Kane earns Spurs slim win
By People Daily, November 9, 2020London, Sunday
Harry Kane’s 88th-minute header was enough to send Tottenham to the top of the Premier League Sunday for the first time since August 2014.
A game of few chances seemed destined to end goalless after Hugo Lloris had kept out Karlan Grant’s second-half header and a flurry of Tottenham chances had come and gone without reward.
But, as has been the case so often in the past, Kane punished a minor lack of concentration.
West Brom’s defence failed to track the England skipper’s run into the box, allowing him to leap unchecked to meet Matt Doherty’s cross and nod a 150th Premier League goal over goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.
Tottenham’s lead at the summit may only last a matter of hours, but it was the kind of narrow win that is the hallmark of champions.
Manchester United eased the pressure on their under-fire manager with a 3-1 win in the early kick-off at Goodison Park Saturday but the Norwegian vented his fury at league chiefs after picking up fresh injuries.
Crystal Palace beat Leeds 4-1 to make it three defeats in four for Marcelo Bielsa’s men before Frank Lampard’s Chelsea came from behind thump Sheffield United by the same scoreline.
Chelsea have hit their stride after their expensive summer rebuild and are now just one point behind Southampton and Liverpool, who play Manchester City on Sunday.
Lampard’s team, now unbeaten in six Premier League matches, went behind early at Stamford Bridge when David McGoldrick’s neat flick put Sheffield United in front.
But they hit back quickly, with England forward Tammy Abraham slotting home from Mateo Kovacic’s cutback, and Ben Chilwell put Chelsea in front just past the half-hour.
Brazilian veteran Thiago Silva bagged his first Chelsea goal to put the Blues 3-1 up before Timo Werner blasted past Aaron Ramsdale to put the home side in total control. There was late drama as West Ham beat Fulham 1-0 at the London Stadium. – BBC, AFP