Burnley v Tottenham: Build-up, team news and live match updates as Clarets chase first league win

And welcome to tonight’s live blog.

Now transfer deadline day is done and dusted - for another few months, at least - the attention turns solely to the action on the pitch as Burnley return to Turf Moor this afternoon.

Spurs are their opponents as Vincent Kompany’s men chase their first league win of the campaign.

To find out if they can achieve it, follow our blog for build-up, team news, live match updates and post-match reaction.

Burnley return to action for the third time in six days when they face Tottenham at Turf Moor later today.

Vincent Kompany’s men will be out to record their first league win of the season after suffering two defeats in a row so far this term to Manchester City and Aston Villa respectively.

The Clarets were, however, boosted in midweek by their 1-0 Carabao Cup second round win against Nottingham Forest.

As for Spurs, they’ve made a strong start to the season under new boss Ange Postecoglu, sitting third on seven points from their opening three games.

The North London outfit were knocked out of the Carabao Cup in midweek though, losing on penalties to Fulham after making nine changes to their side.

Darren England is the man in charge this afternoon. The official has overseen three games so far this season, dishing out 16 yellow cards but no reds.

The last time he refereed a Burnley game was in December of last season during the 3-0 home win against Birmingham City.

Hjalmar Ekdal, Vitinho and Aaron Ramsey are all doubts after picking up knocks during Burnley’s Carabao Cup win against Nottingham Forest.

Ekdal looked to have suffered a serious knee injury having been stretchered off the pitch at the City Ground, having previously been administered oxygen.

However, providing an update on Thursday, Kompany revealed the injury wasn’t as serious as first feared - albeit he confirmed the defender won’t be involved this afternoon.

Elsewhere, Anass Zaroury serves the third and final match of his three-game ban for the red card he was shown on the opening day against Manchester City.

Jordan Beyer and Michael Obafemi remain sidelined through injuries, while Darko Churlinov is still absent as a result of his summer health scare.

As for Spurs, Richarlison is struggling for fitness after suffering an ankle scare during their midweek Carabao Cup defeat to Fulham.

Rodrigo Bentancur, Ryan Sessengon and Bryan Gil remain out injured.

“There’s no such thing as an easy game in this league, so you have to try and prepare in the best way you think you can get a result.

“Our team shows signs of having something really interesting, something to look forward to and we continue to build on that, whether it’s Tottenham or any other opposition.

“We focus on our own improvements but we still think we can get a result of course.

“I’ve been following Ange Postecoglu for a long time. It’s the continuation of what he did in Australia and Japan as well.

“You can see his team plays the same way as it did in Japan with Celtic and now with Tottenham. The rest is always time.

“Managers like him always have a very clear idea of what they want to achieve and I suppose it takes a few transfer windows, a few moments to adapt but his mentality, his competitiveness will eventually lead to results, I’m quite sure of it.

“I enjoy watching his teams and his games and I’m sure Tottenham fans will have a lot of fun watching them as well.”

Vincent Kompany has made two changes to his side from Burnley’s last league game for today’s clash against Tottenham at Turf Moor.

Jordan Beyer is a surprise returnee from injury and replaces Hannes Delcroix in Burnley’s back four.

Vincent Kompany had previously suggested the defender wouldn’t be back until after the international break.

Johann Gudmundsson, meanwhile, keeps his place in the side after starting against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup in midweek. Manuel Benson is the man to make way.

Kompany otherwise reverts to the side that lost 3-1 to Aston Villa in Burnley’s last league game.

Anass Zaroury serves the third and final game of his three-match ban following the red card he was shown against Manchester CIty on the opening day.

Elsewhere, Hjalmar Ekdal, Vitinho and Aaron Ramsey all miss out after picking up knocks against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup.

Michael Obafemi is sidelined with a hamstring injury, while Darko Churlinov remains missing as a result of his summer health scare.

As for Spurs, Richarlison is only fit enough to start on the bench after picking up a slight knock against Fulham in the Carabao Cup in midweek.

Lyle Foster gets the game started.

Up the Clarets!