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Stoke 0 - Tottenham 4: Spurs run riot as Son bags a brace and Kane ends drought
HARRY KANE is one of their own and now Tottenham fans can hail him their most prolific Premier League marksman.
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In breaking his duck for the season with a tap-in, he also notched up 50 Premier League goals.
And he has reached that milestone in 87 games – four fewer than it took Robbie Keane and Jermain Defoe in their White Hart Lane heydays.
Afterwards his coach Mauricio Pochettino said: “I am very happy for Harry. It’s always good for a striker to get that first goal. Now he’s got it – and the record – he can play his normal game.”
It was a pumped-up Stoke who dominated the early exchanges and Glen Whelan’s blistering 25-yard volley was diverted from being a goal-of-the-season contender by Eric Dier’s head.
Heung-min Son's first half goal set Spurs on their way
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Spurs then clicked into gear and Dele Alli had a fierce shot tipped over by Shay Given.
It was at this point the free- flowing football gave way to an explosive couple of moments – at the end of which Stoke boss Mark Hughes was sent to the stands.
His anger centred on a harsh yellow for an alleged Marko Arnautovic dive – when he seemed only to be avoiding Kane’s high boot.
Six minutes later Spurs broke the deadlock.
Christian Eriksen was freed down the right and side-footed into the area, where the excellent Son Heung-Min finished first-time.
Dele Alli made it 3-0 on the hour mark
Harry Kane ended a ten game goal drought
And Tottenham struck twice in quick succession to be out of sight on the hour.
Eriksen again picked out Son, who calmly fired beyond a despairing Given for 2-0.
Two minutes later it was game over after Alli pounced to grab the third.
But even more significant was the sight of Kane completing the rout.
Hughes said: “I was disappointed by those decisions and by my reaction as well. I don’t think my departure had an effect on my team’s performance.”
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