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Michael Emons
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesLast 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.
Image source, Getty ImagesBurnley 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."
Image source, Getty ImagesBurnley 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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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.
Five matches make up Saturday's Premier League action and BBC Sport will bring you every kick.
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
All kick-off times 15:00 BST unless stated
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
Jordan Butler
BBC Sport journalist
Spurs are required to put Wednesday's Super Cup disappointment behind them as they start their Premier League campaign against Scott Parker's Burnley.
BBC Sport looks at some key themes ahead of this intriguing clash.
It appears that trophies aren't quite like London buses for Tottenham Hotspur.
The club ended a 17-year wait for silverware by clinching the Europa League in May and 85 days later they almost secured another title. But Thomas Frank's new-look Spurs let the Uefa Super Cup slip from their grasp after surrendering a two-goal lead to a Paris Saint-Germain before an eventual defeat on penalties.
Frank was quite rightly "very, very proud" of his side.
"I think the players gave everything against one of the best teams in the world, maybe the best," said Frank. "I think for 75 to 80 minutes we were perfect."
Attention now turns to Saturday's Premier League opener and fast start feels necessary.
Spurs ended last season in 17th with 22 defeats and 38 points – their lowest finish since 1977. They also took just three points from a possible nine against newly promoted sides at home, with victory over a desperately poor Southampton following defeats to Ipswich and Leicester.
Only the three relegated teams conceded a higher tally of expected goals against than Spurs last season, while the Lilywhites also ranked fourth overall for errors leading to shots with 41.
Traditionally, 40 points was thought to be enough for Premier League survival. But in the last 10 years, the average points collected by the team in 18th – which is a total that would need to be bettered in order to stay up – is exactly 32.
New boys Burnley collected 24 points during their last top-flight foray under Vincent Kompany in 2023-24, a campaign which ended in relegation. They also shipped 78 goals, but promise to be far more pragmatic this time around under former Spurs midfielder Scott Parker.
Unlike Spurs last season, Parker's side were a well-oiled defensive machine and conceded only 16 times in 46 Championship games as they stormed to 100 points and automatic promotion. However, the sale of star goalkeeper James Trafford to Manchester City feels a significant loss.
Trafford kept a Championship-record 12 consecutive shut outs between December and February and he has been replaced by former Newcastle stopper Martin Dubravka, who is 14 years his senior.
The experienced Slovakian is reportedly nursing a shoulder injury but whoever wears the gloves for Burnley this weekend is likely to be busy.
Joe Rindl
BBC Sport journalist
How each promoted side starts the season is one of the best indicators when it comes to survival chances.
Every promoted side over the past 10 seasons with 11 points or more after 10 games has survived, while taking fewer than that has meant an almost guaranteed return to the Championship.
It'll be worth bookmarking this article and returning to it on 1 November. That's when all three promoted teams should have played 10 matches - although fixture dates can still be changed.
Incidentally, the two survivors - despite poor starts - were Bournemouth in 2015-16 (eight points after 10 games) and Nottingham Forest in 2022-23 (five points after 10 games).
Image source, Getty ImagesBBC Radio Lancashire's Scott Read gives his verdict on Burnley's chances this season:
The last time Burnley prepared for a Premier League season they'd just won the Championship title, and were comfortably the strongest side in the second tier.
They then spent around £100m in the summer transfer window and were still relegated.
However, despite relatively modest spending so far and losing key players from last season - James Trafford, CJ Egan-Riley and Josh Brownhill - I think most supporters will feel they probably have a better chance at bucking the trend this time around.
The likelihood is they will probably go down, but under Scott Parker I think they will give themselves the best possible chance to avoid it.
They will not be distracted about an idea of playing a 'brand of football' and a 'certain way' because that's how you need to be seen to be doing it.
The promotion last season - and the record clean sheets - was built entirely on a selfless attitude, and a pride in defending and being hard to beat. It is that approach that their season will be built on.
But a fast start is crucial.
We have looked into the age profile of Burnley's players for the 2025-26 season and recorded what percentage of minutes each of them played last campaign.
For the purpose of this exercise, we have deemed those under 24 as youth, between 24 and 30 as in their peak years and anyone over 30 to be a veteran.
The green represents new signings, who naturally did not play, red are those that have since left the club and yellow are all those that remain.
Burnley's squad leaned towards the more youthful side last campaign, with the majority of their players in the youth or peak categories and just 30-year-old Josh Laurent the only regular to border the veteran category.
Over the summer, the Clarets have lost key players in James Trafford, Josh Brownhill and CJ Egan-Riley, with a number departing from each of the age profiles.
To offset, the Clarets have brought in a number of new faces, spread equally across the categories with two in the youth bracket, two in peak and two more experienced ones. As far as over-30s go, arrivals Kyle Walker (34) and Martin Dubravka (36) are doing all the lifting in terms of experience.
Whether Scott Parker has enough nous in his squad will soon become evident for their Premier League return, starting on Saturday at Tottenham.
Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist
Scott Parker spoke to the media about Burnley's Premier League return
Burnley boss Scott Parker has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Tottenham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Parker confirmed there were "no new injury concerns", adding: "We have had a good pre-season. Picked up a couple of little niggles along the way but we are in a good place."
He feels it has been "positive" and "crucial" bringing in players with Premier League experience, stating: "For the balance of the squad going into the season, we have signed players who have been in the division and understand what it looks like. It's a young squad, last year it was and this year it is, a young squad in terms of being in this league, but these players we have brought in are crucial for us."
The Burnley boss acknowledged there are "areas we are looking at" but that "transfer windows bring their challenges" and there are "lots of factors and variables" that go into who they can sign. He added: "We have a big squad at the moment so no doubt some will be leaving, but over the next two weeks we will be trying to do more [business]."
On trying to establish the club back in the Premier League: "The challenges for teams coming up is big. It has been well documented in recent years that they are very demanding challenges. But, we worked tirelessly for this past year. I feel like we built something fundamental in this group that is a bedrock for us and put us in this position. We are going to try and give the best version of ourselves."
Parker said in an "ideal world you don't want a big turnover of players" but that is what relegations and promotions can bring. He added: "That is the constant rollercoaster. In an ideal world you don't want that and you want continuity. But what gets that is securing Premier League football and staying there. My job is to get the best out of players, build on what we had from last year and build culture for what is expected of new players coming in."
On their readiness for the season: "We are in a good place. We have worked hard. I've put lots of demands on the team. But, you never know in this position until the season starts [how ready you are], and when it gets going you are always improving."
Burnley: Hjalmar Ekdal spoke to BBC Radio Lancashire about the season to come
BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty has offered up his annual predictions:
20) Burnley
Last season: Second in Championship
Burnley, like Sunderland, have been making it clear they have no intention of suffering the joyless, timid, instant return to the Championship they experienced under Vincent Kompany, after Scott Parker brought them back up last season.
The Clarets have been busy bringing new faces to Turf Moor, although the departure of James Trafford to Manchester City after keeping 29 clean sheets in the Championship last season will be felt. He has been replaced by the experienced Martin Dubravka from Newcastle United.
Parker will look to veteran England defender Kyle Walker to give his team top-flight know-how, while all fingers will be crossed that injury plagued but unquestionably talented striker Armando Broja can stay fit after his £20m arrival from Chelsea. Much will depend on him.
Burnley also believe they have pulled off a coup with the signing of another Chelsea player - French midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu. The 21-year-old has joined in a £20m deal.
It is a bold strategy but will it be enough to keep Burnley up? I have my doubts.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe draw for the second round of the Carabao Cup has been made.
The EFL Cup remains regionalised in the early rounds, with the draw split into Northern and Southern sections until round three.
Here are the ties involving Premier League clubs:
Northern section
Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United
Burnley v Derby County
Everton v Mansfield Town
Grimsby Town v Manchester United
Sunderland v Huddersfield Town
Southern section
Bournemouth v Brentford
Fulham v Bristol City
Oxford United v Brighton
Wolves v West Ham United
The 23 second-round ties will take place during the week beginning 25 August.
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Natalie Bromley
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesI have such a love/hate relationship with the Premier League. For a league that likes to brand itself as being the most competitive in the world, it is profoundly uncompetitive when you are a side like Burnley.
As fans, you want your side to be up there with the very best, playing elite football under the watchful eye of the waiting world. But then you get there, and it's all so very... disheartening.
Sides like Nottingham Forest, Brentford and Brighton - sides we used to take points off - are now challenging for European football. Newcastle, who once had to trigger a Chris Wood release clause to take a striker off a relegation rival, are now competing for the Champions League. And no promoted side has stayed up since 2023.
Perhaps there is some comfort from having such a low expectation because there is no pressure on Scott Parker or his Burnley side. As we have seen so many seasons before, Burnley don't sack a manager who can't avoid relegation. And they tend to bounce back from each relegation with a remarkably spectacular Championship promotion. There's nothing to fear here. And that lack of pressure feels quite cathartic. All I ask is that we perform to the best of our abilities, and wear that badge with pride.
My main concern is the continued impact of VAR, a tool so grossly misused that it has now displaced the offside rule as being the most mystifying element of football. I spent many years comfortably understanding what a 'clear and obvious error' was, but can any of us really say that anymore? VAR has just shifted responsibility for subjective decisions away from the referee on the pitch, to a different referee in a TV studio miles away. And the end result has been no different. The fans are so much more miserable as a result.
UTC.
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BBC Sport
Once defender Omar Alderete's transfer from Getafe to Sunderland is completed, it will take spending by the three newly promoted clubs to over £300m this summer.
Excluding Alderete, the Black Cats have paid out an estimated £122m on 10 players. Burnley have brought in 13 new faces at a cost of approximately £100m, while Leeds United have invested £73.5m on seven signings.
There is little doubt that consolidating top-flight status is harder than ever, with the gulf between the Championship and Premier League continuing to widen. In each of the previous two seasons, the three sides that came up went straight back down.
As a consequence, clubs are spending ever increasing sums in the hope of remaining competitive, but with no guarantee it will pay off.
Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City shelled out a total of £276.5m last summer but together they accumulated just 59 points, the lowest combined figure by newly promoted teams in a 38-game Premier League season.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on whether Burnley are ready for the new season after the Clarets completed their pre-season campaign with a 1-0 defeat to Lazio at Turf Moor on Saturday.
Here are some of your comments:
Fraser: Absolutely. Quietly gone about our transfer business, strengthening without seriously expensive headline acquisitions and still a couple to come. Parker will prove to be far more pragmatic than Kompany was last time round. Extremely difficult to buck the trend of revolving door back to the Championship but I believe we have a good chance.
Alan: Burnley had some nice touches and played OK against Lazio, but there is a huge CJ Egan-Riley shaped hole at the back, which I'm not sure the current squad can fill. Only time will tell if lack of goals has been addressed.
Wooly: Very astute and excellent transfer window for the Clarets with a good blend of talent, Premier League experience, youth and good business regarding Walker and Trafford especially. Burnley are in a lot better state of preparedness than the last Premier League venture.
James: Ready as they'll ever be. Bit of a forlorn hope, but they'll surely give it a better go than two years ago.
Jack: No way are they ready. The tactics against Lazio proved it. The goal wouldn't have happened with a back four, and the signings of last week won't have had a game with the team. Lots of new signings didn't work two years ago, and it wont this. Too many - it just doesn't work in the Prem.
Peter: It's all about the start. A good start and the 36 points needed to survive seems possible. A bad start and the mountain looks unclimbable.
Chris: We've brought in a good mix of talent and Premier League capability/experience. Given the disruption and/or personnel losses at other clubs, I feel confident we can push for the top of the bottom third. 14th position here we come!
Shaun: Yet again we've bought a lot of players and are not giving last season's players much of a chance to prove themselves in the Premier League. Hopefully Broja can show how good a striker he is and score the goals that keeps us up!
Pre-season is completed and the countdown to the 2025-26 season is on.
It's been a busy summer at Turf Moor with nine- arrivals and eight departures.
Burnley start the season at Tottenham on Saturday - but are they ready?
