Tottenham thrilled as Harry Kane double destroys lacklustre Arsenal

Tottenham reignited their hopes of edging Arsenal to the final Champions League place by overwhelming their fierce rivals 3-0 in the Premier League on Thursday.

Harry Kane scored twice — including one from the penalty spot — and Son Heung-min added the third just after the break to move Tottenham one point behind fourth-place Arsenal, who had centre-back Rob Holding sent off in the first half.

There are two games remaining for each and fifth-placed Tottenham’s finish to the season looks easier as they face two of the bottom four in Burnley and relegated Norwich. The Gunners travel to Newcastle before a home game against Everton.

“It's always good to win but especially this derby. It means a lot. We can close the gap. This game really, really feels nice,” said Son afterwards.

Kane added: “I'm proud of the boys. If they [Arsenal] won they would have secured the Champions League so there was pressure on us in front of our home fans but we delivered well. We started on the front foot, created the chances and controlled it in the second half.

“Whenever you win a derby it's always nice. Two more games to go. We need to focus on them now but it was a special night here.

“I think so [it being the best atmosphere at that stadium]. You could feel the anticipation building up and we knew we had to deliver.

“We still have two games to go and we have put the pressure on them. We have to focus on ourselves. We play early on Sunday so we need to get a result and see what happens.

That one felt good