Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Burnley (5 Jan, 2024) Game Analysis\u060c<\/p>\n
Pedro Porro scored his first goal of the season to send Tottenham Hotspur through to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Burnley on Friday.<\/p>\n
Eight-time FA Cup winners Spurs and Burnley looked destined for a replay before Porro broke the deadlock in the 78th minute of a lackluster match when he intercepted goalkeeper Arijanet Muric's throw, firing home a long-range rocket into the far top corner.<\/p>\n
– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n “[Porro] \u201cHe shoots a lot in training, misses a lot, but today he scored and it was an incredible goal,\u201d Brennan Johnson, a smiling Spurs striker, told ITV.<\/p>\n The victory was a relief for Ange Postecoglou's team, which was missing several key players due to injury and international selection, including South Korean captain Son Heung-Min at the Asian Cup, as well as Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma, both present at the African Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n “At the end of the day we've already gone through to the next round, that's what you have to take from it, because I think cup games are a unique beast and we're through to the next round, so that's the 'essential.'\u201d Postecoglou said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were a little wasteful in the final third because we had most of the ball, most of the territory.\u201d<\/p>\n Burnley's best chance came in the first half when Zeki Amdouni received a smart shot just outside the penalty area but took a poor first touch and fired the ball over the bar. They rarely threatened as Spurs found a way to claim victory.<\/p>\n