Tottenham’s prolific away form eluded them in an evenly contested encounter against bottom three Burnley, though the ever-reliable Son Heung-min came to their rescue with a an opportunist winner 15 minutes from the end. Son is now the Premier League’s top scorer with eight while Spurs shoot half a dozen places up the table as a result.
That was tough for Burnley to take, because despite not registering a goal at Turf Moor this season they were enjoying the better of the chances before Son struck from a set piece. Harry Kane, whose header set up Son’s scoring chance to record yet another assist between the pair, had just cleared a James Tarkowski effort off the line in what amounted to the nearest the game had come to an opening goal. Kane went down the other end to change all that by meeting Erik Lamela’s corner to set up Son’s close range finish, leaving the home side disappointed after managing to hold a side who won their last two away games 5-2 and 6-1 for well over an hour.
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