National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Burnley or Tottenham Hotspur that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Burnley nor Tottenham Hotspur as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Burnley form and stats
Burnley was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Carabao Cup.The complete Premier League results playing at home this season for Burnley are 0-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). All in all it has been a very rough period for Burnley who hasn’t won a league-game in their last twelve attempts. Their previous win was against Fulham, 169 days ago.
Burnley shared the glory with Southampton in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Midfield player Maxwel Cornet got a match rating of 8.03 in that game, the max score being 10. Cornet scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Manchester City.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Brentford in only three days. This game is also played here at Turf Moor.
The lack of attacking qualities in Burnley means that they have only scored 2 goals in 4 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Burnley have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the final.Playing away, Tottenham Hotspur have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Spurs lost away at West Ham United (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Cristian Romero, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.33. Romero won 5 of 6 duels.
Prior to that match, the Tottenham Hotspur manager N. Simões Espírito Santo faced defeat when travelling to Vitesse and losing 0-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Manchester United in just three days.
Spurs have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Spurs struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: one win for Burnley, two draws and seven wins for Tottenham Hotspur. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  H. Son 4 goals |   G. Cornet 3 goals |  B. Mee 1 goals |
Burnley missing players
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
| Burnley | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Scored | S | 23 | 43 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Conceded | C | 24 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 53% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 5.9 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.2 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 22 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Watford | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Southampton | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Burnley | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 4 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | -21 | 2 |
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