Tottenham maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier
League season amid high drama as Harry Kane struck twice at the death in
a breathless victory over West Ham at White Hart Lane.
Michail Antonio’s first-half header and a Manuel Lanzini penalty had
put West Ham 2-1 up and seemingly on course for only a fourth league win
of the season, but Kane’s late show emphatically turned the contest on
its head.
First the England striker turned home from close range after good
work down the left by substitute Son Heung-Min, while two minutes later
the South Korean was brought down in the area by Havard Nordtveit and
Kane tucked away the resulting spot-kick.
Earlier, 20-year-old midfielder Harry Winks had equalised for
Tottenham on his full Premier League debut, but Lanzini’s penalty –
awarded after Vincent Janssen pulled back Winston Reid in the area – put
West Ham back in the driving seat before Kane intervened.
Spurs are now 12 games unbeaten at the start of the season – the last
time they managed that was in the 1960-61 season, which ended with the
north Londoners claiming a league and cup double.
For now Tottenham must content themselves with a fairly modest fifth
place in the standings after a run of six wins and six draws, while
shell-shocked West Ham – who lost Reid to a second bookable offence in
added time – remain 17th and just a point outside
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