Son Heung-Min caps Tottenham romp as Champions League return is sealed

A point is all that was required after Arsenal’s recent capitulation but Tottenham clinched Champions League qualification with a swagger as they swept aside hapless Norwich.

Tottenham were in disarray when Antonio Conte was appointed in November but he has masterminded a major revival to guide the team back into the top four. Eighth as recently as February, a run of nine wins in their final 11 matches sealed the bragging rights in north London and their place at the top table of European football next season.

Spurs were in no mood to sit back at Carrow Road and their early pressure was rewarded with Dejan Kulusevski’s opener. Harry Kane profited from a dreadful defensive error before half-time, with the Tottenham fans revelling in the sunshine following their late season surge at the expense of rivals Arsenal.

The excellent Kulusevski curled in a classy third goal before Son Heung-Min’s persistence paid off with two quickfire efforts to share the Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah after scoring his 23rd goal of the season.

Kane was fit to lead the Spurs attack after recovering from illness during the buildup to the game. Conte’s only change to the team was Kulusevski’s return in place of Lucas Moura. The Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul replaced Angus Gunn for the relegated team’s final match in the Premier League.

The first warning for Norwich should have resulted in the opening goal, after Kulusevski burst down the right wing, but his pass was wasted with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg thrashing the ball over the crossbar. Kane was given his first sight of goal but the England striker’s low shot floated straight into the arms of Krul.

Spurs’ early dominance continued with Norwich failing to clear the ball and Kane’s fierce strike, from