Dele Alli rescues point for dreary Tottenham against spirited Burnley

Dele Alli's second-half penalty helped Tottenham Hotspur avoid a third successive Premier League defeat in a hard-fought 1-1 draw against a determined Burnley at Turf Moor. In the absence of injured strikers Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, Alli took over spot-kick duties and registered his 50th Premier League goal five minutes after half-time with a cool finish from 12 yards. At that point, it was a scarcely-deserved leveller for Spurs, who had been outplayed in the first half and had fallen behind in the 13th minute when Chris Wood marked his return from injury by prodding past Hugo Lloris. The Tottenham...