CHRIS Wood and Ashley Barnes are fast becoming the strike partnership of the Premier League.

The Clarets duo have been central to Burnley’s recent revival and both were on target again at Turf Moor as Sean Dyche’s side Tottenham’s title ambitions and extended the home side’s unbeaten top flight run to eight games.

Barnes now has four in seven and Wood six in 10. Strikers with kind of ratio are worth their weight in gold when you’re battling relegation, although on this evidence there should be no relegation concerns for the Clarets come May.

Wood opened the scoring on 56 minutes with a powerful header from Dwight McNeil’s corner and although Harry Kane, on his return to the Spurs side, levelled. Burnley got the victory their performance deserved when Barnes tapped home from Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s scuffed shot.

The three points lifted the Clarets up to 13th ahead of the afternoon kick offs and maintains a momentum that shows no sign of letting up.

Burnley strangled Spurs in the opening quarter of an hour with the Clarets pressing the ball and forcing the visitors to play backwards. Dwight McNeil was an outlet on the left while Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood worked hard to give Sean Dyche’s side a focal point in attack.

The efforts did not bring a clear sight of goal but it roused a capacity Turf Moor crowd.

Spurs, perhaps slow to start after traffic caused them to arrive at the ground just an hour before kick off, had to wait 15 minutes for their first chance with Kane drifting in field but his low left footed effort was wide of the post.

Both teams were struggling to create clear chances with Ben Mee doing well to hook clear a dangerous Son cross before Christian Eriksen saw a shot blocked by Phil Bardsley and another saved by Tom Heaton.

Burnley then came close as the game opened up. Jeff Hendrick did well to win possession in the right corner and he teed up Ashley Barnes but the striker’s fierce curling effort bent a fraction over the bar.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side came into the contest more in the final quarter of the half but were thwarted by some dogged Burnley defending and the Clarets reached the break comfortable at 0-0.

Spurs upped the intensity after the break with Heaton having to be at his best to palm away a stinging Kane 25-yarder.

But it was Burnley took the lead with their first chance of the half when Chris Wood thumped home McNeil’s corner with a towering header.

The youngster did well initially to turn and engineer space in the centre of the field and find Taylor. His cross drifted to the back post where Hendrick and Vertonghen challenged. Burnley got the benefit of the decision and capitalised through Wood.

Spurs fought back and were level through Kane. Danny Rose took a quick throw in on the run about 10 yards further up than it should have been and Kane went clear and slid the ball past Heaton.

It was harsh on the home side who had contained Tottenham well.

The equaliser did not dent Burnley’s ambition with Hendrick side footing just wide of the far post after Wood and Westwood had combined to free him on the right before Barnes saw a shot blocked and Tarkowski looped a header into the arms of Lloris.

McNeil was then denied by Lloris after Hendrick released Wood down the right as the Clarets continued to carry a goal threat.

Robbie Brady and Johann Berg Gudmundsson were introduced for the final 10 minutes and the latter made an immediate impact. Collecting the ball in a central position 25 yards out he drove at the heart of the defence. His shot was scuffed but it provided the perfect assist for Barnes to tap in at the far post. It was nothing less than Burnley deserved for a well constructed performance.