{"id":299143,"date":"2017-03-05T15:45:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T15:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=299143"},"modified":"2017-03-05T15:45:04","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T15:45:04","slug":"tottenham-3-2-everton-spurs-hold-on-for-win-after-kane-brace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/tottenham-3-2-everton-spurs-hold-on-for-win-after-kane-brace\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham 3-2 Everton: Spurs hold on for win after Kane brace"},"content":{"rendered":"
Harry Kane scored twice and produced another masterclass in centre-forward play as second-placed Tottenham defeated Everton to close the gap on leaders Chelsea to seven points.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old is now the leading scorer in the Premier League with 19 goals, and has found the net 14 times in 12 league and cup games in 2017.<\/p>\n
He gave Tottenham the lead in the 20th minute when he unleashed a venomous strike from 20 yards that beat Joel Robles at his near post.<\/p>\n
The England forward’s second came after the break. Belgian Mousa Dembele caught French midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin dawdling on the ball, allowing Dele Alli to poke a pass through to his team-mate. The Spurs striker then applied a sidefoot finish past the Spanish keeper.<\/p>\n
Kane’s opposite number Romelu Lukaku had struggled for service up until the 81st minute when he scored with the Toffees’ second effort on target.<\/p>\n
Kevin Mirallas played a pass to the Belgian, who was given a clear sight on goal after Jan Vertonghen slipped. Lukaku kept his composure to slot in.<\/p>\n
A frantic finish saw both tiring defences exposed. First, Alli poked in after he ghosted past his markers to poke in Harry Winks’ free-kick. And with seconds remaining, substitute Enner Valencia beat the offside trap to tap in Ross Barkley’s set-piece from the right.<\/p>\n
Spurs survived the remaining moments to secure their 16th league win of the season. The Toffees remain in seventh.<\/p>\n
Chelsea could re-establish their 10-point lead on Monday if they defeat West Ham.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Harry Kane scored twice and produced another masterclass in centre-forward play as second-placed Tottenham defeated Everton to close the gap on leaders Chelsea to seven points. The 23-year-old is now the leading scorer in the Premier League with 19 goals, and has found the net 14 times in 12 league and cup games in 2017. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n