TALKING POINTS: Burnley 0, Spurs 1

Son Heung-min's 76th-minute header - Spurs' first effort on target - proved the winner, coming five minutes after James Tarkowski's header was cleared off the line by Harry Kane.

There were encouraging signs, though, for the Clarets, and here are my talking points from the game.

THE REAL MOURINHO

Sean Dyche has often been referred to as the Ginger Mourinho, and he has made no secret of his admiration for the Portugese.

Speaking before Monday night's game, about what he likes most about Mourinho, Dyche said: "He wins. He wins and wins. He finds a way of winning.

”That’s always been my thoughts on management. If you can do it in a great style, then great. If you can’t, you’ve still got to win."

Dyche has often been praised for finding a way to win more often than not, but Mourinho is the master, and he looks to have rediscovered his mojo at Spurs.

Burnley had kept Spurs - who had 15 goals from their opening five Premier League games - pretty much at arm's length, but on a night when they were some way from their devastating best, they found a way, Kane guiding on Erik Lamela's corner, for Son to loop a header over Dwight McNeil, into the far corner.

Nick Pope was barely tested throughout, but Spurs had done to Burnley what the Clarets have done so many times to opponents under Dyche.

LACK OF GOALS

Burnley have so often come out on the right side of the margins under Dyche, keeping things tight, staying in games and nicking a winner.

However, they have only scored in two of their opening five league games, and only once in their last four.

As Dyche rightly says, he isn't concerned while chances are being created, but the Clarets have regularly been clinical with their openings, and are struggling in that respect at present.

Ashley Barnes forced two fine saves from Sam Johnstone at West Brom last week, and Chris Wood headed onto the top of the bar when he should have scored, while Dwight McNeil also pulled a good opening wide.

Against Spurs, Burnley worked Hugo Lloris on a number of occasions, an off-side Barnes had the ball in the net, and Tarkowski's header was cleared off the line by Kane.

Chris Wood's only goal so far this season has come from arguably his toughest chance, at Leicester - the only time Burnley have taken the lead so far this season in the league.

And Barnes is playing his way up to full fitness after a long spell out.

But Burnley have to rediscover that killer instinct, and soon.

BEST COMBINATION?

Generally,Dyche's favoured strike partnership has been Wood and Barnes, and that pairing has been reunited over the last three league games.

For the last two, Jay Rodriguez has also been available, with Matej Vydra also on the bench.

Barnes is working his way back to full match sharpness, and Toby Alderweireld certainly will know he was in a game on Monday night.

But you wonder which is Burnley's best pairing? There is an argument that, in Barnes' absence earlier in the year, the side played their best football, certainly more easy on the eye, with Rodriguez and Wood up front.

They started together at Leicester when, albeit in a 4-2 defeat, Burnley carried more of an attacking threat, and, from January onwards, they won five, drew four, and only lost on the final day at home to Brighton, scoring eight goals between them.

Rodriguez offers more guile and craft, which is what Burnley appear to be missing at present - but at least that is one area where Dyche has strong competition for players and options.

LOYAL SERVANT

The return of captain Ben Mee is imminent, and long-awaited. But how many clubs can call upon such a loyal servant as Kevin Long?

Long is coming up to 11 years at the club, but Monday night was only his 79th appearance for the club. The most appearances he has made in a season is 26 - on loan at neighbours Accrington Stanley in 2011/12.

He has his shortcomings, but has played 38 times in the Premier League, played Europa League football, and become an international for his country.

He will make way for Mee as soon as the skipper is ready to return, but Long gets on with his job with no fuss, he doesn't spit out the dummy and create a negative atmosphere. Yes, he will knock on Dyche's door and ask why he isn't playing regularly, but he is the ultimate team man.

And he was terrific against Spurs, dominant in the air, making a number of key interventions, and one perfectly-timed challenge on Son denied the South Korean a certain goal.

DISCIPLINE

I keep hearing and reading comments about Burnley being a physical, rough and tumble outfit, and Barnes was again under the microscope on Monday after drawing blood in an aerial challenge with Alderweireld.

There was no malice, no swing of the arm, no look to see where his opponent was. It was clumsy, maybe, but no card was the correct outcome.

Burnley picked up two bookings to Spurs' none, somehow, on the night, despite Moussa Sissoko standing on Ashley Westwood, with what looked a sore one, and Lamela went in high on Dwight McNeil, with play allowed to continue.

The Clarets seem to have an unfair reputation. Yes, they play hard, but they play fair. They may skirt the edges at times, certainly Barnes does, but look at their disciplinary record.

They have gone 5,400 minutes since their last red card, or 60 games.

Their closest rivals in that respect in the Premier League? Aston Villa with 3.420 - 38 games.

In the last five Premier League seasons, Tarkowski has more yellow cards than any other Burnley player, 24, or less than five a season.

Put it this way, Wilfried Zaha has more in that time, 32. And I'm imagining most of those weren't for fouls...