TOTTENHAM secured a crushing victory as they put Burnley to the sword.
Gareth Bale put Spurs in front just one minute into a rare Premier League start earned a Premier League start – and has since completed his brace.
Harry Kane then doubled their advantage before Lucas Moura added a third.
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Tottenham have climbed up to eighth place in the Premier League table after their 4-0 win over Burnley.
Spurs are now six points away from West Ham and the top four.
Burnley are currently 15th with only five points separating them from the relegation zone.
The two sides look set to embark on two completely different missions in the next few weeks
STATS
Tottenham controlled 58.7 per cent of possession throughout the match and that was enough to lead them to a comfortable win.
Spurs produced 16 shots, seven of which were on target, compared to Burnley’s 10, three of which were on target.
The north Londoners proved to be the better defensive side as they enjoyed a succession rate of 75 per cent on tackles, compared to Burnley’s 45.5.
The game lacked intensity as there were no yellow or red cards
FT: TOTTENHAM 4-0 BURNLEY
Tottenham picked up an impressive win over Burnley thanks to a Gareth Bale masterclass.
Bale opened the scoring after just two minutes when he picked up a ball from Son and made a good run behind the Clarets’ backline to beat Nick Pope.
The Real Madrid loanee then produced an incredible assist on 15 minutes as his cross from defence found Kane on the left flank who fired a shot from the edge of the box that hit the net after Pope’s bad touch.
Tottenham tripled their lead after 31 minutes when Sergio Reguilon’s cross from the left got a flick off James Tarkowski’s head and landed on Lucas Moura who fired a clinical shot past the Burnley goalkeeper.
The visitors hoped for a late comeback in the second half but Bale put an end to any such hopes after 55 minutes when he bent a lovely curling shot to seal a big win for Jose Mourinho’s men
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PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
AND THAT’S FULL-TIME AT TOTTENHAM!!!!!
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90+3 Hojbjerg is down on the pitch and gets assistance from Tottenham’s physios.
The Spurs star stumbled awkwardly and seems to have hurt his ankle.
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90+2 WHAT A CHANCE!
Son finds Kane unmarked inside the box but the Tottenham star gets the worst touch possible and sends the ball out for a free-kick
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90 Three more minutes of added time to go until full-time!
Lloris is on his way to recording a 100th clean sheet!
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88 SUBSTITUTION
Rodriguez won’t be scoring his 100th league goal today as he comes off and makes way for Richardson
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87 CHANCE!
Rodriguez gets a header following a cross from the right and hits the crossbar.
But a goal wouldn’t have counted as Wood fouled Sanchez with his arm at the build-up
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85 Tottenham are still comfortable on the ball and are looking for another goal mainly through Kane and Son’s partnership.
NDombele, who has been brilliant throughout the encounter, and Hojbjerg are doing fantastically well in the way they dominate midfield and keep Burnley back
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83 CHANCE!
Kane finds Son with a clever ball but the forward’s shot completely misses the target and lands on the stadium’s highest tiers.
Very uncharacteristic from Son…
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81 SUBSTITUTION
Tottenham bring Doherty on for Aurier while Burnley replace Cork with Stephens
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80 Tottenham have basically sealed an important win in their bid to climb up the table.
They are now in full control of midfield with some impressive passing football.
Burnley are still struggling to break through
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78 Tottenham’s plan is to hold possession and keep Burnley at bay.
Its obvious that Mourinho is trying to preserve energy and protect his players from any potential injury.
Tough schedule ahead…
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75 This has been an incredible match for Bale, but the same goes for Son.
Here’s why:
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73 WHAT A CHANCE!
Tottenham put together another stunning counter-attack as Ali finds Son on the left flank and the forward cuts into the box.
The South Korea international fires a low shot that Pope saves with his left hand down his left side!
Amazing save!
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73 SUBSTITUTION
Burnley make their first change as Wood replaces Vydra
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71 CHANCE!
Pope makes a splendid save to deny a swerving shot from Kane with his right hand!
That is why Tottenham have shown interest in him ahead of the summer transfer window
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70 SUBSTITUTION
As predicted, Bale comes off and won’t be getting a hat-trick.
Tottenham boss Mourinho replaces him with Lamela
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70 Tottenham are totally comfortable on the ball and Mourinho looks likely to take Bale off the pitch.
Burnley appear more interested in stopping Spurs from increasing their lead
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68 CHANCE!
Vydra does better there as he picks up a beautiful long ball and fires a shot at the edge of the box.
Lloris, though, lunges on his right side and makes the save
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66 SUBSTITUTION
Tottenham make the first change of the match as Ali replaces Lucas
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65 If you watched Bale in action the last few weeks you wouldn’t be surprised by today’s perfromances.
The Tottenham star has been making an impressive return to top form after being sidelined at Real Madrid
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62 CHANCE
Reguilon misses what could have been the best goal of the week.
Son delivers a beautiful corner kick from the left and finds the Spaniard unmarked on the edge of the box.
The Tottenham star tries a volley but sends the ball way over the crossbar
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60 CHANCE
Vydra gets a cross from the right but his header sends the ball way over the crossbar
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