Thomas Frank warned Tottenham must be cautious with Richarlison ’s fitness as he called for patience after the forward’s brace against Burnley. Richarlison led the line as Spurs began the Premier League season with a 3-0 win over the Clarets and scored the first two goals of the match.

Report and free match highlights as Richarlison scores early goal-of-the-season contender in 3-0 win for hosts; Richarlison netted the first and second before Brennan Johnson added a third

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Bergvall started in the No10 role against Burnley as Frank looks for solutions in the absence of the injured James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski. He almost scored inside the opening 30 seconds, forcing Martin Dubravka into a smart save, and Bergvall also had a number of dangerous driving runs from deep.

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Pape Matar Sarr is once again set to play in the more advanced midfield role, with the deal for the 27-year-old unlikely to be done in time for the first game of the new season. That means just one change for the former Brentford manager, with Wilson Odobert coming in to replace Kevin Danso to allow Spurs to be a bit more attacking.

Mohammed Kudus provided both the assists for Richarlison's goals, wriggling into space each time and picking out the Brazilian perfectly. Pedro Porro combined nicely with Kudus and Spurs' best first-half moments came when the two worked it down the right wing and put crosses in.

Richarlison has scored nine goals in his past nine starts for Tottenham, suggesting his has the potential to be a consistent threat