Tottenham 1-0 Burnley: Eriksen snatches victory at the death

Tottenham were frustrated by Burnley until second-half stoppage time, when Christian Eriksen struck the winning goal.

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Christian Eriksen struck in injury time to give Tottenham a 1-0 Premier League victory over Burnley on Saturday.

Sean Dyche's men withstood the pressure in front of a sparse crowd at Wembley, thanks partly to two excellent saves from goalkeeper Joe Hart, until substitute Eriksen scored in the 91st minute.

Mauricio Pochettino made five changes to the team that drew with Barcelona this week, handing a first Premier League start to 18-year-old Oliver Skipp, and his side certainly lacked their customary cutting edge against a rigid Burnley rearguard.

Match Events

15' CHANCE! Burnley win another corner down the right-hand side and Brady once again delivers it towards the far post. It falls to Mee who was completely unmarked, but he fails to get the ball under control and it bounces behind for a goal-kick.

32' WHAT A SAVE! The home side work an incredibly fast counter-attack down the right-hand side. Sissoko slides the ball over to the left where Lamela is bursting into the box. The Argentine gets the ball under control well, but Hart is quick off his line to save the effort down low to his right.

45' HUGE CHANCE! Lloris sloppily gives the ball away to Bardsley who drives into the space and whips in a cross from the right. Barnes, who is completely unmarked from only a few yards out, somehow sends his header well over the bar. That is a glorious opportunity.

75' UNBELIEVABLE SAVE! How has Hart kept that out!? Rose swings in a cross from the left-hand side which is once again floated in towards the back post. Lamela is completely free to take the ball down and send it towards goal with a left-footed effort from six yards. Somehow Hart manages to dive low to his right and claw the ball away.

90' + 1' GOAL! Tottenham get the breakthrough! After some good play on the edge of the box, the loose ball drops to the feet of Kane who is just inside of the Burnley penalty area. The Englishman spots the run of Eriksen to his left and slides the ball into his path. From the left side of the box, the substitute fires the ball into the bottom left corner and beyond Hart. 1-0.

Line-ups

Tottenham XI: H. Lloris, M.Sissoko, D. Rose, T. Alderweireld, Lamela, K. Trippier, Lucas, H. Kane, B.Davies, D. Alli, O. Skipp

Subs: F.Llorente, C. Eriksen, Son Heung-Min, Gazzaniga, Winks, K.W Peters, T. Eyoma

Burnley XI: Lennon, J. Hart, Bardsley, Cork, Barnes, Westwood, K.Long, B. Mee, Brady, Tarkowski, Taylor

Subs: T. Heaton, Vokes, M. Vydra, C.Wood, Lowton, Hendrick, Ben Gibson