Tottenham vs Burnley match review, 9:00 p.m. August 16: Bullying rookies

VHO - Commentary on the match Tottenham vs Burnley, round 1 of the Premier League, the chance of Thomas Frank and his team winning all 3 points is very high when they only have to welcome a newcomer.

Tottenham vs Burnley form

Last season saw Tottenham perform disastrously in the domestic arena.

The 17th place finish, just above the relegation zone, became one of the important reasons why coach Ange Postecoglou was sacked, despite the achievement of helping Spurs win the Europa League, ending their nearly two-decade thirst for a title.

In addition to the appearance of new coach Thomas Frank on the coaching bench, Tottenham also spent heavily to bring in new faces such as Mohammed Kudus, Kevin Danso, Luka Vuskovic, Kota Takai, and also bought Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich.

After the departure of Harry Kane, the remaining soul in Spurs' attack - Son Heung-min - finally said goodbye.

In fact, the Korean star's contributions have faded since the second half of last season and his search for a new home did not surprise many people.

A few days ago, Tottenham entered the first official match of the 2025/26 season. Despite being underestimated by PSG in the European Super Cup match, the Premier League representative still made the reigning Champions League champion sweat to win in a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.

In the previous 3 friendly matches, Spurs defeated Arsenal 1-0, drew Newcastle 1-1 and lost 0-4 to Bayern Munich. Continually facing quality "blue troops" in the past month will certainly help coach Thomas Frank gain a lot of experience and lessons for his new team.

Under the guidance of the strategist born in 1973, Tottenham promises to be worth watching. Especially when Frank has proven his talent when leading Brentford, constantly leading the Bees away from the relegation zone, despite having an average force.

Tottenham unlikely to drop 3 points in opening match of new season

Tottenham have a very bright chance of getting 3 points in the opening match. Burnley clearly cannot keep up with the home team in all aspects. The new player himself is not really well prepared.

Despite pouring nearly 100 million pounds into the transfer market, the players Burnley brought in are all just potential or need more opportunities to prove their abilities.

The plan to buy a lot of players but lack of real quality has somewhat affected Burnley's performance on the field.

In all three recent friendly matches, the team under coach Scott Parker played the role of loser, respectively against Warrington Rylands (2-3), Stoke City (0-1) and Lazio (0-1).

History is not on the side of the visitors. In the last 10 meetings with Tottenham, Burnley have won only 1, drawn 1 and lost 8. In the last 11 away games against Spurs, the Lancashire team have lost 10 and drawn only 1.

Tottenham vs Burnley squad information

Tottenham: Yves Bissouma is a doubt due to a disciplinary issue. James Maddison, Radu Dragusin, Kota Takai, Manor Solomon, Dejan Kulusevski, Destiny Udogie and Bryan Gil are still absent due to injury.

Burnley: Zeki Amdouni and Benson Manuel are absent.

Expected lineup Tottenham vs Burnley

Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Palhinha; Kudus, Bergvall, Johnson; Solanke

Burnley: Dubravka; Walker, Esteve, Ekdal, Hartman; Cullen, Ugochukwu; Edwards, Hannibal, Anthony; Foster

Prediction: 2-0

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