Tottenham 2-1 Burnley: Micky van de Ven strikes late for Spurs as Clarets relegated from Premier League

Burnley have been relegated from the Premier League after a 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, who resuscitated their top-four hopes.

The Clarets needed a victory to remain in with a chance of surviving and put themselves in the driving seat after Jacob Bruun Larsen opened the scoring.

However, it was all Spurs from then on and Pedro Porro's bullet strike gave his side the equaliser before the break.

Defender Mickey van de Ven then wrapped up the three points for Ange Postecoglou's men with a cool finish to confirm Burnley's relegation to the Championship.

Spurs could still be playing UEFA Champions League football next season, but they must rely on Aston Villa dropping points.

Whilst Vincent Kompany and The Clarets will be disappointed with defeat and relegation it was always going to be a huge ask to come up and stay up given the level of quality in the league.

In fact, if it was not for a string of points deductions from sides above them, they would have been down prior to this game.

One consolation is that they will be one of the favourites to bounce straight back next season and they have the perfect manager and squad for it.

As for Spurs, victory sees them end their winless streak of four in the league. However, they will be frustrated they could not put the game to bed sooner and lacked quality - missing several chances.

Their rivals for the top four Villa have a tough game against Liverpool on Monday, and they could give Spurs every chance if they fail to win.

For a lot of Burnley fans, this was inevitable. Many thought they would be down sooner but an upturn in form led to an unbeaten April.

Ultimately though it was not enough after a heavy defeat against Newcastle United and a loss to Spurs.

They will now have to regroup and go again in an unpredictable Championship next season, but if they can keep hold of their quality and experience on and off the pitch then they should be right up there.

Burnley's owners are ambitious and despite being unable to stay up they have the perfect manager in Kompany to continue to lead the project.

The 23-year-old defender has been a delight to watch at Spurs this season and has a bright future ahead of him. Not only did he put in a resilient performance at the back, he also grabbed the winner.

With full-back Emerson dropped for this game, Van de Ven finished the game at left-back and still managed to find his way high up the pitch to fire home and secure the three points.

Tottenham: Vicario (6), Porro (7), Romero (6), van de Ven (8), Skipp (7), Bissouma (6), Sarr (6), Kulusevski (7), Maddison (7), Johnson (7), Son (7).

Burnley: Muric (8), Assignon (5), O'Shea (6), Esteve (6), Taylor (6), Vitinho (7), Cullen (6), Berge (7), Bruun Larsen (7), Foster (6), Odobert (6)

25' - GOAL! TOTTENHAM 0-1 BURNLEY (LARSEN): Spurs make it far too easy for Sander Berge with his pass reaching Bruun Larsen who finishes superbly past Vicario.

32 - GOAL! TOTTENHAM 1-1 BURNLEY (PORRO): Pedro Porro equalises for Spurs with a bullet strike beating Muric at his near post.

82 - GOAL! TOTTENHAM 2-1 BURNLEY (VAN DE VEN): Van De Ven takes the ball well to move past three players and score from the edge of the box.

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