London: Harry Kane broke another record after a brace in Tottenham Hotspur’s 4-0 hammering of Everton while Chelsea did little to take the spotlight away from under-fire manager Antonio Conte in a goalless draw with Leicester City in their respective Premier League matches, Saturday.
The match day’s late kick-off saw Tottenham forward Kane score his 98th Premier League goal and surpass Teddy Sheringham’s previous club record of 97 with his double at the Wembley.
Son Heung-Min broke the deadlock midway through the first half and Kane doubled the lead in the two minutes after the break after an excellent run and cross from Son, despite a suspicion of offside.
That goal saw Kane equal Sheringham’s tally and the England striker broke it 12 minutes later when he prodded the ball past Jordan Pickford from close range. Christian Eriksen completed the scoring nine minutes from time when he finished a sweeping move.
At the Stamford Bridge, Chelsea were unable to pierce Leicester’s defence and were second-best for long periods at Stamford Bridge, even after visiting left-back Ben Chilwell was sent off for a second bookable offence midway through the second half.
The stalemate left the third-placed Blues 15 points adrift of runaway leaders Manchester City.
In other matches, Alan Pardew oversaw his first Premier League victory as West Bromich Albion manager thanks to a 2-0 win over Brighton, while Rafael Benitez’s Newcastle United came from behind to draw 1-1 with bottom-of-the-table Swansea City as the battle to avoid relegation intensified.
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