SPURS VS BURNLEY A very good afternoon to you all and welcome to our live-text coverage of Spurs vs Burnley!! Tottenham are on a rotten run with four defeats in their last five and are in real danger of slipping beneath Arsenal for the first time this season. Meanwhile, Burnley are unbeaten in four and this welcome run has steered them five points clear of the relegation zone... With both sides wanting a win, there's plenty to play for and 90 minutes to play it in. So, stay with us for all the build-up, hype and highlights ahead of kick-off at 2pm.
Premier League / Matchday 26
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium / 28.02.2021
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Updated 28/02/2021 at 15:53 GMT
13:52
Remember when a skinny Gareth Bale was a left-back at Southampton and went 21 games without winning?
Then years later became unbelievably swole and won the Champions League four times with Real Madrid?
I feel like we've seen more of the former from the Welshman since he rejoined Tottenham but I would absolutely love to see peak Bale back at his best today.
13:49
A wise man once said...
13:45
SON AND KANE
Part of the Premier League biblical XI (Nick Pope is in goal), these two started the season in unbelievable form.
However, it's not been quite the same in 2021 as Spurs have struggled for goals at all...
But the duo are still well on course to become a record-breaking strike partnership and a goal or two between them today would edge them even closer.
13:38
PUSKAS WINNER
The last time Spurs hosted Burnley, Son scored an absolute worldy and won the Puskas award. No small feat.
And it really is a special goal...YA BEAUTY!
14:31
DIER OUT
For those who transferred Eric Dier into their fantasy teams this week (me), it comes as no welcome news to discover that he is on the bench today (I'm furious).
On such a rotten run, clearly Mourinho felt the need to shake things up at the back...makes sense, I suppose.
13:23
So, a rare start for Gareth Bale...
Will we finally see the best of the four-time Champions League winner?
13:17
BURNLEY TEAM NEWS
13:16
BALE STARTS