Across all competitions, Burnley FC have not won at Tottenham Hotspur since Jan. of 1983, with 10 losses and one draw over that 21 year span. Meanwhile Tottenham have won five of their seven all-time FA Cup ties against Burnley FC.
So when these two sides meet in the third round of the competition on Friday night, you already know who’s going to be heavily favored here.
FA Cup Third Round FYIs
Tottenham Hotspur vs Burnley FC
Kick: Fri. Jan. 5, 8pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK
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Fun Fact: This is one of four all-Premier League ties in the FA Cup 3rd round
Tottenham are very much back in the Premier League top four race, and some could even say they’re back in the league title race now too. So as the FA Cup begins in earnest this weekend, Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglu may do some squad rotation here.
Spurs have no European football this season and they were eliminated from the League Cup right from the get go. So they should treat the FA Cup pretty seriously, and Ange may play some starters on Friday night.
Tottenham Hotspur Starting 11 Prediction vs Burnley FC (FA Cup)
Fraser Forster; Pedro Porro, Emerson Royal, Eric Dier, Ben Davies; Bryan Gil, Rodrigo Bentancur; Giovani Lo Celso; Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison
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