An opening-day mismatch on paper, Tottenham Hotspur welcome Burnley to North London on Saturday, in the first gameweek of the 2025-26 Premier League campaign.
The Lilywhites suffered a heartbreaking UEFA Super Cup loss to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties in midweek, while the Clarets collected a staggering 100 Championship points last season only to finish second behind Leeds United, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
TOTTENHAM vs. BURNLEY
TOTTENHAM
Out: James Maddison (ACL), Radu Dragusin (ACL), Kota Takai (foot), Manor Solomon (calf), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), Destiny Udogie (knee) and Bryan Gil (knee)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Palhinha; Kudus, Bergvall, Johnson; Solanke
BURNLEY
Out: Zeki Amdouni (ACL), Benson Manuel (Achilles)
Doubtful: Martin Dubravka (shoulder), Jordan Beyer (knee), Connor Roberts (unspecified), Bashir Humphreys (thigh), Zian Flemming (unspecified)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Dubravka; Walker, Esteve, Ekdal, Hartman; Cullen, Ugochukwu; Edwards, Hannibal, Anthony; Foster