Ben Mee heads Burnley to crucial win over Tottenham Hotspur, who suffer top four setback

Burnley moved to within two points of safety as they inflicted defeat on Tottenham whose top-four aspirations suffered another blow. There were few chances in the first half at a rain-soaked and windswept Turf Moor, but just three minutes after the restart, Harry Kane nodded Son Heung-min's free-kick delivery onto the post with Nick Pope beaten, as Spurs lifted the tempo.

Ad/> Indeed, Tottenham were the better team in the second half, but against the run of play, the Clarets broke the deadlock in the 71st-minute. Ben Mee capped an excellent defensive performance with the winner when he climbed above Cristian Romero to meet Josh Brownhill's free-kick delivery and headed past a helpless Hugo Lloris.

Premier LeagueConte offers bizarre analogy to explain Kane, Lloris importanceYESTERDAY AT 16:28 Premier League table Premier League fixtures / results Premier League top scorers Clearly stunned, Tottenham never looked likely to make a comeback and if anything, they ought to have been two-nil down only Jay Rodriguez skied the ball over the bar from just a few yards out. In the end it mattered little as Burnley held on for their third league win of the season.

They remain 18th but are now within touching distance of 17th-placed Newcastle. Tottenham remain eighth, seven points adrift of the Champions League places.

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