club’s recent history and he made seamless transition to international football. Kane scored four goals in his first ten appearances for England to prove he was here to stay and at the same time established himself as a first choice striker in Roy Hodgson’s squad ahead of the Euro 2016 finals.
Kane is a modern striker, who is extremely dangerous in the opposition box, but it was some outstanding goals from distance as well as link-up play with teammates that earned him an excellent reputation in world football. Kane is expected to lead both Tottenham and England in years to come, that is if he can resist the lure of top European clubs that continue to cast admiring glances his way.
Highlighted Team (Burnley):
Burnley were one of the founding members of the Football League back in 1888. The Clarets did remarkably well to win the FA Cup trophy back in 1914 and the club owners have been trying to bring glory days back to Turf Moor ever since.
Burnley defeated Liverpool in the 1913/1914 FA Cup final and, no doubt, this is regarded as the greatest achievement in the club’s history. The Clarets finished the 2015/2016 Championship campaign in top position in the standings and, as a result, they will participate in the English Premier League in the 2016/2017 season.
Burnley play their home games at Turf Moor and the capacity of the stadium is 21,401. The Clarets have won two Community Shield trophies so far, in 1960 and 1973, but they have yet to clinch the Premier League title. Claret is the dominant colour of the team’s home shirts.