HARRY KANE ENDED his free-scoring September in fitting fashion as his brace helped Tottenham to a 4-0 Premier League win over Huddersfield Town.
The England striker has been sensational since the turn of the month and went into Saturday’s contest at the John Smith’s Stadium with 11 goals in September, including five in the last two games, and he wasted little time in adding to that number.
He pounced on a defensive lapse to open the scoring inside 10 minutes and, after Ben Davies had capitalised on further poor work at the back to make it 2-0, Kane found the net for the 13th time this month to put the game well beyond doubt just 23 minutes in.
A stunning bending effort from the edge of the area made it 3-0, Kane’s tally for September matching the best totals of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in a calendar month.
His 36 goals in 2017 are 12 more than any other Premier League player and only Messi can boast more in the top five European leagues.
Moussa Sissoko added late gloss to the scoreline with his first league goal for Tottenham. The victory sends Mauricio Pochettino’s men at least temporarily third in the table, while Huddersfield’s fifth top-flight game without a win serves as a stark reminder of the challenge David Wagner’s side have ahead of them as they bid to remain among the elite.
Huddersfield started brightly and tested Hugo Lloris through Tommy Smith’s low drive, but Spurs soon took command in ruthless fashion with two goals in just under eight minutes. The hosts contributed to their own downfall as Chris Lowe failed to deal with Kieran Trippier’s clearing header, the ball falling perfectly to Kane, who made no mistake in slotting Spurs into a ninth-minute lead by beating Jonas Lossl at his near post.
Lowe was at fault again as Davies doubled Tottenham’s tally. A wonderfully worked move down the right saw Kane send Christian Eriksen through, with Lowe nicking the ball from the Dane only to see it trickle to an unmarked Davies, the Wales international lofting over Lossl to give the Terriers a mountain to climb.
Kane then volleyed narrowly over the crossbar from long range and was nearly presented with a gift after Lossl scuffed a clearance straight to him, but the Huddersfield goalkeeper recovered to deny him. There was nothing Lossl could do when Spurs’ third did arrive, however, as Kane doubled his tally in spectacular fashion.
The 24-year-old received the ball from a throw-in and brilliantly turned two defenders on the edge of the area before curling a sublime effort beyond Lossl and into the left-hand corner.
Dele Alli struck hit the frame of the goal and Kane netted from an offside position as Pochettino’s side threatened to run riot, but Huddersfield went close to producing a superb response when Laurent Depoitre struck the crossbar at the end of a driving run.
Alli was booked for diving in the penalty area in an uneventful second half that saw Spurs maintain control without really threatening to punish Huddersfield further.
Kane, who now has 21 goals in his last 10 away games for club and country, was brought off to a warm ovation from the entire ground, robbing him of the chance to score a second hat-trick in a week.
That away form will be challenged by an extremely testing run of road fixtures against Real Madrid, Manchester United, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund for Tottenham, who were given additional cause to celebrate following a scruffy fourth from Sissoko.
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Still not world class, Thierry?
@Daniel O’Donnell: no he’s not, David. He should go to a big club and win trophies, like bale
@Jordan Callaghan: hes the best striker in the league and top scorer last two seasons stop talkin shit
@ryan o sullivan: poor man’s giroud imo
@ryan o sullivan: No Aguero is better
@Acedeuce: Kane, Aguero and Morata best strikers in the league. Giroud… not so much, good impact sub though.
@ryan o sullivan: ignore Frodo Callaghan the midget knows nothing about football sure the other day he claimed Wilshere was the best English midfielder and that Dele Alli and Eriksen were strikers
@Acedeuce: HAHAHAHAHA all the bitter goonbags on here obsessed bet Kanes performance today made you feel real mad.
Should never of released him as a young lad…clowns
@Drogspur: I never said they were strikers you irrelevant scruff
@Jordan Callaghan: As usual full of rubbish because Kane had a better goal per minute than Aguero despite playing in what you (not me) describe as not swirls class team.
In addition he has more assists and passes and tackles than Agueri.
So come again, how did you work out that Aguero is better
@Martin Fahy: Aguero is Better because he has won league titles for his team. What has tackling have to do with it you fool
@Martin Fahy: kane wouldn’t score the amount of goals he has scored at a big club, Simple.
@Jordan Callaghan: I love Harry Kane for many reasons, great footballer, local lad done good, seems like a decent, down to earth person. But the thing I love most about Kane is how much it drives you clowns mad that Spurs have such talent while you lot have zero direction and leadership. Kane is always so content when scoring against your team, I love it.
@Jordan Callaghan: Scruff what an insult what are you like 12? You are complete clown you know nothing about football..
@Jordan Callaghan: You said they were not midfielders if you’re gonna be pedantic still proves you know absolutely nothing about football.
@AM: kane has won nothing at spurs, I love it. He is will go to a big club
@Drogspur: your opinion is irrelevant, stick to American football pal
@Jordan Callaghan: “no he’s not, David. He should go to a big club and win trophies, like bale”
What like Fabregas, Nasri, Sagna, Van Persie….and soon to be leaving Sanchez a few tin pot cups wont constitute as real sucess
Arsenal are a selling club dont kid yourself. All left to win trophies and succeeded.
@Jordan Callaghan: Stick to American football nice one, bit embarrassing i know more about football than you so? your like a broken record if spurs aint a big club Arsenal aint either always selling your best players to City…and van persie to Utd. Plus I aint your pal d1ckhead..
@Drogspur: where are nasri, sagna and van persie now?
@Drogspur: you haven’t a clue about football.
@Drogspur: arsenal are not a selling club, we can attract world class unlike spurs, spurs have never attracted World class players, never have never will
@Jordan Callaghan: Dont know but they all won more Trophies after they left Arseanal. All have PL medals as a result of leaving for bigger clubs so your big club argument is quite ironic.
And your telling me im the one who doesn’t know about football and you dont see why those players left Arsenal and what they achieved by leaving, absolutely clueless now jog along you’re mammy will be making your dinner no more internet time for today.
@Drogspur: you live in drogheda, you have 6 fingers
@Jordan Callaghan: HAHAHA have i got to you? your arguments are getting more and more delusional, Arsenal have attracted one genuinely class player in the past decade and he has thrown his toys out of the pram and wants to leave for a team that can actually compete…
Plus i dont really take your tag pf ‘World Class’ Players to seriously since you think Kane is muck and Wilshere is the best English midfielder currently playing good grief you will probs be telling us Elneny is world class or Gabriel..
@Jordan Callaghan: You live with your Ma in Donabate bit rich dont you think. Cant argue any more with valid points so you just throw petty insults, im not from Drogheda so your arguement is stupid, plus where did my other 2 fingers go (Might of lost a few throwing them up ur mams gee). Pretty sure i have 8 fingers and 2 thumbs Einstein. Cant even get the insults right numbnuts..
@Drogspur: are you telling me Henry wasn’t world class? Hahahhaha
@Drogspur: Gabriel doesn’t even play for arsenal anymore you’re such a football expert, you should try become a pundit
@Jordan Callaghan: Joined in the last decade…clown can you not count? 2007-2017 decade should of stayed in school. Math clearly isnt your strong point is it. Anyway he got fed up and left for a real big club Barca
Yeah i know Gabby left probs will win more wherever he left.
@Drogspur: Henry played for Arsenal in 2007. Yeah he got fed up sure he only scored 174 goals in 254 games. And he only won two leagues and 3 FA cups with the gooners.
@Jordan Callaghan: Haha he joined in 1999 and was definitely not world class when he joined (In that case i can list Bale as he wasnt world class when he joined spurs but became it at spurs), he left in 2007 because arsenal became shyte after 2005 & he won the following at Barca..
La Liga (2): 2008–09, 2009–10
Copa del Rey: 2008–09
Supercopa de España: 2009
UEFA Champions League: 2008–09
UEFA Super Cup: 2009
FIFA Club World Cup: 2009
Still have not named a World Class player who joined Arsenal in the last Decade… Still waiting
@Drogspur: Sanchez and Özil. Lacazette will be world class very soon. You seem to be very obsessed with the best player ever to grace the prem
@Jordan Callaghan: Ozil world class haha at what disappearing when the going gets tough? never seen him perform well in a big game
Lacazette has only scored against relegation fodder, Did you watch him vs Chelsea he was shyte and he missed an open goal, world class strikers dont miss open goals, Kane sure hasnt.
and sanchez well as i said he is leaving for free because he doesn’t want to play for a comedy troupe like arseanal. He hasnt even got Champions League this year he can do so much better than the goons.
Not obseesed it called having a bit of football knowledge something you clearly lack. Look at the thumbs up on all my comments and look at the complete lack of them on yours you are a clown pure and simple. The spunk your mother should have swallowed.
@Drogspur: you’ve never seen Özil play well in a big game? Watch the fa cup final against Chelsea and the league match against Chelsea last season
@Jordan Callaghan: Yeah I said big Match not the tin pot cup final, chelsea didnt even care they won the real trophy the League. No one cares about the FA Cup or League cup joke competitions not worth anything in modern football.
@Drogspur: your club would do anything to win a fa cup, so would pochettino because he’s won fu** all. 56 years and counting….
@Jordan Callaghan: Haha whatever who is in the champions league and who is in the europey league how did winning the tin pot cup do for ya last year? Your best player wants to leave because your tin pot club isnt in the champions league FA cups mean fk all it lost it value years ago. Now back in your box ya inbred little pr1ck.
Fa cup is not worth a thing winning it didnt stop your best and only decent player wanting out. He is going in january on a free cant wait then your shyte team will be truly done for.
@Drogspur: 56 years and counting… 1971 & 2004 x
What a player Kane is, and he’ll just keep getting better! Best PL striker since Suarez.
@Laura Walsh: you spelled Shearer wrong
Shame Spurs aren’t still playing at the Lane. They need to sort out their home performances immediately to be in the hunt
Lot of non Spurs fans seem to be afraid of of Kane… Rightly so. He’s coming to get you. And he’s staying with a big club.
@Yeera Yeahboy: Exactly two clowns Frodo Callaghan and AceDuece obsessed the two of them and funny enough neither have a clue about football. According to the midget Kane would not get in the Arse-nil team last year and Acedense claims Kane is way overaated my god i knew your average gooner wasnt the smartest but these two take the biscuit.
@Drogspur: “Acedense” hahah I’ll give you that.. Funny
@Acedeuce: I like Acedouche, works too lol
Best striker in the league. Really hope United go all out to get him in the summer. 250m should get the job done.
@FPL Thommo: hahahaha
@Dermo: something funny Dermot?
@FPL Thommo: your trolling of your own team I’d guess. And who said Mancs have no sense of humour!
@Jason Brosnahan: how am I trolling my own team?
Reiss Nelson who’s 17 has more trophies than kane.. Hurry up and move to a big club and be done with it.
@Acedeuce: Another article about Harry Kane, another bitter Gooner. Thought you said you didn’t care about Spurs or their players. Wasteman.
@AM: :)
@AM: Huddersfield have won more league titles than spurs
@AM: you are always commenting on Arsenal articles as well, we all do it
@Jordan Callaghan: Spurs have more European trophies than Arsenal also coincidentally have Red Star Belgrade your next opponents in the europey league. Sad bitter plastic gooners with nothing better to do than comment on article about there rivals and the best striker in the PL.
@Acedeuce: Though you couldnt care less about Spurs but 3rd article this week you are among the top commenters. Sad bitter man. Focus on your own bang average team before attempting and failing miserably to slate a player of class like Harry Kane.
He always seems to score against you clowns funny that?
@Drogspur: it’s been 56 years since spurs won the league…
@Jordan Callaghan: I don’t down Alexis Sanchez when he is in form. To ignore that Harry Kane is a wonderful player is only pure bitterness.
@Jordan Callaghan: And last time the Arse won the league you were a dribble of spunk running down ur ma’s leg. All irrelevant all history and this current moment ‘Your’ (Plastic fan not from London you will never will be a true gooner) lot are the 3rd best team in London last season showed that.
Hence 2016/17 + Arse-nil = Europa League
sorry should read
the Arse + 2015/16 = Europa league, but both work :)
@Drogspur: Arsenal have won more trophies than any team in London you twa*
@Drogspur: were you alive when spurs won all these ‘european trophies’?
@AM: I never said he wasn’t a ‘ wonderful’ player
@Jordan Callaghan: Only one tw@ here and its the spunk bubble with the stupid gimpy haircut standing like he has rod jammed up his arse in his profile pic. Were you alive when your Ma fked her brother? Oh wait your the result d1ckhead
@Jordan Callaghan: Were you alive when they won those trophies. Unlikely since you are still in school you ugly little dwarf
@Drogspur: yeah I was alive when Arsenal won the league, thanks for asking and I’m not in school you pedo
@Jordan Callaghan: Hahaha pedo great one well you look about 12. Did you drop out or you just an unemployed bum who sits on this commenting on Spurs articles all day at your mums house in Donabate?
@Drogspur: i have a job and I get paid more than you
@Jordan Callaghan: hahaha where McDonalds? Mate not bragging but i hardly doubt you get paid more than me dont have a job i have a career and a degree, unless your doing a roaring trade as a rent boy when your not serving big macs i highly doubt your childish claim.
Whats next “My Dads bigger than yours”
@Drogspur: do you want a medal?
@Jordan Callaghan: haha you and Drogs spats are hilarious, silly Woolwich supporter.
@AM: Wouldnt call it a spat just me goading the mug on. He cant even use insults correctly bless him.
Im not sure if that troll account is back or is he actually that deluded. Its very funny though..
@Drogspur: trophies won at Wembley: Debuchy 6
Kane 0
Great performance. But tbf it was only huddersfield but some great stuff either way, Really think rose will struggle to get his place back in the team, Davies on fire the last few weeks. Kane pure class again so versatile can score all kinds of goals. Fk what the clowns trying to criticize him say. He has proved them wrong season after season he is a Goal Machine.
@Drogspur: Davies has really stepped up, eh? Delighted for the lad.
@AM: Top player not as skilled as Rose but a grafter and what a finish today
@AM: deluded, like every other Gooner.
@AM: Jordo is a special case though think he was dropped on his head as a baby.
Said to be interested in a move to Merseyside reds this summer, imagine the sackfuls of goals he’d scored.
@Wurley Burgoh: As a Liverpool fan where’s your source ?
@Wurley Burgoh: ha ha sure he is. He’d be moving away from spurs to win things. No point going to kkklanfield
@Wurley Burgoh: last week you were saying that he was a Pool fan from childhood. You must be on the wacky tabaccy, because neither of your comments are true.
@FPL Thommo: he isn’t joining you silly Mancs either, don’t get ideas.
Dele Alli doesn’t half like an aul dive