Skip to main content

Kane scores four as Spurs smash Leicester


Ruthless Harry Kane struck four goals as Tottenham dismantled Leicester 6-1 at the King Power Stadium
The England forward’s haul moved him two ahead of Romelu Lukaku in the race for the Premier League’s golden boot with 26 goals ahead of Sunday’s season-finale at Hull.
Son Heung-min also scored twice as Spurs continued to shrug off any disappointment following Chelsea’s title win.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino: “To be fair when he was injured, other players scored goals, like Son, or (Dele) Alli or (Christian) Eriksen. But it’s true that Harry Kane is our main striker and one of the best in the world. To be fair to him and the team, it’s a very good collective effort throughout the whole season but we feel so proud of Harry. He will have another opportunity to score more against Hull. I hope he can win (the Golden Boot).”
Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare: “The disappointing thing for me when they scored their third is that I didn’t see enough desire from my team and it really drained us of any belief. From then there was only one team in it and they looked like scoring every time and I have to take some responsibility for that. There are no positives. If you get beaten 6-1 there are no positives. They are an excellent side, I knew that before the game, but obviously we were totally second best.”

Tweet of the match

Moment of the match

Son Heung-Min
Son Heung-Min moments after giving Tottenham a 2-0 lead at Leicester (Martin Rickett/Empics)
Son’s strike put Spurs in total control but it was the build-up which caught the eye as Leicester were completely pulled apart.
Mousa Dembele was involved before finding Dele Alli on the edge of the penalty area. Space was still tight but he chipped a pass to Son and the South Korean spun to steer a first-time volley into the bottom corner.
The goal, Son’s 20th of the season, marked the first time three Tottenham players had passed that mark in a season with Alli on 21 and Kane now netting 32.

Stat of the match

Harry Kane
Harry Kane celebrates scoring his hat-trick (Rui Vieira/AP)
Kane has now scored 70 goals in his last 90 Premier League games for Spurs after netting his 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th top-flight goals of the season on Thursday.
The England man opened the scoring before restoring Tottenham’s two-goal lead just as Leicester threatened to get back into the game before two late strikes.
He is now two in front of Lukaku in the race for the golden boot.

Star man

Harry Kane
Harry Kane scores his third goal at the King Power Stadium (Nick Potts/PA)
Kane. He is now in pole position to claim the golden boot after his four-goal haul which took him past last season’s total.
He now has 26, one more than last season when he was also the Premier League’s top scorer, after a ruthless show of finishing which put Leicester to the sword.
Son, Alli and Kane were relentless, epitomising Spurs’ quality and work rate.

Player ratings

Leicester: Kasper Schmeichel 5, Danny Simpson 5, Yohan Benalouane 4, Christian Fuchs 4, Ben Chilwell 5, Riyad Mahrez 4, Wilfred Ndidi 5, Daniel Amartey 5, Marc Albrighton 6, Shinji Okazaki 5, Jamie Vardy 5. Subs: Islam Slimani (for Okazaki, 45 mins) 6, Demarai Gray (for Benalouane, 66 mins): 6, Ahmed Musa (for Vardy, 78 mins) 6.
Tottenham: Hugo Lloris 7, Eric Dier 7, Jan Vertonghen 7, Toby Alderweireld 7, Ben Davies 7, Victor Wanyama 8, Mousa Dembele 8, Moussa Sissoko 8, Dele Alli 8, Son Heung-min 8, Harry Kane 9. Subs: Vincent Janssen (for Son, 78 mins) 6, Filip Lesniak (for Dembele, 86 mins) 6, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (for Sissoko, 90 mins) 6.

Who’s up next?

Leicester v Bournemouth (Premier League, May 21)
Hull v Tottenham (Premier League, May 21)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

50 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE NUMBER 50

50 is an auspicious number with importance in both everyday life and higher mathematics. People celebrate milestone 50th birthdays and 50th anniversaries with more pomp than they do other year markers. Half of 100 is 50, and is a denomination of coins and paper money in many countries. When people write best-of of worst-of lists, they often try to select an even 50 items. In many ways, 50 feels complete. Here are more curious and interesting facts about the special number 50. 14 Math Facts About the Number 50 50 is the smallest integer that can be expressed as the sum of two positive squares in two distinct ways. 49 + 1 = 25 + 25 = 50. The number of letters in "fifty" equals the sum of the digits in 50. Not too many numbers have this property in English. A few other examples are 4 (four), 16 (sixteen), 36 (thirty-six), 45 (forty-five), and 83 (eighty-three). 50 is also the sum of three square numbers: 3^2 + 4^2 + 5^2 = 9 + 16 + 25 = 50. 50 is a  Harshad number , ...
1 comment
Read more

Thirty Facts About The Number 30

The number thirty is a number just like any other number. Numbers each have their own value depending on what importance people give to them, maybe it’s your date of birth, or anniversary, or maybe you find it to be your lucky number. Well, whatever the reason, here’s thirty facts you probably didn’t know about the number 30. (Wow, I’ve said numbers a lot already!) In Bingo, the ball 30 is known as “Dirty Gertie, Blind 30”. A polygon with 30 sides is a triacontagon. The number 30 is known as a Harshad number, or a number divisible by the sum of its digits. In  Back to The Future , Marty McFly travelled 30 years back in time. The number 30, but separated by two hyphens is used to indicate the end of a newspaper story (-30-). To see anything related to the number 30 in your dreams usually means that someone or something lacks truth. Someone is lying to you or something is not be what it seems. In the periodic table of elements, Phosphorus has an atom...
Post a Comment
Read more

THE ROYALS: FINAL TASK!!!

Final Task!!! Please follow page, like post and comment #FORMIDE It won't take much of your time please. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAP86HhgazQ/?igshid=1urzohcjp3fv5 Let's bring this home fam❤️ Thank you🙏🏽
Post a Comment
Read more