Goals Anticipated As Spurs Host Burnley In Replay

Tottenham Hotspur host Burnley in an all Premier League FA Cup clash tonight, a replay being forced after the reverse fixture at Turf Moor finished 1-1.

Nacer Chadli bagged the opening goal of the match for the visitors just ten minutes after the half-time whistle before Sam Vokes scored his first goal since returning from injury with just over 15 minutes left on the clock.

This was the two sides` second meeting of the season following Spurs` defeating of the Clarets in a league game at White Hart Lane at the end of December. The match ending 2-1 to the Whites, all three goals came in the first half with Harry Kane grabbing the opener, Ashley Barnes levelling up seven minutes later and Erik Lamela hitting what would prove to be the winner.

As a result of these previous encounters both ending with either side hitting the back of the net at least once, betway are offering 17/20 on tonight`s 20:00 kick-off also finishing with both teams having scored. Spurs` are looking to bounce back from their 2-1 away defeat at the hands of Alan Pardew`s Crystal Palace at the weekend. Kane was on-target again for Mauricio Pochettino`s men to put the North London club one to the good, but his team were sunk by Dwight Gayle`s second half penalty and Jason Puncheon`s 80th minute winner.

The home results of the sixth placed side have dramatically improved recently, however. December was the first month of the season in which Spurs` had not lost a Premier League game at the Lane and January has got off to a blistering start with the 5-3 mauling of league leaders Chelsea.

Top scorer Kane, who has netted 18 times in all competitions this season, put a brace past Blues` `keeper Thibaut Courtois. He is the current 21/5 favourite with 32red, 888sport and unibet to break the deadlock tonight.

Whilst Burnley`s overall form has improved, seeing Sean Dyche`s men lifted out of the relegation zone, they could still do with turning draws on the road into wins. The North West club have only won once away from home all season, that coming in a 2-1 win over Stoke back in November. Danny Ings grabbed to goals in the space of a minute for his side and the club`s top scorer is 13/4 (888sport, unibet) to add to his tally at any point tonight.

Recent Burnley results on the road have included a 2-2 tie against reigning Premier League champions Manchester City and a 3-3 draw against a Pardew-less Newcastle on New Year`s Day.

Having hit the back of the net on both occasions, George Boyd is coming into something of a purple patch. He can be backed at 8/1 (32red, 888sport, unibet) to score at any time.

Their home advantage makes Spurs the strong favourites for the clash with Betvictor, paddy Power and william hill all pricing the club up at 8/15 for the win. bet365 are offering a massive 13/2 on the Lancashire side providing an unlikely upset whilst it`s 18/5 (Betvictor, boylesports) for the match to be a draw at the end of 90 minutes. In team news, Emmanuel Adebayor could don a white jersey for the first time since November after the player was allowed to take compassionate leave following a family member being taken ill. The 30-year-old could replace the on-fire Kane should Pochettino choose to rest the youngster.

Burnley may well be without their captain Jason Shackell (calf), centre-back Kevin Long (knee), the versatile Stephen Ward (ankle) and experienced midfielder Matt Taylor (achilles).

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