Harry Kane set a Premier League record in goals for a single club on Saturday as his headed effort earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 home victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Tottenham were outplayed in the first half but were a different proposition after the interval, with Kane pouncing in the 64th minute to score his 185th Premier League goal.
No other player has scored more goals for a single club in the Premier League era, with England skipper Kane moving clear of Sergio Aguero’s tally for Manchester City.
Wolves, who are now winless in their last 10 Premier League games, had 12 goal attempts to Tottenham’s one in the first half but were unable to make their superiority count.
Tottenham then found some extra gears to seize control, with Kane and Son Heung-min both being denied by the woodwork before Kane headed in from a corner flicked on by Ivan Perisic.
It was Tottenham’s 1,000th Premier League goal at home and lifted them to seven points from their opening three games. Kane barely had a looking in the first half.
But just as when scoring a last-gasp equaliser at Chelsea last week, he used his poaching instincts to lethal effect.
“It’s been a fantastic nine or 10 years in the Premier League. Hopefully, many more years to go. I always love scoring,” Kane said when asked about moving past Aguero’s mark.
Adding to the milestones, it was Kane’s 250th goal in all competitions for Spurs.
Adams’ double
Southampton came from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 in Saturday’s Premier League game at the King Power Stadium, as Che Adams scored twice after coming off the bench.
Following a goalless first half, Leicester took the lead in the 54th minute with a freekick from James Maddison but super-sub Adams scored in the 68th and 84th minute to seal Southampton’s first win of the season.
In another game, Arsenal thrashed Bournemouth 3-0 away with Martin Odegaard netting a brace.
Tuchel not impressed
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said he was not impressed by VAR official Mike Dean’s belated apology following his error that led to Tottenham Hotspur’s late equaliser in the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge last weekend.
On-field referee Anthony Taylor failed to spot Cristian Romero’s hair pull on Marc Cucurella, with Dean this week admitting that he should have asked Taylor to visit the referee review area and check for a possible red card offence.
“My concern is more why it (apology) takes so long... It will not change stuff, unfortunately, but the decision is more than just a bad decision,” Tuchel told reporters before Sunday’s trip to Leeds United.
“It is a new level of mistake. And for such an obvious and clear mistake with such an enormous consequence immediately for the outcome of a game, it was very, very hard to accept and to understand.”
