Tottenham player ratings vs Burnley as Pedro Porro wonder goal sends Spurs through in FA Cup
Tottenham edged past Burnley 1-0 in a drab FA Cup third round tie lit up only by its winning goal on Friday evening.
Postecoglou had Dejan Kulusevski back from suspension but captain Son Heung-min has departed to play for South Korean at the Asian Cup with Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr heading to the Africa Cup of Nations with Mali and Senegal respectively. There was positive injury news for the Spurs boss with centre-back Micky van de Ven back on the bench after his hamstring injury lay-off.
Ryan Sessegnon took his place alongside him, back in a matchday squad for Spurs for the first time in 11 months, the last time the home Premier League match against Manchester City on February 2 last year. Rodrigo Bentancur was given the captain's armband in the absence of Son. Eric Dier, who has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich, was not involved in the squad.
The game was an uninspiring affair until the 78th minute when Pedro Porro struck a swerving rocket of a shot into the top left corner after winning back the ball in the Burnley half. Despite some late scares that ended up being the winning goal.
Here are our Tottenham player ratings from the match:
Guglielmo Vicario
Pushed out an early effort from Odobert but had very little else to do. 7
Pedro Porro
Worked away down the right and made a wonderful goal out of nothing. He won the ball back deep in the Burnley half and cracked a swerving effort into the top left corner of the net. 9
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