Tottenham vs West Brom: Harry Kane hat-trick sends Spurs second in the table
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham sent out a serious statement of intent as they powered past West Bromwich Albion 4-0 thanks to a hat-trick from Harry Kane, with the three points lifting Spurs up to second in the Premier League and just four points behind leaders Chelsea. Re-live the action here
- Tottenham beat West Brom 4-0
- Harry Kane scored hat-trick to secure comfortable victory
- Gareth McAuley own goal in the first half the other goal
- Win lifts Spurs up to second above Liverpool, who play on Sunday
- Spurs now on a winning streak of six matches
- Teams:
- Tottenham: Lloris, Walker, Dier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Wanyama, Dembele, Eriksen, Dele, Kane.
- Subs: Vorm, Davies, Trippier, Winks, Sissoko, Nkoudou, Son
- West Brom: Foster; Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Brunt; Fletcher, Yacob; Chadli, Morrison, Phillips; Rondon
- Subs: Myhill; Galloway, Robson-Kanu, McClean, Leko, Field, Wilson
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Preview...
Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to stop a run of three straight 1-1 results against a stubborn West Brom team, as they look to close the gap on Liverpool and Chelsea at the top of the table.
The last seven meetings between the clubs have seen one win for each team, and five draws, four of them being 1-1.
It’s a big game for…
Nacer Chadli. The former Tottenham Hotspur man returns to White Hart Lane for the first time since his £13m transfer in the summer, looking to prove them wrong for selling him.
He will be looking to derail his former employer’s good form once again, after scoring in the first meeting at the Hawthorns in October.
Best stat…
Eight. Only Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne (nine) has more league assists that Matt Phillips (eight), the winger has also been involved in 11 goals in his last 10 appearances.
Remember when…
One of a few games that were seen as decisive moments in the demise of Tottenham’s title challenge was Tottenham Hotspur drawing at home to West Brom.
Craig Dawson made up for an own goal earlier in the game by rising highest to nod in a 73rd minute corner, resulting in a 1-1 draw.
Player to watch…
Dele Alli. Arguably one of the Premier League’s most in-form players, Alli has scored a brace in his last three Premier League games, a new record.
He recently reached 20 league goals in only 52 appearances, ahead of Premier League legends like David Beckham (90), Frank Lampard (140), Steven Gerrard (169).
Past three meetings…
West Brom 1 (Chadli) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Alli) The Hawthorns, October 2016.
Tottenham Hotpsur 1 (Dawson OG) West Brom 1 (Dawson) White Hart Lane, April 2016
West Brom 1 (McClean) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Alli) The Hawthorns, December 2015
Form guide…
Tottenham Hotspur: WWWWWW
West Brom: WLLWWL
Vital information…
Kick off time: 12:30
TV: Sky Sports 1
Odds…
Tottenham Hotspur to win: 1/3
West Brom to win: 19/2
Draw: 22/5
(Odds provided by BetVictor)
The players line up for a minute's applause in memory of Graham Taylor, an absolute gentleman and a great football manager.
KICK-OFF: A new record for West Brom as they punt the ball high into the Tottenham half after just six seconds and show their opponents that they are going to be in for a physical battle. Albion are unbeaten in their last four visits to White Hart Lane in the Premier League.
3 mins: Maybe that battle is a little too physical after Nacer Chadli twice flattens Danny Rose in the opening moments of this contest. Perhaps more than that though, their individual battle shows that the former Spurs player is going to find himself pinned back the surging runs of the wing-back this afternoon.
5 mins: Rose is in the thick of it again, and it's run and cross from the left that brings the first chance of the game. Harry Kane was on the end of the defender's delivery, but his poked first time shot dropped wide of Ben Foster's far post.
8 mins: The pattern has very much been set with Tottenham zipping the ball about with pace in the West Bromwich Albion half. The latest spell of possession ends with Kane again going for goal, this time from outside the box. Once more the striker is off target.
10 mins: A contrasting 60 seconds for Christian Eriksen. The Dane begins the tenth minute of the match with some wonderful fancy footwork on the left wing that fools two West Brom players, and ends it by overhitting a pass 20 yards from its intended target.
12 mins: GOAL! TOTTENHAM 1 WEST BROM 0:
Tottenham have a deserved early lead! Harry Kane had fired two early warnings at West Brom, and now the England striker has his goal. Dominating possession, the home side had been allowed to pick their passes in the Albion half, and when Christian Eriksen took control five yards outside the penalty area, the visitors were in trouble. The Dane slipped a short through ball beyond Jonas Olsson, Kane kept himself onside before controlling and side-footing into the roof of Ben Foster's net.
16 mins: Tottenham and Kane are on the hunt for more. This time it's through Kyle Walker on the right, but the Spurs goalscorer is snuffed out at the near post by Gareth McAuley.
18 mins: The Tottenham pressure continues to pile on. A quick flurry of corners has Albion holding firm in numbers inside their own box, and that allows Danny Rose the space to move on to the loose ball as it's cleared. The defender takes aim with a volley from 25 yards out, but he's never going to repeat the goal he scored against Arsenal on his Premier League debut all those years ago. This one ends up somewhere high in the stand.
21 mins: West Brom venture into the Tottenham defensive third for the first time only for Hugo Lloris to make a marvellous save. The French stopper got down low at his far post to block Salomon Rondon's shot although the offside flag had already gone after Olsson had headed the ball down to the striker.
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