Kane punishes Everton again as Spurs keep up impressive start

LONDON: Harry Kane maintained his incredible strike rate against Everton with a penalty in his 400th Tottenham Hotspur appearance paving the way for a 2-0 Premier league win over Everton on Saturday (Oct 15).

Spurs were struggling to break down a resolute Everton team who had the better chances in the first half, but the prolific Kane once again made the difference.

After being taken down by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford just before the hour mark, Kane dispatched his spot kick beyond the dive of his England team mate to take his league tally against the Merseyside club to 14 in 15 games.

Tottenham dominated after the break and Kane was then involved in a flowing move that ended with Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg wrapping up the points in the 86th minute.

Antonio Conte's side moved to 23 points from 10 games, level with second-placed Manchester City who visit Liverpool on Sunday when leaders Arsenal, who have 24, travel to Leeds United.

Everton rarely looked like getting back into the game after going behind and have now managed only one victory in their last 20 Premier League games against Spurs.

They are 14th with 10 points from 10 games.

As has often been the case this season, Spurs laboured at times but proved clinical when it mattered to maintain an impressive start to the campaign - their best in terms of points won in the Premier League era.

"We had to be patient," Kane, who has nine league goals this season, told Sky Sports. "The spaces opened up as they got tired; thankfully we kept knocking on the door and got a couple of chances. It was a really good win."

WASTED CHANCES

Everton were left to rue a couple of wasted chances in the opening period when they managed to stifle Tottenham's attack.

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