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Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that he will accept the misconduct charge from the FA for his behaviour towards referee Mike Dean after defeat at Burnley on Saturday.
"I will accept that charge," Pochettino said. "Watching my behaviour afterwards on video, I need to accept the charge from the FA. I need to apologise to Mike Dean, I cannot behave in that way. It is not the way to behave and I am going to accept the charge.
"My behaviour was public and now I want to apologise in a public way. I need to apologise to him and all of the officials."
Pochettino would not reveal what referee Dean had said to him during their altercation on the pitch.
"No, all that happened on the pitch stays on there," he said.
Show all 22 1 /22Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Tom Heaton – 7 out of 10 Denied Harry Kane with a strong one-handed save and kept Burnley in the match.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Phil Bardsley – 7 out of 10 Made some decent challenges in a well organised defence and worked well with Hendrick to secure the right side for Burnley.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings James Tarkowski – 6 out of 10 Defended well against Son, who was running all over the place but looked weak when the ball was dropped over the top of the defence towards Harry Kane.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Ben Mee – 7 out of 10 Was good against the ball coming in from the wings and made some good clearances to ease the pressure on the home side’s defence.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Charlie Taylor – 6 out of 10 Did okay on the left side and worked hard to push Burnley forward in the second half.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Jeff Hendrick – 8 out of 10 Was a crackerjack on the pitch for Burnley, he ran into channels on the right wing and set up a couple of chances for the strikers but his tracking back to defend against Danny Rose was invaluable.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Ashley Westwood – 6 out of 10 Challenged strongly for the ball in mid-field and was lucky not to get booked for some of his tackles.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Jack Cork – 7 out of 10 Ran the ball forward from the centre of mid-field to spur Burnley forward, especially in the opening 20 minutes.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Dwight McNeil – 6 out of 10 Started the attack that lead to Burnley’s goal in the second half and delivered the corner to get an assist.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Ashley Barnes – 8 out of 10 Took a good shot in the first half that just went over the crossbar but combined well with Chris Wood upfront, and like a top striker poached a tap in in the dying minutes to give Burnley the win.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Chris Wood – 8 out of 10 Along with Barnes he put a lot of pressure on Tottenham’s back three and made it hard for them to find any rhythm in the game when his header from a corner opened the scoring.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Hugo Lloris – 6 out of 10 When things were level at 1-1 Lloris denied McNeil and allowed Spurs to try and push for a winner.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Juan Foyth – 5 out of 10 Was a little sloppy on the ball, got caught in possession a few times and made some poor passes. Did better defending the ball though until Wood left him during a corner and scored the opener.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Toby Alderweireld – 6 out of 10 Played at the centre of Tottenham’s defence but a few positional errors allowed Burnley in on goal.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Jan Vertonghen – 6 out of 10 Defended well against Wood and limited the amount of shots Burnley had on goal.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Serge Aurier – 7 out of 10 Worked the right side very well when Tottenham were attacking and made some good runs into the box as well as delivering decent crosses.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Moussa Sissoko – 6 out of 10 Combined with Aurier well on the right side and acted as the playmaker down that side for Spurs.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Harry Winks – 6 out of 10: Continued his good form in mid-field for Tottenham and challenged for the ball strongly. He was also willing to shoot from range and had a shot blocked in the first half.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Danny Rose – 6 out of 10 Performed his wingback duties well on the left. Did an effective job getting the ball into the box but Hendrick had the measure of him when he tried to run into the area.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Christian Eriksen – 7 out of 10 Threaded passes forward with uncanny precision and worked his way into space to be able to shoot.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Harry Kane – 7 out of 10 Looked a little off his best on his return to the side in the first half but showed signs of his quality in front of goal, once Tottenham went behind in the second half he came to life and scored the equaliser.
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Burnley vs Tottenham - player ratings Son Heung-Min – 7 out of 10 Pace and determination are his key skills and he showed them off today; his movement off the ball was rapid and well worked.
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"I think that is the most important, we need to accept that we are with our emotion.
"For me it's not important, I don't take it personally. When your heart rate is so high you need to be careful how you take words. All that happened on the pitch, I'll never translate off it."
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