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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Tottenham and Burnley.

Here are some of your comments:

Tottenham fans

David: Amazing game - it was really nice to see the ball run so smoothly. I never really thought much of Richarlison, but now it looks like he is bound to have an amazing season. Go Thomas the Frank Engine! Choo choo!

John: Good win and nice to get three goals - even better not to concede any. The team looks like a unit that knows what its doing, playing like a proper team. Frank knows what he's doing.

Neil: A good start - three points and three goals plus a double for Richie - who, if he stays mentally and physically fit, will be a bonus. A lot still to work on for Frank, but after losing all those games last season, it was nice not to be worried all match.

Iain: Great win, but don't get too excited because there's another 37 league games to go. Frank's trust in Richarlison paid off and was, by a long way, the outstanding player, with Mohammed Kudus deserving applause for his performance too. Manchester City away next week will be a better test for Spurs' players. But football is a funny old game, so who knows!

Brian: Still a small sample size, but it is interesting to see how more or less the same squad as last year can look so robust, as if they are now playing with their whole bodies rather than just their feet. The best of the Ange era was still on display with Johnson's goal, but that was the icing, not the cake. Great start!

Phil: While it was a good start to the league, we were very lucky again. Just like the Europa League final. Attack was good but, yet again, very shoddy in defence - hence good luck needed.

Burnley fans

Chris: No surprises, but no worries - it's the Premier League isn't it. Just keep focused and don't panic. Great manager and keen squad to succeed. It will take time.

Jonathon: We weren't as bad as the scoreline shows but this is the Premier League. We can't afford to leave players free in the box when we have five at the back. We need attackers with actual quality as well. I feel like it's going to be worse than the Kompany season. Maybe I'm overreacting...

Alan: Crushed. I hoped Burnley would get a positive result, but it is the manner of the loss that is so disheartening. Defensive set-up beaten after 12 minutes and no way back. Another long season with nothing but disappointment to look forward to.

Paul: Judging from that, it's going to be a very long season. We simply do not have a credible goal threat. That will make attacking us easy for other teams. If we do not beat Sunderland at home next week we will find ourselves stranded at the foot of the table. And that will be that.

Tad: Last year, it took us until Christmas for the new players to gel together and understand the the manager's style. Thereafter, we looked unstoppable. And the starting XI did at least look like they'd played together before. The difference between the Championship and the Premier League is that you at least pick up points in the former while you're gelling. Whereas here...

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Last season the three relegated Premier League teams were the trio that had come up the season before - Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton - while Burnley have either won promotion to the top flight or been relegated out of it in each of the past four seasons.

Tottenham away in their opening match of the campaign always looked a tough task for Scott Parker, against the side for whom he spent two years as a player - and it proved to be a miserable return for him and defender Kyle Walker, who played for Spurs for seven years.

The Clarets picked up 100 points in the second tier last year as they came second in the Championship, but their main strength was in defence as they kept 30 clean sheets.

James Trafford kept 29 of them but has since moved to Manchester City, with former Newcastle keeper Martin Dubravka beaten only 10 minutes into his Burnley debut.

But Parker will be encouraged by how his side performed when 1-0 down and will feel annoyed his side were not awarded a penalty at the end of the first half, when Jaidon Anthony looked to be clumsily bundled to the ground by Pedro Porro.

Parker was furious his side did not get the decision, but as soon as Burnley conceded their second goal - something they did not do in any of their 46 league matches in 2024-25 - the game was beyond them and it became a matter of trying to keep the score down.

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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' to get through this season.

"We were in the game, we started tentatively. We edged into it in the first half and there was a threat. For 60 minutes we're in it," Parker told BBC Match of the Day

"We missed a big chance at 1-0 and then that's the ruthlessness of the league that they score again. Overall a lot of positives and something to work on for us."

On Kyle Walker: "He was brilliant today. His experience and know-how and quality that's why we brought him here and I thought he did well for us today."

On more potential transfers: "I think it's something we're looking at - something we're trying to get in the market for and try to add a bit more depth to the squad. It's a difficult time of the year now and everyone's in the same position. Some real positives after a tough pre-season."

On Richarlison's second goal: "Incredible finish. They're the fine margins and the quality of the Premier League teams. I said to the lads we missed a great chance at 1-0 then they put one in out of nowhere. Pleased with some things but disappointed to lose 3-0. Early stages for us.

"The pressure rises every time you stand in this position. We've got a big challenge this year but it's one we will fight with desire and passion to be here."

Preston manager Paul Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire he was pleased with the 2-1 victory over Leicester that keeps his side unbeaten this campaign.

"I thought it was very good. I thought we should have been more in front than one when they equalised but I don't want us to settle, so if we are brave and we go for it and they get the second then we lose a point, but if we are brave and go for it and we get it then we gain two.

"It's those nudges and shifts in mentality. We've come away with the points and that's the big difference. We had to be good without the ball and we were with one blip being the goal.

"All their shots were from 20 yards. With the ball we were really positive. We had to make sure we kept the right mentality. We were really slick and clinical and I'm really pleased."

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• Burnley conceded three goals against Tottenham despite having gone through the entirety of last season's Championship campaign without conceding more than a single goal in any match.

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What did you make of Burnley's display?

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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.

Subs: Kinsky, Danso, Joao Palhinha, Tel, Vuskovic, Solanke, Odobert, Bentancur, Davies.

Three debuts for Burnley today - goalkeeper Martin Dubravka and defenders Kyle Walker and Quilindschy Hartman.

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Sonne, Walker, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman, Mejbri, Cullen, Laurent, Anthony, Foster.

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Bruun Larsen, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Tchaouna, Flemming, Ramsey, Lucas Pires.

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• Aston Villa v Newcastle (12:30)

• Brighton v Fulham

• Sunderland v West Ham - BBC Radio 5 Live

• Tottenham v Burnley - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

• Wolves v Manchester City (17:30) - BBC Radio 5 Live

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Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy says he is not expecting Thomas Frank to win the Premier League in his first season, which is nice of him, but I wonder exactly when he is expecting it to happen then?

I'm a fan of Frank, who is so versatile with his formations and, despite whoever else Spurs sign this summer, they already have some very good players.

They will be pushing for fifth place, but I'm afraid I don't see anything but a relegation struggle for Burnley.

I have a lot of respect for Clarets boss Scott Parker and what he achieved winning promotion last season. Their record of 30 clean sheets in 46 league games was just phenomenal.

They are in with the big boys again now though and, while it is one thing keeping the likes of Plymouth and Oxford out, doing the same at this level is a completely different proposition.

This is a gimme for Spurs - the perfect fixture for them to get over the way they lost the Super Cup in midweek and for Frank to get off the mark.

Sutton's prediction: 3-0

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