Tottenham are currently locked in action with Burnley as they seek to capitalise on their north London Derby success to leapfrog Arsenal into 4th place this afternoon.
And they are on course to do so, as a stoppage time penalty has handed the lilywhites a 1-0 lead, despite a string of saves from Nick Pope and a lack of creativity from the home side.
It would mean that the pressure would be somewhat taken off Arsenal ahead of their trip to St James’ Park on Monday night, as a draw would be enough to keep them ahead of the lilywhites.
As a result, three points are desperately needed in north London this afternoon.
Kulusevski, please
And, at the interval, Spurs fans were all left clamouring for one man. The player in question? Dejan Kulusevski.
The Swede was dropped as a result of a stomach bug, but Spurs fans were keen to see him on the pitch, as can be seen below.
Don’t care if Kulusevski is shutting himself, stick a nappy on him and get him out there
— Brian Munich (@NikeAirBrian97) May 15, 2022
Get Kulusevski on, pointless delaying it
— Dan (@DanReilly_25) May 15, 2022
Even if he’s vomiting every 30 seconds, get Kulusevski on the pitch asap
— The Tottenham Way (@TheTottenhamWay) May 15, 2022
Bring on Kulusevski idc
— K??#ConteSzn (@SplendidSonny) May 15, 2022
Kulusevski needs to come on at half time or early second half. Moura has been awful
— Charlie Florek-Lane (@Charlie_24Spurs) May 15, 2022
get kulusevski on asap
— action cabrónson (@uxorious_big) May 15, 2022
Spurs are badly missing Kulusevski’s guile and craft so far. Burnley coping with Lucas pretty comfortably.
— Oliver Young-Myles (@OMyles90) May 15, 2022
We miss Kulusevski so much in games with little space
— . (@ericfkindier) May 15, 2022
how uncreative we are without kulusevski is ridiculous
— Abi Bullingham (@abibullingham_) May 15, 2022
Getting too sloppy now, get kulusevski on at half time please
— Pete Dawson (@9dawson_pete) May 15, 2022
Drop Davies or Sessegnon at half time for Kulusevski.
— Christian (@Christianjw92) May 15, 2022
Kulusevski should’ve started this game, Moura no dey do anything sensible
— ATO (@kwamena_ii) May 15, 2022
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 36 | 72 | 89 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 36 | 65 | 86 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 36 | 42 | 70 |
| 4 | Arsenal FC | 36 | 11 | 66 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 23 | 65 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 37 | 1 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 36 | 11 | 55 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 35 | -4 | 45 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 4 | 44 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 35 | -1 | 43 |
| 13 | Brentford FC | 36 | -8 | 43 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 36 | -21 | 43 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 36 | -20 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 35 | -19 | 36 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 35 | -17 | 34 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 36 | -38 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 36 | -38 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 36 | -56 | 21 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 18 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 13 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 13 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 12 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 11 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 11 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 10 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 10 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 10 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 10 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 10 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 10 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 9 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| James, Daniel | Leeds United | 1 | 7 |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 0 | 8 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 9 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 8 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
