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Match report
The fine start to the campaign being enjoyed by Tottenham Hotspur continued on Saturday, en route to a dominant victory over Burnley.
Ange Postecoglou’s troops made the trip to Turf Moor a short time ago, hopeful of making it a trio of successive Premier League victories.
And, when all was said and done, this is precisely what Spurs managed, in some style.
It was actually hosts Burnley who opened the scoring in proceedings, upon Lyle Foster finding the net within five minutes.
From here, however, the visitors took firm control, levelling things up through Son Heung-min, before taking the lead on the stroke of the interval courtesy of a stunning strike on the part of stopper Cristian Romero:
Goal! | Cristian Romero | Burnley 1-2 Tottenham #BURTOTpic.twitter.com/qie5W8knWL
— FootColic ⚽️ (@FootColic) September 2, 2023
A further strike from James Maddison put Tottenham all but out of sight ten minutes into the 2nd-half, but there was still time for captain fantastic Son to add some real gloss to the scoreline.
Burnley did manage to reduce the damage late on by way of Josh Brownhill, but the damage had long been done, as Postecoglou’s Spurs climbed into 2nd in the Premier League table.
Player ratings
Burnley
James Trafford – 4
Ameen Al-Dakhil – 3
Dara O’Shea – 4.5
Louis Beyer – 5
Connor Roberts – 3.5
Johann Gudmundsson – 5.5
Josh Cullen – 6
Sander Berge – 5.5
Luca Koleosho – 5
Zeki Amdouni – 5.5
Lyle Foster – 6
Substitutes: Josh Brownhill – 6, Hannes Delcroix – 5.5, Nathan Redmond – 5, Jacob Bruun Larsen – 5, Jack Cork – 5
Tottenham Hotspur
Guglielmo Vicario – 5.5
Pedro Porro – 7
Cristian Romero – 7.5
Micky Van de Ven – 6
Destiny Udogie – 8
Pape Matar Sarr – 6
Yves Bissouma – 6.5
James Maddison – 8.5
Dejan Kulusevski – 6.5
Manor Solomon – 7.5
Son Heung-min – 9
Substitutes: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 5, Ivan Perisic – 5.5, Richarlison – 4.5, Oliver Skipp – N/A, Emerson Royal – N/A
Fan reaction & stat roundup
Sensational result that. Sonny back to his sparkling best, with Madders and Cuti going from strength to strength. Up the Spurs ✨️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/j4mNnHT4iQ
— Talking THFC (@TalkingTHFC) September 2, 2023
Destiny Udogie for Spurs in the first half vs. Burnley:
◉ 100% final third pass accuracy (5/5)
◉ 100% duels won (4/4)
◉ 100% tackles won (3/3)
◉ Most ball recoveries (7)
◉ Most interceptions (2)Flawless. 👏#BURTOT pic.twitter.com/GSfWPiLvEr
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) September 2, 2023
Maddison is dangerous from so many different zones. He can be involved in deep build-up zones. He is best between the lines. His goal vs Bournemouth was from a run in-behind. The 2nd Spurs goal vs Burnley shows that he can even beat full-backs both ways. What a player,what a buy. pic.twitter.com/7IB0wnujpw
— Premier League Panel (@PremLeaguePanel) September 2, 2023
4 – Son Heung-min has scored his fourth Premier League hat-trick, with each coming at different venues:
St. Mary’s v Southampton, Sep 2020
Villa Park v Aston Villa, Apr 2022
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium v Leicester, Sep 2022
Turf Moor v Burnley, Sep 2023Collection. pic.twitter.com/uWvSDgx0u0
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 2, 2023
It feels so good to be a Tottenham fan.
Thank you Ange Postecoglou. pic.twitter.com/N9wJJExvYg
— Jaco™ (@JacoCats) September 2, 2023
Son Heung-min has scored more Premier League goals than:
◉ Didier Drogba
◉ Cristiano Ronaldo
◉ Ruud van Nistelrooy
◉ Dimitar Berbatov
◉ Dennis Bergkamp
◉ Eden Hazard
◉ Fernando Torres
◉ Riyad MahrezOnly 30 players in the competition’s history have more than Sonny. ☀️ pic.twitter.com/RfXZtgDSsh
— Squawka (@Squawka) September 2, 2023
we are back (again) pic.twitter.com/OoZoTArYjM
— Spurs Xtra (@SpursXtraBr) September 2, 2023
Beckham Porro. pic.twitter.com/ljYX0T370F
— New Spurs Order (@NewSpursOrder) September 2, 2023
Son and Maddison doing each other’s celebrations 🤝 pic.twitter.com/U1b67pqTdU
— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 2, 2023
That Maddison performance is one of the best I’ve seen at Spurs for a very long time.
His weight of pass is pin point every time. Decisive in the final third, plays passes before defenders can even think.
Absolute game changing signing. pic.twitter.com/oKWGNKf3rJ
— LL (@LilywhiteLab) September 2, 2023
18 – Since his first season in the Premier League (2018-19), no player has scored more goals from outside the box in the competition than James Maddison (18, level with James Ward-Prowse). Longbow.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 2, 2023
We still have Brennan to add to this Solomon x Son x Maddison attack 😭🤍 pic.twitter.com/jES3kXvko7
— zjthfc (@zjthfc) September 2, 2023
Wow Spurs under Ange Postecoglou…just imagine where they will be in a couple of months! Son back to his best.Maddison majestic. Thoroughly enjoyable afternoon for @5liveSport with @Iandennisbbc … well played Spurs 👏👏👏👏
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) September 2, 2023
Most points won by Spurs after the opening four games of a top-flight league season:
◎ 12 points – Harry Redknapp (09/10)
◉ 10 points – Ange Postecoglou (23/24)
◎ 10 points – Antonio Conte (22/23)
◎ 10 points – Glen Hoddle (02/03)A near-perfect start. 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/WmVvXkhsUn
— Squawka (@Squawka) September 2, 2023
🎙️| Ange Postecoglou:
“I thought today was a real testament to Sonny, Madders and Romero. They all scored but those three I’ve thrust into leadership positions and the way they’ve embraced that responsibility with not only words but actions, not just on game day but on a daily… pic.twitter.com/q79eGcZKzY
— The Spurs Express (@TheSpursExpress) September 2, 2023
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