Tottenham travel to Burnley this weekend looking to translate their winning run in Europe to the Premier League.
Under-fire manager Thomas Frank saw the pressure alleviated slightly in the 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in midweek, with scrutiny mounting on the Dane after a winless streak of four games to start off the new year.
Spurs had not registered a victory since their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, sliding to 14th in the Premier League table.
Victory in the Champions League lifted them - at least temporarily - to fifth in the league stage table, meaning that a win in their final group game against Eintracht Frankfurt would see them qualify for the first knockout round automatically, avoiding a tricky play-off tie.
Tottenham fans showed their dissatisfaction with recent results in the lead-up to the Dortmund match, with thousands of empty seats on display at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Those disgruntled supporters, however, would go on to miss one of the best performances Spurs have produced during Frank’s reign, with Xavi Simons and Wilson Odobert starring.
As for Burnley, former Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker is their head coach, and he is trying to navigate them out of the dreaded drop zone.
That could prove a near-impossible task, with the Clarets eight points adrift and marooned in 19th.
The Lancashire outfit have had a slight resurgence in recent weeks, drawing with Manchester United and Liverpool to sandwich a 5-1 FA Cup thrashing of Millwall.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Burnley vs Tottenham is scheduled for a 3pm GMT kick-off on Saturday, January 24.
The match will take place at Turf Moor.
Where to watch Burnley vs Tottenham
TV channel: In the UK, the game will not be televised live as it lands during the 3pm Saturday blackout.
Live blog: You can follow all the latest with Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert insight and analysis from Sam Tabuteau at the ground.
Free highlights: The Sky Sports app and YouTube channel will show highlights from 5.15pm with Match of the Day broadcasting on BBC One at 10.30pm GMT.
Burnley vs Tottenham team news
Thomas Frank was forced to field a heavily-depleted side in his must-win match against Dortmund in midweek.
That included natural full-back Djed Spence out on the left wing, and seven academy graduates and two youth prospects amongst the substitutes.
The Dane is missing some key players hrough longer-term injuries, and he was handed his latest blow when Lucas Bergvall was forced off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Richarlison and Mohammed Kudus’ absences left the north Londoners short in the final third with hamstring and quad problems respectively.
Joao Palhinha was ruled out of the Dortmund game with a knock, while Rodrigo Bentancur’s need for hamstring surgery has him on the treatment table for the forseeable.
January signing Conor Gallagher will return to the squad after being ineligible in the Champions League, as will Mathys Tel, who was taken out of the European squad once again to make room for Dominic Solanke.
As for the Clarets, Parker has a multitude of problems himself.
Zeki Amdouni, Jordan Beyer and Josh Cullen are all out long-term, hwile Connor Roberts is suffering with an Achilles issue.
Joe Worrall and Zian Flemming are the other doubts this weekend.
Burnley vs Tottenham prediction
A victory in Europe lifted some of the pressure off Frank’s shoulders, but the scrutiny is still on as focus turns back to the league.
He will have some players back for the trip to Turf Moor, but Burnley have made it tricky for the top sides in recent weeks, earning credible draws with Liverpool and United.
Will Spurs have enough to arrest their poor league form and spare their manager the sack?
Tottenham to win, 2-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Burnley wins: 42
Tottenham wins: 56
Draws: 28
Burnley vs Tottenham match odds
Burnley to win: 23/10
Tottenham to win: 10/11
Draw: 2/1
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
