A day after Premier League leaders Arsenal have been humbled by Everton, who discover themselves within the relegation zone, their north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur introduced some reduction within the Gunners camp. Spurs produced a scientific present, which was led by their skipper Harry Kane, as they eked an important 1-0 win over defending champions Manchester Metropolis, an consequence that noticed them transfer simply one-point behind Newcastle United within the high 4 race.
Kane broke the impasse within the fifteenth minute as Pierre-Emile Hjbjerg intercepted a cross from Metropolis midfielder Rodri simply outdoors the D, earlier than setting it up for Kane, who scored his 2 hundredth Premier League aim.
This was Kane’s 267th strike for Spurs in all competitions and it helped him overtake Tottenham legend Jimmy Greaves, who stood as membership’s main scorer for 53 lengthy years.
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The aim additionally noticed Kane be part of an unique checklist of strikers in Premier League as he grew to become solely the third participant to attain 200 or extra targets within the top-tier English league. Solely Wayne Rooney and Newcastle legend Alan Shearer have scored extra targets than Kane in Premier League. Whereas Rooney have 208 strikes below his title, Shearer has netted 260 instances within the competitors.
Shearer had an epic response to Kane’s magnificent feat as he congratulated the England ahead on social media. “Congratulations @HKane passing the good Jimmy Greaves file at @SpursOfficial. Additionally @WayneRooney and I have been questioning the place you’ve been! Effectively carried out on becoming a member of the 200 @premierleague membership,” tweeted the previous Newcastle participant.
Kane additionally had a cheeky response to his newest feat. Sharing an image of the scoreboard, which highlighted Kane’s 267th strike, the striker tweeted: “One season surprise.”
Kane stated that breaking Jimmy Greaves’ file to change into Tottenham’s all-time main scorer was a “magical second”.
“It is arduous to place into phrases, only a magical second and I am so glad it got here in a win. We labored so arduous to maintain a clear sheet. It was so particular to do it in entrance of the followers. There was a lot speak about it within the final couple of weeks and to do it in such an enormous sport is much more particular. It’s a nice feeling. Once I began enjoying frequently it wasn’t even in my creativeness to attain 200 Premier League targets and i’ve just a few extra years left so hopefully there are extra to return,” Kane advised Sky Sports activities after the match.
“[Greaves] is an entire hero, the most effective strikers to play the sport so to be in that dialog is particular. And to overhaul him is a big second for me,” he added.