Thomas Frank praises Richarlison and new signing Mohammed Kudus after his side win his first Premier League match in charge of Tottenham against newly promoted Burnley.
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Tottenham will accelerate their move to sign Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze with talks expected to progress in the next 48 hours.
The two Premier League clubs have been in discussions over a move for Eze, 27, since the start of the week.
Multiple sources have told BBC Sport that talks are progressing positively amid growing hope at Tottenham that a deal is now within reach.
Palace face Chelsea on Sunday and there is emerging doubt over Eze's inclusion in the squad, which would provide an indication as to how close the clubs are to reaching an agreement.
The England international has an expired release clause in his contract which was worth an initial £60m, plus a further £8m in add-ons.
It is understood Tottenham are negotiating an offer slightly below the total release figure.
Palace are also in talks over selling captain Marc Guehi to Liverpool.
If Guehi and Eze are sold, the money will be reinvested into the squad with Leicester attacker Bilal El Khannouss among the players Palace are interested in.
Spurs boss Thomas Frank is looking to bolster his options in the final third after attacking midfielder James Maddison was ruled out for the majority of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
South Korea forward Son Heung-min left the club after 10 years earlier this month, having scored 173 goals in 454 appearances, while midfielder Dejan Kulusevski is still out after knee surgery.
Eze, whose contract at Selhurst Park is due to expire in the summer of 2027, scored 14 goals across all competitions for Palace last season, including in their 1-0 win against Manchester City in the FA Cup final.
He joined Palace from Queens Park Rangers in a deal worth £19.5m in 2020 and has scored 40 goals in 168 appearances.
For Crystal Palace, Eze has found himself playing on the left of the centre forward. Not a typical winger, his role has been akin to a roaming attacking midfielder and, with this freedom, he rewarded Oliver Glasner's side with eight goals and eight assists in the Premier League last season.
This roaming nature would provide Frank with a positionally versatile player that can play in numerous systems. At Palace, Eze has played as one of the two players behind Jean-Philippe Mateta in a 5-2-2-1.
Frank has often opted to play with a counter-attacking 5-3-2 or 5-2-2-1 against more dominant opponents, such as in the Super Cup against Paris St-Germain, mirroring the conditions Eze has thrived in.
'Bowen is looking dangerous'
Sunderland 0-0 West Ham
Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at Stadium of Light
Jarrod Bowen is getting more and more involved. He wants the defenders to be close to him, so he can roll them. He is looking very dangerous.
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Tottenham 1-0 Burnley
Mark Schwarzer
Former Chelsea goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
Tottenham are happy enough for Burnley to have the ball, they are not putting too much pressure on the ball, happy to sit back. It's giving Burnley more time on the ball, but they aren't doing much with it.
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Tottenham 1-0 Burnley
This time the ball comes into the box from Burnley but Maxime Esteve's close-range opportunity is smothered by Guglielmo Vicario.
They're managing to create one or two chances here the visitors.
CLOSE!
Sunderland 0-0 West Ham
West Ham are growing in confidence now and they work the ball across the edge of the area to El Hadji Malick Diouf, whose low drive is superbly cleared by a sliding Dan Ballard. That was going in.
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Tottenham 1-0 Burnley
Mark Schwarzer
Former Chelsea goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
Burnley are lacking ideas - they are getting numbers forward, but Tottenham have got a good shape and Burnley are looking for the spectacular effort from out wide rather than just trying to keep possession and work their way into the box.
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Tottenham 1-0 Burnley
Burnley's tactic to find a goal so far has been to hit and hope.
Lyle Foster is the latest to have a go and it deflects behind for a corner.
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Brighton 0-0 Fulham
First shot on target of this game. Brighton forward Georginio Rutter, who was injured in the latter stages of last season, drifts in from the left and hammers in a low shot from distance which Bernd Leno easily saves.
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Tottenham 1-0 Burnley
Mark Schwarzer
Former Chelsea goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
Tottenham are more measured under Thomas Frank, there isn't that gung-ho approach to games, there is a more measured and slower approach in build up. It's something the fans will have to get used to.
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Tottenham 1-0 Burnley
Josh Laurent has Burnley's first effort back in the Premier League, hitting one from range. But it's an easy pick up for Guglielmo Vicario.
Kyle Walker then has a go against his former club. But it's miles off target.
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Sunderland 0-0 West Ham
West Ham have a free-kick on the right. James Ward-Prowse takes it but the ball doesn't dip in time as it is sent into the box and it is a set-piece wasted.
'Impressed by Sunderland'
Sunderland 0-0 West Ham
Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at Stadium of Light
Sharper from the Sunderland players, it may be the youth. At the moment I am impressed by the way Sunderland have settled in.
'Burnley struggling'
Tottenham 1-0 Burnley
Chris Wise
Final Score reporter at Tottenham Hotspur stadium
Burnley struggling to impress themselves in this game. Spurs look super sharp and they are popping the ball around with intensity and belief. That Richarlison goal has helped settled down any early nerves.
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Brighton 0-0 Fulham
Few fouls, not much football action in the last few minutes. Referee Samuel Barrott has kept his cards in his pocket so far when he has had a couple of chances to flash a yellow.
Left-back Destiny Udogie is "progressing" in his recovery but is not yet available.
Midfielder Yves Bissouma will return to the squad after being left out of the Super Cup squad for persistent lateness. He added: "I have certain standards and demands and consequences if demands are not met."
He said the racist abuse Mathys Tel was subjected to after the Super Cup final "is terrible" and "no real Tottenham supporter" would do that.
More on Tel: "We're doing everything to support him in this situation. He's a strong person. We'll see the real Tottenham supporters at the stadium tomorrow backing him. In tough times we step up together. I expect really big cheers for him tomorrow."
Frank has been impressed by his players "very strong mentality" and their "ability to take on messages and gameplans" since taking over the role in June.
On whether he will have butterflies for the first home game in charge: "I will have tomorrow. If I'm honest, now I'm in work mode. I know when I wake up tomorrow and when I step into the stadium I will feel it."
Frank thought Richarlison was "really phenomenal" against Paris St-Germain because his "hold-up play, his intensity and his arriving in the box was top".
He said his players "have recovered well" from Wednesday's game but he can "freshen up" the squad if he chooses to.
The recruitment team "are working" to bring in more players before the transfer window closes and "will do something" if "they fit" into Frank's plans.
On the young players - like Mikey Moore, who has gone on loan to Rangers - and where they stand this season: "There is a fine balance. To train with professional, higher-level players and their intensity is very good, but the most important thing for any player is playing minutes. If I think it's the right time to get them out then I will."
Tottenham have said they are "disgusted" by the racial abuse received by forward Mathys Tel following their defeat by Paris St-Germain in the Uefa Super Cup.
The club, who lost 4-3 on penalties after letting slip a two-goal lead, said people who had sent abusive messages to Tel on social media were "nothing but cowards".
Tel, 20, came on as a substitute in the 79th minute and was one of two Spurs players who failed to convert from the spot in the penalty shootout.
"Mathys showed bravery and courage to step forward and take a penalty, yet those who abuse him are nothing but cowards - hiding behind anonymous usernames and profiles to spout their abhorrent views," Tottenham said.
"We will work with the authorities and social media platforms to take the strongest possible action against any individual we are able to identify.
"We stand with you, Mathys."
Spurs' statement comes after England defender Jess Carter revealed she had been the target of racist abuse during Euro 2025 last month.
As a result, the Lionesses stopped the anti-racism gesture of taking a knee before matches as they argued it was "clear we and football need to find another way to tackle racism".
On Tuesday, Carter said she feared her England team-mate Lauren James would suffer "astronomical" racist abuse if she had been the only player to have missed a penalty in their Euro quarter-final shootout against Sweden.
In June, tennis players - including Britain's Katie Boulter - demanded more action from social media companies to stop "dangerous" online abuse after Boulter said receiving abusive content and death threats had become "the norm" for athletes.
Europa League winners Tottenham led 2-0 after 84 minutes and were minutes away from claiming their second trophy in three months before PSG fought back, levelling the match when Goncalo Ramos headed in a 94th-minute equaliser.
Spurs defender Micky van de Ven saw his spot-kick saved before Frenchman Tel sent his shot wide. Nuno Mendes held his nerve to convert the winning penalty for PSG.
Tottenham signed Tel on a permanent deal, worth around £30m, in June after he joined the club on loan in January.
He made 20 appearances for the club last season, scoring three goals and was an unused substitute for their victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final.
Recap - Your Premier League predictions
It's recap time.
Let's take a look at what we've covered so far this Thursday.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot's thoughts ahead of their opening game against Bournemouth
Leeds target another striker
Our chief football writer Phil McNulty has given us his predicted Premier League table
Wayne Rooney's predictions
Sticking with the theme of predictions, we've asked you to give us your picks for the Premier League top five, most important signing, golden boot winner, breakout star and highest placed promoted club.
Liverpool to retain title and Viktor Gyokeres to win the golden boot
Haaland to fire City back to the top
Arsenal to win the Premier League
Keep those predictions coming in, and get in touch with your questions for Phil McNulty's Q&A.
Still to come this afternoon:
Andoni Iraola, Graham Potter, Regis Le Bris, Scott Parker, Keith Andrews and Marco Silva will all be speaking to the press ahead of the opening weekend of the Premier League.
Plenty to keep us going, right?
Premier League predictions - Arsenal (2nd)
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer
This is the acid test for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. No more talk of process and progress. It is time for actual silverware after five years without a trophy.
This time, Arteta has been given all the required tools to do the job - an already talented squad bolstered by the class of Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi and - at long last and at least 12 months too late - a recognised striker in Viktor Gyokeres.
This is a team with enough to mount a meaningful title pursuit and challenge for the biggest prizes.
This time Arsenal and Arteta have no excuses. They must win a trophy this season - and there should be optimism at the Emirates Stadium that they can do so.
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You've seen what Phil McNulty has to say. Liverpool first. Burnley bottom. Man Utd and Spurs to miss out on the top five again. West Ham and Everton bottom half.
Do you think his predictions are fair? What do you want to ask Phil about his picks? He's here and ready to justify his selections with you.
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Leeds target another striker
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter
Leeds are tracking Panathinaikos striker Fotis Ioannidis as they look to bolster their strikeforce.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is due to complete a free transfer to Elland Road but Daniel Farke still wants to add more firepower.
Ioannidis has 48 goals in 168 appearances for Panathinaikos and has scored six times in 17 caps for Greece.
The 25-year-old interested Ipswich last summer while Sporting Lisbon and Porto remain keen.
Leeds also retain an interest in Norwich forward Josh Sargent, who Farke brought to Carrow Road, but he is not a priority as it stands.
Patrick Bamford has been told he has no future under Farke while fellow striker Mateo Joseph joined Mallorca on loan earlier this month, leaving Leeds short up front.
Leeds start their Premier League campaign at home to Everton on Monday.
Phil McNulty's Premier League predictions - Liverpool (1st)
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer
It's hard to see past Liverpool as this season's Premier League champions.
This is a team that won the title at a 10-point canter last term and has been strengthened by a remarkable summer spending spree. The transition is still a work in progress, as the Community Shield loss to Crystal Palace proved, but this a prediction made with complete confidence.
What should have been a summer of joy has lived under the shadow of the tragic death of beloved striker Diogo Jota - killed in a car crash - as well as the incident that left supporters injured at the title trophy parade.
The season will start without the departed Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez, but Florian Wirtz was a statement signing - one of Europe's most coveted forwards - at £116m from Bayer Leverkusen, along with full-backs Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez. New striker Hugo Ekitike, signed for an initial £69m from Eintracht Frankfurt, showed his class with a goal in the Community Shield.
Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi is the latest target, and Newcastle United's Alexander Isak may yet arrive - a frightening prospect for anyone wanting to take Liverpool's title away.
Phil McNulty's Premier League predictions
With the Premier League season kick starting tomorrow, BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty has made his predictions for the new season.
As well as your own picks, we want you to get in touch and ask Phil for his thoughts ahead of the new season. We'll bring you his answers a little later this morning.
Get in touch using the 'Get Involved' button at the top of the page.
Without further ado, here's how Phil thinks the table will look when the season finishes in May:
Liverpool
Arsenal
Manchester City
Chelsea
Aston Villa
Newcastle
Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur
Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest
Brighton & Hove Albion
Everton
West Ham
Fulham
Bournemouth
Brentford
Leeds
Wolves
Sunderland
Burnley
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Predictions aren't just for former Premier League stars, they're for everyone! So on the eve of a new season, we want to hear your predictions for 2025-26.
Have a look into the crystal ball and tell us your picks for:
Top five in the table
Most important signing
Golden boot winner
Breakout star
Best promoted team
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Right then, the new season is upon and hope springs eternal for fans across the country.
It is also a time for predictions and we've spoken to Premier League legend and former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney to see how he sees the coming season going.
How much will Man Utd improve on last season's disappointment? Can Arsenal end a run of three straight second place finishes and win the title? Who will have the most success of the three promoted sides?
Let's find out what Mr Rooney thinks...
Leoni signing 'exciting'
The Redmen TV's Dan Clubbe speaking to BBC Sport on Giovanni Leoni: "It's an exciting one. It has been stark some of the defensive issues we have had at pre-season. Getting more bodies at the back was essential.
"I've had a few conversations with people that watch more Serie A than I ever would, and they've been really impressed with what they've seen and how he manhandled Lukaku really stood out to people."
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Liverpool v Bournemouth (Fri, 20:00 BST)
Liverpool
Arne Slot had the honour of the very first news conference of the new campaign and if you want to hear reaction to what the Liverpool boss had to say, you've come to the right place.
Watch at the top of the page as Dan Clubbe from Redmen TV joins us to reflect on the major talking points following on from Slot's chat with the media.
'Wirtz has to adapt to intensity of the league'
Liverpool v Bournemouth (Fri, 20:00 BST)
Liverpool
Arne Slot on Jeremie Frimpong replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold: "Trent brought the best out of Mo [Salah], but we think the same thing is going to happen with Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong in regards to Mo."
On Florian Wirtz: "Factually we can see him as a young player, but I don't see him as one. He won the cup and league in Germany, and his mentality is his biggest strength.
"That says a lot, because when you see him play he is so creative. He is mentally strong, he doesn't get distracted by a transfer fee or anything else.
"Good players always find a way to play well in good teams. He has to adjust to England, the league and the intensity, and his team-mates. His adjustment has already gone quite well, more than we expected."
It looked like being a dream debut for Tottenham boss Thomas Frank.
Leading 2-0 with little more than five minutes remaining against European champions Paris St-Germain, surely the Super Cup was on its way to north London.
Not so. A stirring comeback from the Parisians and a shootout win stopped Spurs from becoming the first Europa League winners to lift the Super Cup since 2018.
But the Dane's fingerprints were all over this Tottenham performance, which showed promising signs for 85 minutes.
Set-pieces? Check. Pragmatism? Check. Efficiency? Check.
"I think we played a very good game against one of the best teams in the world, maybe the best at this moment in time," said Frank, who replaced Ange Postecoglou as manager this summer.
"We had them exactly where we wanted them for 80 or so minutes. Then the momentum changed with the 2-1 goal. The team and fans have a lot to be proud of.
"The first half was almost perfect and obviously set-pieces were very good and we were very dangerous.
"At times I think we showed that we can play up against any team in the world."
There's work to be done for Tottenham; their late collapse was evidence of that.
Indeed, it should concern Frank that his team wilted at the first sign of pressure against a side who have had just two pre-season training sessions in the bag.
But for the vast majority of this Uefa Super Cup meeting that ultimately ended in penalty heartache, there were enough signs to suggest Frank has the basis of a system and approach that can be built on.
His 3-5-2 formation was certainly a move away from last season's set up but you get the feeling Frank will be flexible depending on the challenge in the coming months, something his predecessor was often accused of not being.
Inside the opening 10 minutes, the approach was entirely noticeable. Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario kicked long five times as Tottenham opted to keep their shape higher up the pitch rather than collect the ball deep inside their own half and pass their way up the field.
Ange Postecoglou's high-risk approach was easy on the eye but the final 18 months of his reign at Tottenham - despite that euphoric Europa League win in Bilbao last May - told us the Australian's methods weren't working.
This was a Tottenham performance less to do with capturing the imagination than capturing the victory.
For example, Postecoglou was maligned for a perceived lack of attention to detail in regard to preparing for set-pieces.
It was significant, then, that both of Tottenham's goals arrived via dead balls.
Expect Frank's Tottenham to excel at set-pieces in their own penalty box, too.
His Brentford side conceded only three Premier League goals from set-pieces (excluding penalties) last season - three fewer than any other team in the division.
Offensively, Brentford were also one of the strongest. Only four teams - Arsenal (14), Crystal Palace, Aston Villa (both 16) and Nottingham Forest (17) - scored from more Premier League set-pieces last season.
Here in Udine, there were clear indicators that Spurs will develop such strength in the coming months.
This was an effective Tottenham display rather than an enchanting one.
Frank said: "I knew we had to do something different against PSG. It was a special operation. And 2-2 against PSG, I think you take that - that single result is good.
"In spells, we went more direct as we knew we could hurt them. There was focus on set-pieces, but there will always be a focus on set-pieces.
"High pressure is a non-negotiable. We went man for man in some aspects."
There was a time when the style of play mattered to Tottenham fans. Ask Jose Mourinho. Ask Antonio Conte.
Both received criticism from supporters for their pragmatic styles. Tottenham's traditions for producing attacking teams still carries weight to this day. It will be interesting to see if supporters get on Frank's back for his tactical approach if things start to falter.
But winning football matches, regardless of style, will be his priority, as it will be for the chairman Daniel Levy.
Former Tottenham and England keeper Paul Robinson, talking to BBC Radio 5 Live: In the next 24-48 hours, Thomas Frank has to go back to the training ground, unpack it, show the players video of everything they did well and put the belief back into them.
I think this will be damaging for Tottenham, I really do. You can see the players standing on the pitch separately in little huddles and on their own. They are absolutely devastated.
They got the trophy that they had been longing for last season and this could have been a real step forward for Tottenham. Instead it's a real blow.
Former Spurs winger Aaron Lennon on BBC Radio 5 Live: You can see that the Tottenham players are hurting. As a player you know games you should win and this was one of them.
Five minutes to go, 2-0 up, see it out. Even when it goes to 2-1, you've got to know how to see a game out.
Tottenham didn't handle that well enough.
I still think Tottenham need a few players in. There are links with Eberechi Eze and Savinho. Losing James Maddison [to injury] and Son Heung-min is huge for this football club - two big players and big characters and leaders, and lots of goals and assists.
Former Tottenham midfielder Danny Murphy talking to BBC Sport: Tottenham went man for man and gained control with their discipline. It has to be done perfectly and you can see they have worked on it.
The good thing for Tottenham was even when they dropped deep they were OK. There were a lot of good things for Tottenham fans from that first half.
Set-plays were a big part of Frank's Brentford last season and I think that will be a good thing for Tottenham this season.
I think to get back into the European places and have a good run in the Champions League, that would be realistic. I think there is lots to look forward to: better competition for places, younger players with more experience and there are still a few weeks left in the window.
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Tottenham Hotspur have won eight of their nine Premier League home games against Burnley (D1), only failing to take all three points in a 1-1 draw in August 2017, under Mauricio Pochettino.
This is just the second time Burnley are starting a Premier League campaign with a game in London, previously beating reigning champions Chelsea 3-2 at Stamford Bridge in 2017-18.
Tottenham Hotspur will open a Premier League campaign at home to a promoted team for the third time, with the previous two both ending in 3-1 victories â v Ipswich Town in 2000-01 and Aston Villa in 2019-20.
Burnley have lost their opening match in each of their last three Premier League campaigns, with their last victory coming in 2019-20 against Southampton (3-0).
Tottenham havenât kept a clean sheet in any of their last 13 Premier League games, last having a longer run between August and December 2010 (17).
Tottenham lost each of their last three Premier League home games in 2024-25 â they last lost four in a row back in November 2004.
Burnley didnât concede more than one goal in any of their 46 league games last season. However, in the Premier League theyâre without a clean sheet in 20 games since a 2-0 win at Fulham in December 2023.
This will be Thomas Frankâs first Premier League match in charge of Tottenham. Including caretakers, none of Spursâ last eight managers has lost their first league game (W5 D3), with André Villas-Boas in August 2012 the last to do so (1-2 v Newcastle).
This will be the third time that Burnley manager Scott Parker has come up against his former side Tottenham Hotspur as a manager, having drawn 1-1 away and lost 1-0 at home against them in the 2020-21 Premier League season (in charge of Fulham).
João Palhinha could make his Tottenham Hotspur debut in this game â across his two seasons in the Premier League previously in 2022-23 and 2023-24 while at Fulham, Palhinha made 109 more tackles than any other player (300) and he picked up five more yellow cards than anyone else (27).