The striker gave Spurs a 1-0 victory over Manchester City and with that goal he reached 267 at the club, surpassing the mark of legendary Jimmy Greaves. Moreover, it was his 200th Premier League goal.
London received the most attractive match of the weekend in England. On Premier League date 22, Tottenham beat Manchester City 1-0 and, indirectly, he gave a helping hand to neighbors Arsenal, the English league leaders, who lost to Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday, on Sean Dyche’s debut as manager (replacing Frank Lampard). Spurs, who finished with 10 due to Argentina’s Cristian Romero being sent off, celebrated at home thanks to their marksman’s stellar appearance: Harry Kane.
Within 15 minutes of play, Tottenham’s number 10 fired a shot, after an assist from Dane Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, and beat goalkeeper Ederson for the 1-0, the only goal of the engagement.
Kane has converted countless times, but this Sunday’s goal is not just any goal. He became his team’s all-time top scorer, aged 29. He reached 267 goals in 416 games played, surpassing the mark of the deceased Jimmy Greaves, who totaled 266 in 379 appearances, a record that stood for 53 years. Completing the historic podium for Londoners Bobby Smith, who scored 208 times, playing 317 games.
Among the club’s top 10 scorers there is another active player. This is the Korean Heung-Min Son, who has 139 in 353 matches.
That’s not the only thing Harry Kane did against the Citizens. He also reached 200 goals for the Premier League, making him the third highest scoring footballer. in the highest British category (since its current name). He was eight scores away from reaching wayne rooney , which takes second place in the ranking (208). number one is Allan Shearer . The former Blackburn and Newcastle striker has 260.
In the top 10 list top scorers of the Premier League, there are two who are not English. One is Manchester City icon Sergio Aguero in fifth with 184. The other is Arsenal idol Frenchman Thierry Henry in seventh with 175.
There’s another mark that Harry Kane has within reach: being the England team’s top scorer. To date, he’s tied with Wayne Rooney, both with 53 points. The last was against France, for the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar. The difference is that the current captain of the Three Lions team has done it in 80 games which gives an average of 0.66 goals per game. For his part, Rooney scored them in 120 (average of 0.44). Only one is enough for ‘Hurricane’ to be alone at the top.
With this Sunday’s victory, Tottenham sit in fifth place in the Premier League with 39 units, one step away from entering the Champions League qualifying zone. The fourth in the table is the surprising Newcastle. In the title fight, Arsenal leads with 50, five more than Manchester City.
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