Harry Kane made a surprisingly speedy return from harm to resolve Tottenham’s scoring struggles and pile extra distress on West Bromwich Albion.
Spurs boss Jose Mourinho had steered the England captain’s ankle points would sideline him till subsequent week however Kane got here again forward of schedule to assist finish Tottenham’s three-game dropping streak within the Premier League.
Tottenham had failed to attain in each matches Kane had missed however he took Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s by means of ball into his stride to fit residence and break cussed Albion’s rearguard resistance early within the second half.
It was Kane’s thirteenth Premier League objective of the season, taking him forward of strike associate Son Heung-min for all of 4 minutes till the South Korea striker sealed Spurs’ victory with an emphatic end from Lucas Moura’s move.
Victory moved Spurs up two locations to seventh, 4 factors off the Champions League locations, though that place and hole may change afterward Sunday with Chelsea and Liverpool in motion.
West Brom stay nineteenth and 11 factors behind Seventeenth-placed Burnley regardless of an improved defensive show.
Current mortgage signing Mbaye Diagne was unfortunate to not register his first Baggies objective on three events. The Senegal striker’s first-half header compelled a wonderful save from Spurs skipper Hugo Lloris and he additionally noticed two second-half finishes dominated out for offside.
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Participant of the match
HøjbjergPierre-Emile Højbjerg
West Bromwich Albion
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Squad quantity30Participant titleMaitland-Niles
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Squad quantity1Participant titleJohnstone
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Squad quantity12Participant titleMatheus Pereira
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Squad quantity18Participant titleGallagher
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Squad quantity5Participant titleBartley
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Squad quantity17Participant titleDiagne
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Squad quantity23Participant titleSnodgrass
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Squad quantity14Participant titleTownsend
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Squad quantity6Participant titleAjayi
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Squad quantity35Participant titleYokuslu
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Squad quantity22Participant titlePeltier
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Squad quantity29Participant titleGrant
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Squad quantity10Participant titlePhillips
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Squad quantity19Participant titleSawyers
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Lloris
- 24AurierSubstituted forDohertyat 68′minutes
- 6D Sánchez
- 4Alderweireld
- 33Davies
- 28Ndombele
- 5Højbjerg
- 11LamelaBooked at 64minsSubstituted forBergwijnat 74′minutes
- 27Lucas Moura
- 7Son Heung-MinSubstituted forScarlettat 90+3′minutes
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 2Doherty
- 9Bale
- 12Hart
- 14Rodon
- 15Dier
- 17Sissoko
- 23Bergwijn
- 45Alves Morais
- 53Scarlett
West Brom
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Johnstone
- 22Peltier
- 6Ajayi
- 5Bartley
- 14Townsend
- 19SawyersSubstituted forYokusluat 78′minutes
- 23SnodgrassBooked at 77minsSubstituted forCosta Pereiraat 80′minutes
- 30Maitland-Niles
- 18GallagherBooked at 90mins
- 29GrantSubstituted forPhillipsat 69′minutes
- 17Diagne
Substitutes
- 2Furlong
- 4Robson-Kanu
- 7Robinson
- 8Livermore
- 10Phillips
- 12Costa Pereira
- 25Button
- 27O’Shea
- 35Yokuslu
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.
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Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) is proven the yellow card for a nasty foul.
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Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion).
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett replaces Son Heung-Min.
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Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Try missed. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) with an try from the centre of the field is excessive and broad to the left. Assisted by Matheus Pereira following a set piece state of affairs.
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Foul by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick within the attacking half.
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Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Ainsley Maitland-Niles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the precise wing.
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Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
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Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matheus Pereira tries a by means of ball, however Mbaye Diagne is caught offside.
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Try missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the field is shut, however misses to the precise. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross following a set piece state of affairs.
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Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matheus Pereira replaces Robert Snodgrass.
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Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
