Tottenham 1-0 Crystal Palace: Harry Kane strike ends four-game winless run to send Spurs sixth

Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game as Tottenham Hotspur beat Crystal Palace 1-0 and boosted their chances of playing European football next season. Kane scored in first-half stoppage time, nodding in a Pedro Porro cross at the back post after the England captain had himself released the Spaniard. Ad It was Kane's 209th Premier League goal, moving him into sole possession of second place on the division's all-time scoring list.

Barclays WSLSpurs announce inaugural WSL and Premier League double-headerYESTERDAY AT 15:13 The match had few chances aside from Kane's goal, although Cristian Romero did hit the bar from a corner and Son Heung-min was denied by the Palace goalkeeper after going through on-on-one. Tottenham saw the game out impressively for a side with just one victory in their last seven matches and limited the visitors to very few chances. Victory means Spurs climb to sixth — a Europa League place — on 57 points, although several of the teams around them have games in hand.

Palace have 40 points and drop to 12th. Premier League table Premier League fixtures / results Premier League top scorers TALKING POINT — Super Kane season going under the radar Kane's goal was his 26th of the Premier League season. Not since 2017-18 has he scored more and in a world without Erling Haaland he would be a lock to win the Golden Boot.

Kane has now scored in nine of his last 11 matches for club and country. Given all the turbulence at Tottenham this season, Kane deserves credit for continuing to fire and things would be so much worse were it not for Kane's excellence. Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski have scored just three league goals between them while Son has been short of his high standards, so Kane has really carried