Burnley 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 9 May 2010

Result

Burnley 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Sunday 9 May 2010, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Burnley 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Burnley beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 9 May 2010. The half-time score was 1-2.

Gareth Bale opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Burnley's goals came from Wade Elliott (42'), J. Cork (54'), Martin Paterson (71') and Steven Thompson (88'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Gareth Bale (3') and Luka Modric (32').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Burnley were 20th on 27 points from 37 and Tottenham Hotspur 4th on 70 points from 37. Burnley went on to finish that season 18th with 30 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 4th with 70.

Burnley lined up in a 4-4-2 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Burnley win, 0 draws and 2 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Going into the match Burnley's last five read L-L-L-W-L and Tottenham Hotspur's W-W-L-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Gareth BaleTottenham Hotspur · 0-1
  • 32'Goal · Luka ModricTottenham Hotspur · 0-2
  • 42'Goal · Wade ElliottBurnley · 1-2
  • 54'Goal · J. CorkBurnley · 2-2
  • 71'Goal · Martin PatersonBurnley · 3-2
  • 88'Goal · Steven ThompsonBurnley · 4-2

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Burnley 1, draws 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2.

Team news

Burnley expected line-up (4-4-2)

Brian Jensen, Tyrone Mears, Danny Fox, Clarke Carlisle, Leon Cort, Andre Bikey, K. McDonald, Steven Fletcher, Martin Paterson

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-4-2)

Ben Alnwick, Younès Kaboul, Michael Dawson, Ledley King, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Tom Huddlestone, Luka Modrić, Gareth Bale, Peter Crouch, Aaron Lennon, Jermain Defoe