Mark Lawrenson believes Burnley and Tottenham will draw 1-1 this afternoon.
General view inside Turf Moor
Pundit Mark Lawrenson has told BBC Sport that he thinks Tottenham Hotspur will draw 1-1 away at Burnley this afternoon.
Hosts Burnley head into the game having endured a tough run of form of late, with no win since beating Leicester City on the 31st of January.
The Clarets have now lost three and drawn three of their last six games, with a 0-0 draw away at Sunderland their last result before the international break.
Sean Dyche’s men are still a comfortable eight points clear of the relegation zone, but he will be hoping to reach the 40 point mark sooner rather than later – starting with today’s game against Tottenham.
Spurs have won four of their last five Premier League games but still trail league leaders Chelsea by ten points, despite beating Southampton 2-1 in their last outing.
With Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli both finding the net in that game, the two attacking midfielders are showing that they can fill the void left by Harry Kane’s injury.
Star striker and top goalscorer Kane will again miss out as Spurs travel to Turf Moor today, and pundit Mark Lawrenson has told BBC Sport that he thinks Tottenham will miss the striker more against Burnley than they have in recent weeks.
Mark Lawrenson
Burnley have been strong at Turf Moor this season and have frustrated big teams, leading Lawrenson to predict a 1-1 draw in East Lancashire this afternoon.
“Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli both scored for Tottenham in their last game against Southampton and, with Harry Kane injured, it is important they both continue to chip in with goals,” said Lawrenson. “But I think Spurs will miss Kane more at Turf Moor, and Burnley will give them a real test, as they have done to all the top teams.”
“The Clarets have already beaten Liverpool and drawn with Chelsea at home, and were a bit unlucky to lose to Arsenal and Manchester City. Nobody has gone to Burnley and rolled Sean Dyche’s team over, and I think they will pick up another point here as they keep edging towards Premier League safety,” he added.
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