The Thomas Frank era began to the great delight of Tottenham Hotspur fans on Saturday, as last season's Europa League winners cruised past newly promoted Burnley 3-0 in north London.

Two goals from Richarlison help Thomas Frank win his first Premier League match in charge of Tottenham against newly promoted Burnley.

Tottenham Hotspur began the Thomas Frank era in the Premier League with a convincing 3-0 home victory over promoted side Burnley on Saturday thanks to a majestic double from striker Richarlison which included an acrobatic volley.

Tottenham had performed well on Wednesday in Thomas Frank's first competitive game in charge as they gave Champions League holders Paris St-Germain a fright in the Uefa Super Cup in Udine, Italy. Spurs had led 2-0 after 84 minutes only to concede twice late on, including a 94th-minute equaliser, before losing 4-3 on penalties.

Thomas Frank's Tottenham tenure starts in style with a 3-0 win over Burnley, as Richarlison nets a double and Brennan Johnson adds a third.

Thomas Frank began his Tottenham Hotspur career with a 3-0 victory over Burnley on Saturday, as summer signing Mohammed Kudus found Richarlison twice and Spurs looked hugely improved from last season.

Eberechi Eze will start Crystal Palace ’s opening Premier League fixture against Chelsea despite strong links connecting the forward with a move to Tottenham. The Independent understands that talks are progressing over a deal worth £55m plus add-ons for Eze to move to Spurs after a summer of speculation over the England international’s future.

According to Sacha Tavolieri, Talks between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur are not as advanced as expected. Oliver Glasner and Eberechi Eze have agreed that Eze will make himself available for the Chelsea game to help his teammates in the London derby.