Tottenham Hotspur will face Burnley in this Premier League matchup on Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and you can catch all the action with Peacock. Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley will take the pitch on Saturday, August 16th, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The 2025-26 Premier League season is officially underway for Tottenham Hotspur as the Lilywhites made their debut under Thomas Frank in style, drubbing Burnley 3-0 on Saturday.

Frank used a 4-2-3-1 formation but, surprisingly, Lucas Bergvall was the most advanced midfielder. He pressed Burnley’s defence along with Richarlison and went on a couple of impressive driving runs with the ball. Throughout pre-season, Pape Matar Sarr tended to be the most advanced midfielder.

Thomas Frank must decide whether Dominic Solanke is fit to start when Tottenham host Burnley in their opening match of the Premier League season. Spurs were in European action on Wednesday night, falling to an agonising penalty-shootout defeat to Paris Saint-Germain having held a 2-0 lead in the 85th minute.

Mohammed Kudus makes his first Premier League appearance for Tottenham from the start. Fellow new boys Joao Palhinha and Luka Vuskovic are on the bench. Richarlison gets the nod instead of Dominic Solanke up front. Tottenham XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Spence, Gray, Bergvall, Kudus, Sarr, Johnson, Richarlison.

Pape Matar Sarr is once again set to play in the more advanced midfield role, with the deal for the 27-year-old unlikely to be done in time for the first game of the new season. That means just one change for the former Brentford manager, with Wilson Odobert coming in to replace Kevin Danso to allow Spurs to be a bit more attacking.

This was the history of the Tottenham. Europa League champions Spurs head into their Premier League opener with the biggest monkey off their back after 17 trophyless seasons. That baron run was

Burnley lost 3-0 away to Tottenham in their opening Premier League fixture on Saturday and boss Scott Parker believes his team will need to fight against the 'ruthlessness of the Premier League' with 'desire and passion' this season.