Tottenham beat Burnley 1-0 at home in the third round of the FA Cup (round of 64) in the 2023-24 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 6th (Korea time).
Tottenham is in a hot mood these days. It has maintained its upward trend with four wins and one loss over the past five games. The biggest concern on the day was Son’s absence. Son left for the Korean national team for the Asian Cup. He will leave his team for about a month.
The key was how to fill the gaps of the captain or the team’s key striker. On this day, Kulusevski, Johnson, and Hishalisson moved aggressively from the front and showed their activities. Recently, they maintained a good atmosphere and succeeded in advancing to the next round.
Burnley has been struggling lately. He has had only one win, one draw and four losses in the past six games. In the away game on the day, Burnley fought well until the end of the game and knelt down as he gave up a point. 토토
Tottenham produced a 4-2-3-1 formation. Udogi, Davis, Emerson, Porro, Bentancur, Skip, Johnson, Lo Celso, Kulusevski and Hishalisson started.
Burnley came out with a 4-4-2 formation. Along with goalkeeper murić, Taylor, delcruwa, o’Shei, beachnew, o’Dover, kulen, ramsey, Jarrowi, amdouni and poster competed.
Tottenham started offensively from the beginning of the game. In the 9th minute of the first half, Hishalisson had a chance in the left box through perfect movement, but his left footed shot was unfortunately missed.
A minute later, Johnson tried to curl the ball as he moved to the right from the left box. He tried to shoot like Son Heung-min’s specialty, a curl, but was blocked by the goalkeeper.
Burnley was also chasing after him. He had a critical chance in the 26th minute of the first half. Unfortunately, however, he missed the chance. After entering the box through a 2-1 pass, Amdouni slightly spilled the ball inside the box, and at that moment, his shot missed due to defense and pressure from goalkeeper Vicario.
Until the first half, two teams failed to score goals. Tottenham had a more dominant position with 67% of the ball possession. Shooting was ahead 7-4 and effective shooting 3-1. Tottenham led the mood, but it was a shame to finish.
The situation in the second half was similar. Tottenham increased the possession rate of the ball by leading the mood, but the goal was not scored coolly. In the 14th minute of the second half, Brian Hill was added instead of Roselso to change the mood.
Tottenham created a sharp scene in the 20th minute of the second half. During the counterattack, Johnson quickly fired a cross from Udo-gi’s left foot, but the goalkeeper was blocked.
This aggressive movement eventually led to the goal. In the 32nd minute of the second half, a huge captive’s mid-range shot came out. During the counterattack, Kulusevski and Hishalisson’s attacks failed. After that, the goalkeeper caught the ball and quickly launched an attack, and the prisoner cut it off and scored an amazing wonder goal outside the box.
Burnley, in a hurry, tried to play aggressively. However, he suffered from Tottenham pressure. Manager Enzi Postecoglou maintained strong pressure by replacing players until the end of the match.
In the 40th minute of the second half, Tottenham, not Burnley, had the perfect opportunity. Ryan Sessegnon, who returned from injury after a long time, had a chance in the box. He shot his right foot through the defender but was blocked by the goalkeeper.
Burnley got a crucial chance in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time. He shot from inside the box through the cutback in a counterattack, but was blocked by Vicario. Then the corner kick continued. However, after the goalkeeper’s header, the shot missed the net.
Tottenham led the atmosphere after scoring the first goal. Burnley chased, but he shook off all of it and maintained his momentum to win. Tottenham reached the round of 32 in the FA Cup by winning its first game without Son Heung-min.