Focused Kane trying not to think about Greaves goalscoring record

Harry Kane insisted he was trying not to think about becoming Tottenham's record scorer after he moved within one of Jimmy Greaves' tally with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Portsmouth.

Kane's 50th-minute curled effort in the FA Cup third-round tie took him up to 265 goals for Spurs and within touching distance of Greaves' feat, which has stood since 1970.

It helped Antonio Conte's side edge past a dogged Pompey side, who sacked manager Danny Cowley on Monday after a poor run in Sky Bet League One.

"I try to not think about it," Kane told BBC Sport about Greaves' record.

"Sometimes you can think too much. Obviously I feel in good form and I feel fit. My mindset is to help the team and hopefully the goals will come.

"It was a tough game. We were clear favourites and people probably expected a bigger score but credit to them, they stayed compact and made it difficult.

"We thought after the first it might open up but they stopped us getting the second one. It's good to get through - that was the objective - and we'll see who we get next."

Kane's strike was his 17th goal of the campaign and made it four in four games since he returned from the World Cup where his missed penalty saw England exit the competition in the quarter-final stage following a 2-1 defeat to France.

Tottenham assistant Cristian Stellini, who again filled in for boss Antonio Conte after Friday's death of former-Juventus team-mate Gianluca Vialli, said: "Harry is amazing. When you see Harry play, you feel and enjoy the football.

"I am not impressed because this is the type of player (he is). He is an amazing player.

"This is football. If you take a penalty you can miss but you have to go through the next game. He has the mentality. To be an amazing player, you need