Spurs move fourth after another contentious Kane penalty

Harry Kane’s contentious penalty in first-half stoppage time edged Tottenham past Burnley with a 1-0 victory – to move two points clear of rivals Arsenal in fourth spot.

Spurs were frustrated in front of goal for most of the match, with Antonio Conte's side missing a host of chances as Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope was busy throughout.

But their breakthrough came very late in the first half as VAR assisted Kevin Friend in declaring Ashley Barnes had handled while trying to clear a corner, leaving Kane to blast past Pope in the eighth minute of added time. The decision to award the spot-kick was contentious, with Barnes having little time to react to the ball, though his arm was outstretched.

The result means Arsenal must win away at Newcastle in their Monday Night Football clash, live on Sky Sports, to move ahead of Conte's Spurs - or relinquish the initiative in the race for the Champions League ahead of next Sunday's final day.

Conte's team charged after the fourth-placed spot they wanted with a flurry of early chances to keep Pope busy.

Heung-Min Son got the ball back from a short corner and whipped an effort towards the near post which the Burnley goalkeeper got down well to meet. The England goalkeeper also had to be equal to Kane's close-range header from inside the box and Ben Davies' tame effort.

Kane was then once again denied an opener in spectacular fashion, with defender Nathan Collins acrobatically hooking the Spurs striker's header off the line, with Pope nowhere near the looping effort.

Burnley were camped in their half for most of the opening period but suddenly created the best chance of the half out of nowhere. Collins carried the ball into the Tottenham half and released Maxwel Cornet through on goal.