Why Dejan Kulusevski was dropped for Tottenham’s clash with Burnley

Tottenham midfielder Dejan Kulusevski has been forced to drop to the bench for Tottenham’s clash with Burnley as a result of a stomach bug, according to reports.

The Swede has been in brilliant form since he arrived in north London in January from Juventus, on an initial loan deal that will certainly be made permanent this summer.

So far, he has contributed 3 goals and 8 assists in 16 Premier League outings, which is a very solid return for a player in his first taste of Premier League football. However, he has had to be replaced in the starting XI by Lucas Moura for their home tie against Burnley as a result of a virus picked up in the aftermath of their 3-0 win over Arsenal.

Reportedly, he is not alone from suffering, although others who are also affected remain unknown.

At Tottenham where Kulusevski drops to the bench after a stomach bug which affected a few more in the squad. #thfc pic.twitter.com/KMTxqObmAw

— Jack Rosser (@JackRosser_) May 15, 2022

Spurs need 6 points

The win over Arsenal in the north London derby has handed Tottenham an outside chance of top 4, but they remain a point behind their north London rivals with two games left to play.

They must beat a stubborn Burnley, who themselves are in dire need of points to escape the relegation battle they have found themselves embroiled in, before playing already relegated Norwich on the final day of the season.

And Antonio Conte and co. must also rely on their bitter rivals dropping points, with a tricky trip to St James’ Park against a resurgent Newcastle to come for Mikel Arteta’s side before they end the season at Everton, who may still need points to survive depending on other results.

It could yet go down to the final day.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	36	72	89
2	Liverpool FC	36	65	86
3	Chelsea FC	36	42	70
4	Arsenal FC	36	11	66
5	Tottenham Hotspur	36	23	65
6	Manchester United	37	1	58
7	West Ham United	36	11	55
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	36	-3	50
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	36	-4	47
10	Leicester City	35	-4	45
11	Crystal Palace	35	4	44
12	Aston Villa	35	-1	43
13	Brentford FC	36	-8	43
14	Newcastle United	36	-21	43
15	Southampton FC	36	-20	40
16	Everton FC	35	-19	36
17	Burnley FC	35	-17	34
18	Leeds United	36	-38	34
19	Watford FC	36	-38	23
20	Norwich City	36	-56	21

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	21
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	15
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	15
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	13
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	13
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	11
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	10
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	10
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich City	10
Raphinha	Leeds United	10
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	10

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	9
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	10
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	9
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7
James, Daniel	Leeds United	1	7
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	8
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	8
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	8

Player	Team	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	9
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	6