Erik Lamela's superb first Premier League goal earned Tottenham a 2-1 win over
Burnley in an entertaining encounter at White Hart Lane.
The Argentine, who arrived for a club-record fee from Roma prior to the 2013-14
campaign, had previously gone 25 league appearances without finding the net for
Spurs, but he broke his duck in fine style on Saturday.
Lamela produced a sublime curling finish from 25 yards to net the winner in the
35th minute, after a strike of similar quality from Ashley Barnes had cancelled out
Harry Kane's header.
Kane met Nacer Chadli's pinpoint delivery midway through
the first half - his 14th goal of the season in all
competitions and third in as many matches.
Barnes netted the winner in Burnley's 1-0 victory over
Southampton last weekend and, although there was a slice
of fortune about that strike, there was nothing lucky about
his third Premier League goal as he hit a magnificent effort
into the top corner from just outside the area.
That goal was outshone by Lamela's effort, however, as
Spurs completed a successful seven days, having defeated
Swansea City last weekend and progressed to the semi-
finals of the League Cup with a 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle
United on Wednesday.
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