Tottenham are a "force to be reckoned with" this season, according to Burnley manager Sean Dyche.
Spurs have lost just two Premier League games this term but currently occupy fifth place in the table and are 10 points off the title pace.
The north Londoners still have aspirations to challenge for top spot with Danny Rose adamant they are yet to hit top gear and match the form which carried them to third place last season.
Mauricio Pochettino's men welcome Burnley to White Hart Lane on Sunday afternoon and Dyche, whose side are yet to win on their travels this term, is expecting a difficult encounter.
“It’s tough though, especially when you go to clubs like Tottenham, where Mauricio and his players have done a brilliant job.
“They are a force to be reckoned with this season, without a shadow of a doubt," Dyche insisted.
Burnley have the worst away record in England's top tier, with Leicester the only other side to pick up just one point on the road.
The Clarets remain five points clear of the relegation zone but Dyche is adamant the club must aim higher, despite already being perceived as a success story in some quarters.
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“We’ve got to take care of business ourselves and take responsibility for our performances and that’s what we’ll do.
“It’s a tough one for us because in the grand scheme of things most people would be pleasantly surprised by where we are in the league at the moment.
“I think we have exceeded everyone else’s expectations, but not so much our fans and certainly not myself, those of my staff and my team," he added.
