Tottenham entertain Burnley tonight as their latest FA Cup campaign kicks off.
The competition represents the club's best opportunity of ending a 16-year wait for silverware, though Ange Postecoglou and his players will not yet have given up on a Premier League title charge.
Spurs are weakened ahead of this third-round clash by the departure of Heung-min Son to the Asian Cup, with their captain potentially missing for more than a month with midfielders Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr also jetting out to the Africa Cup of Nations.
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It has been a tough first season back in the top-flight for Burnley, who currently sit 19th in the Premier League table and five points off safety. The Clarets can turn their full focus to the FA Cup, with a 10-day gap between the trip to north London and their next League fixture.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Tottenham vs Burnley is scheduled for an 8pm GMT kick-off time tonight on Friday January 5, 2024.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London will host the match.
Where to watch Tottenham vs Burnley
TV channel: In the UK, tonight's contest will be shown live and for free on ITV1. Coverage begins at 7:30pm.
Live stream: Fans can also tune in for free online via the ITVX website and app.
Live blog: Follow all the action tonight with Standard Sport's dedicated match blog. Chief football correspondent Dan Kilpatrick will be providing expert analysis from the ground.
Tottenham vs Burnley team news
Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Royal, Davies, Udogie; Skipp, Bentancur, Lo Celso; Kulusevski, Richarlison, Johnson
Subs: Forster, Phillips, Dorrington, Van de Ven, Sessegnon, Hojbjerg, Donley, Gil, Scarlett
Burnley XI: Muric, O'Shea, Taylor, Delcroix, Vitinho, Cullen, Amdouni, Ramsey, Zaroury, Odobert, Foster
Subs: Vigouroux, Brownhill, Rodriguez, Roberts, Redmond, Ai-Dakil, Cork, Tresor, Bruun Larsen
Tottenham vs Burnley prediction
Tottenham continue to deliver in attack, with Postecoglou's side scoring in every match so far this season, though that will be tested with Son unavailable.
They have been far from convincing at the back in recent matches, so Burnley will believe they can hurt Spurs, but the home side should have more than enough to come through another entertaining encounter.
Tottenham to win, 3-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Tottenham wins: 53
Draws: 28
Burnley wins: 42
Tottenham vs Burnley latest odds
Tottenham to win: 2/5
Draw: 4/1
Burnley to win: 11/2
