Thu 28 October 2021, 15:00
Tottenham HotspurWe progressed to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night with a 1-0 win over Burnley.
In a tightly-fought contest at Turf Moor, Lucas Moura produced the tie’s decisive goal on 68 minutes as he powered home Emerson Royal’s cross with his head to seal our place in the competition's last eight.
Here’s a look at the key numbers behind the game….
We’ll have Moura that
1 - Lucas Moura opened his goalscoring account for the season with his 68th-minute header.
3 - It was his third goal against Burnley – the most he has scored against a single opponent in English football (joint with Huddersfield Town).
3 - He has scored three goals in his last five appearances against the Clarets.
1 - It was his first ever goal in the Carabao Cup.
Davinson Sanchez’s game in numbers
100 per cent tackle success rate
91 per cent pass success rate
85 touches
13 clearances
Six aerial challenges won
A case for the defence
10 - It was our first clean sheet in 10 games – we last earned a shutout against Watford, as we defeated the Hornets 1-0 in our August Premier League meeting.
4 - We have kept four domestic clean sheets – Davinson Sanchez has started in each of those games.
2 - Pierluigi Gollini kept his second clean sheet of the season.
8 - We have now kept eight clean sheets in our last 12 meetings with Burnley, with five of them coming at Turf Moor.
1 – Full-back Emerson Royal provided his first assist since arriving at the Club in the summer.
9 - All bar two of our starters were involved in defensive aerial challenges.
Giovani Lo Celso’s game in numbers
88 per cent pass success rate
86 touches
Two key passes
Two interceptions
One shot on target
Turf Moor triumph
1 - We have now lost just one of our last 15 encounters with Burnley, winning 10 of those games.
4 - In the League Cup, we have now won four of our six encounters with Burnley.
3 - We’ve won each of our last three fourth round ties in the competition.
