Tottenham Hotspur beat Burnley 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday the 15th of May 2022, thanks to a Harry Kane penalty in the first-half stoppage time. This win, combined with Arsenal’s loss at St. James’ Park to Newcastle United yesterday, makes Spurs the favourite to clinch the fourth and final Champions League spot.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
What was Tottenham Hotspur’s xG? How many interceptions did Burnley make?
To navigate the stats gallery, simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.
At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Tottenham Hotspur lined up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Lucas Moura and Son Heung-Min as the attacking midfielders behind Harry Kane.
Antonio Conte used only two substitutes in this game in the form of Dejan Kulusevski and Joe Rodon.
Burnley lined up in a 5-3-2 formation with a midfield trio of Josh Brownhill, Jack Cork and Dwight McNeil.
The Burnley coach brought on Aaron Lennon and Wout Weghorst as substitutes.
Tottenham Hotspur completed 53 progressive passes in this game. Burnley made 57 interceptions.
Despite having an xG of 2.87, Spurs could net only once in this game, and that too only through a penalty.
Excluding the penalty scored by Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur hit eight shots on target out of 20.
With one out of eight shots on target, Burnley’s shot accuracy was only 12.5%.
Tottenham were the much better team in this game, as seen in the xG timeline.
Eric Dier attempted the most passes for Tottenham Hotspur.
Connor Roberts received the most passes for Burnley.
Tottenham completed two smart passes and 10 crosses.
Burnley completed three crosses and one smart pass.
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg created the most threat for Tottenham Hotspur.
Lucas Moura generated the most threat from dribbles for Spurs.
Nathan Collins produced the most xT from passes for Burnley.
Wout Weghorst created the most xT from dribbles for the Clarets.
Tottenham attempted the majority of their defensive duels on the right wing.
Rodrigo Bentancur and Ben Davies won a combined 11 aerial duels for Spurs.
Davinson Sanchez recovered three loose balls for Tottenham.
Burnley attempted most of their defensive duels in their third.
Ashley Barnes won five aerial duels for the Clarets.
Burnley won only four loose ball duels as a team.
Son Heung-Min’s eight corners generated the most xT from set-pieces.
For Burnley, Dwight McNeil produced the most threat from set-pieces.
If you want to download this stats report in a PDF, you can do so here: Tottenham Hotspur vs Burnley Post Match Report