Harry Kane climbed into third place on the all-time Premier League scoring chart with two goals on Sunday as Tottenham scored a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest in an entertaining Premier League clash.
Kane scored in either half to equalize with Andrew Cole on 187 Premier League goals, behind only Alan Shearer (260) and Wayne Rooney (208), and ensured his team’s unbeaten start to the season continued. are.
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However, Dean Henderson’s second penalty save in consecutive home games ended the England striker’s run of 21 successful spot kicks.
Antonio Conte’s Spurs found the perfect way to calm home ground as they took the lead after just five minutes. Kane’s touch took Dejan Kulusewski away and, after moving up the pitch, the Swede returned the ball to the England captain, who found the corner below 20 yards in clinical fashion.
Tottenham had enough chances to finish the game in the middle of the first half. Kane was first denied a last-ditch tackle and then a shot wide before Forest increased his pressure and pinned the visitors back.
Louis O’Brien forced a diving save off Hugo Lloris with a shot from far away, while the France goalkeeper also had to be alert to pull off a cross with Jesse Lingard at the back post.
Forrest’s best moment came five minutes before the break when Lingard gave Harry Toffolo’s cross to Morgan Gibbs-White, but the record signing could not put down his shot.
Tottenham had another perfect opportunity to give themselves breathing space when they were awarded a penalty eight minutes after the break as Steve Cook deliberately handled Ivan Perisic’s cross.
There was a lengthy delay as VAR checked whether Cook should have been sent, with the review system agreeing with referee Craig Poson’s decision to book the defender.
When the penalty was finally taken, Henderson again built heroism, as he did against West Ham, as he dived full length into his right arm to overcome Kane’s powerful kick.
This was the first spot-kick Kane missed for Tottenham since February 2018.
Forest could have leveled off immediately but Neko Williams pulled a shot wide at the far post.
But the game really opened up and Spurs started to counterattack and there were enough chances to be out of sight again.
Ultimately, with nine minutes remaining, the visiting team doubled their lead. Richardson wins the ball back and sends in a delicious cross that Kane drives into an empty net.
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