TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR V BURNLEY: SPRIGHTLY SPURS TAKE ON BATTLING BURNLEY WITH TOP FOUR AND SURVIVAL AT STAKE IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE

We are quarter of an hour away from kick-off in north London! The players are completing their respective warm-ups, returning to the dressing rooms for their final preparations. Will Spurs take one step closer towards the Champions League or will Burnley throw a spanner in the works and tighten their grip on Premier League survival?

Burnley have been buoyed since interim boss Jackson took the reins at Turf Moor, losing just one of the five games under his leadership. However, they were humbled by a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa in their previous outing, which served a sharp reality check. The Clarets sit in 17th place and are out of the relegation zone on goal difference alone, level on points with 18th placed Leeds and two behind 16th placed Everton. Points for Burnley would put the pressure back on Leeds and Everton who are in action later on Sunday. There is a landmark to celebrate for Burnley's Matt Lowton today, who makes his 200th appearance for the Clarets.

Should Tottenham secure Champions League football for next season, Antonio Conte will be deserving of huge credit – the architect of a rapid transformation that has taken many by surprise. The Italian’s passion, desire and relenting pursuit of perfection has rubbed off on his players who reflected these traits in the 3-0 win over Arsenal on Thursday. They have put themselves in a great position to go and achieve what seemed virtually impossible when Conte took the wheel; the captain who has steered the ship into calmer waters.

We are half an hour away from kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the atmosphere is beginning to build nicely! Spurs fans know a win would see them move above Arsenal into fourth spot – the golden gate to the Champions League. As for Burnley, victory would pile more pressure on Leeds, Everton and possibly Southampton, as the race for Premier League survival threatens an exhilarating climax.

In the reverse league fixture between these two teams, it was Burnley who came out on top with a 1-0 victory at Turf Moor in February. Ben Mee’s second half goal secured all three points for the Clarets, who remained in the relegation zone but moved to within two points of safety. The defeat for Spurs left them in eighth place at a time when Champions League football may have seemed like a pipe dream. Mee will watch on from the dugouts today after becoming part of the backroom team under Jackson until the end of the season.

Take a look at the Spurs players arriving for this afternoon's game. Confidence will be high after the manner of their victory here against Arsenal last time out. Equally, they will be aware of the situation Burnley find themselves in and will need to be careful that their hard work in the week does not go to waste.

Spurs head coach Conte makes one enforced change to the side who convincingly overcame Arsenal on Thursday night. Lucas Moura comes in for Dejan Kulusevski who has reportedly felt under the weather in the build-up to this match.

Burnley interim boss Jackson opts for three changes to the side who lost at home to Aston Villa in their last outing. Kevin Long, Matt Lowton and Maxwel Cornet replace James Tarkowski, Aaron Lennon and Wout Weghorst.

Spurs: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Sessegnon, Lucas, Son, Kane...Subs: Gollini, Austin, Rodon, White, Winks, Craig, Kulusevski, Bergwijn, Scarlett.

Burnley: Pope, Roberts, Lowton, Collins, Long, Taylor, McNeil, Cork, Brownhill, Barnes, Cornet...Subs: Hennessey, Bardsley, Thomas, Dodgson, Lennon, Gomez Mancini, Weghorst, Costelloe, McGlynn.

Hello and welcome to live updates as Tottenham Hotspur look to leapfrog arch-rivals Arsenal into fourth spot this afternoon, where victory would see Antonio Conte’s men put the pressure back on the Gunners in the race for Champions League football next season. Standing in their way are a stubborn Burnley outfit fighting for their Premier League lives under interim boss Mike Jackson. Will it be rewards or ramifications at full-time for two clubs at opposite ends of the table, but with the same goal…points. Kick-off is one hour away!