Spurs roar back to crush Burnley thanks to Son’s hat-trick and Maddison magic

The arms were outstretched and the adulation flowing from an away end packed with Tottenham supporters celebrating James Maddison’s role in dismantling Burnley, although he was about to be upstaged by Son Heung-min’s hat-trick.

For a number of years, Tottenham have been reliant on the man with No 10 on his back to pull them through but Maddison is a different beast to his predecessor. He has the sort of swagger and skill to entertain his own fans, while infuriating opponents with a theatrical demeanour. All of this was on show at Turf Moor as Tottenham continued their unbeaten league start under Ange Postecoglou.

Things looked as if they could have been different in the early stages when Burnley were showing the sort of football Vincent Kompany has been searching for since he arrived. It helped create an open, free-flowing game but ultimately to the host’s detriment.

Luca Koleosho was making the ninth first-team appearance of his career. The 18-year-old was a surprise summer signing from Espanyol but Kompany immediately thrust him into the action, starting him on the opening day against Manchester City. Koleosho showed why his manager is such an admirer by creating the opening goal. A sweeping break from back to front resulted in the winger getting behind the defensively naive Pedro Porro and showing neat footwork, before crossing for Lyle Foster to divert home in the fourth minute.

Half-time substitutions saw Kompany switch to a back five to try to stop Tottenham’s attacking flow but it did little change the course of the match as the visitors pushed Burnley further back. There were three chances in the first four minutes after the break as the redesigned defence was pulled apart, first by Maddison’s precise goal and then by Son’s composure inside the box, adding a fourth then fifth. Some home fans stayed to boo Maddison off late on and even fewer saw Josh Brownhill’s injury-time consolation.