Burnley vs Tottenham - Match preview

Two teams separated by 15 places in the developing new season square off at Turf Moor on Saturday, as Burnley welcome Spurs. While Vincent Kompany’s men brushed their top-flight woes to one side in the EFL Cup in midweek, Spurs' trophy less run will continue for another few months at the very least courtesy of their defeat at Fulham. Saturday will see the two clash in a 15:00 afternoon affair.

Burnley are currently in 18th place in the Premier League standings and are yet to hit their stride in the top flight this season. The Clarets edged Nottingham Forest to a narrow 1-0 victory in their previous game and will need to work hard to achieve a similar result this weekend. Tottenham Hotspur, on the other hand, are in third place in the league table at the moment and have been in impressive form this season. The North London outfit crashed out of the EFL Cup at the hands of Fulham this week and will need to bounce back in this match.

Although the home side’s time in the EPL has been far from consistent over the last two decades, the Clarets do have a history of facing Tottenham which goes a long way back. It has not been the easiest of starts for the Clarets with defeats in both of their opening two games thus far. The newly-promoted side opened up the campaign by hosting the reigning champions and then tasted defeat on home soil again this weekend against Unai Emery's Aston Villa.

The Lilywhites come into the game on Saturday with their tails up following a seriously impressive start under their new manager. Back-to-back wins have followed from their opening day draw against Brentford which have the London outfit able to end the weekend as the league leaders following their trip to Turf Moor.

Despite Spurs having maintained a consistent spot in England's top fight over the last 50 years - unlike Saturday's hosts - this is a fixture which has produced a whopping 122 games over their long-standing history. These two sides have met across a number of competitions including the Premier League, Championship, FA Cup, League Cup and even the Community Shield.

Their first meeting came all the way back in the 1905/1906 campaign which saw Spurs win 2-0 in the first round of the FA Cup. Across their 59 meetings in Lancashire, Spurs have lost more games than they have even been able to draw with the hosts enjoying a clear advantage having won more games than the number of draws and Spurs wins combined.

Perhaps the fierce northern atmosphere plays its part in deciding the difference between these two sides, but it is certain that the Clarets enjoy playing the Lilywhites on their home soil. Saturday promises to be another entertaining afternoon.