Tuesday, 26 December 2017

Tottenham 5-2 Southampton: Record-breaker Harry Kane nets stunning hat-trick as Dele Alli and Son Heung-min add gloss to scoreline in Saints thrashing

Harry Kane stole the show by breaking the record for the most Premier League goals in a calendar year as Tottenham eased past Southampton.

The England international met Christian Eriksen's 22nd-minute free-kick to give Spurs a 1-0 lead at Wembley and surpass Alan Shearer's 22-year-old record before adding a second in the first-half.

It was more of the same from Spurs in the second half, with Dele Alli curling home a delightful third goal, and the midfielder then turned provider by playing in Son Heung-min, who grabbed the dominant hosts' fourth.

Sofiane Boufal grabbed Saints' first before Kane netted his hat-trick goal with a well-taken left-footed chip. Dusan Tadic grabbed a late second for the away side but it was a comfortable win for the hosts.

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Tottenham star Harry Kane gets ahead of Southampton captain Maya Yoshida before chipping over Fraser Forster



With Forster helpless and Yoshida on the ground, Kane looks on as his effort heads towards the back of the Saints' net



The record-breaking striker wheels away in delight after netting his hat-trick goal with the wonderful left-footed chip


Kane is mobbed by his delighted Tottenham team-mates after doubling his side's lead with his second goal on Boxing Day


The Spurs forward had the easy task of tapping home with his left foot after Son Heung-min did superbly to square the ball
















A buoyant Kane makes his way back to his half with Danny Rose following his second first-half goal against Southampton


Kane was left unmarked inside Southampton's penalty box to comfortably head home the opening goal for Tottenham


The 24-year-old star knee-slides on the Wembley pitch in celebration after opening the scoring with his 54th goal in 2017


The Tottenham players soon joined in on celebrations and mob the striker following his 22nd-minute opener on Boxing Day


Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino greets fellow Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, the Tottenham boss, before kick-off


Kane had a glorious opportunity to open the scoring at Wembley but the in-form striker's effort hit the side netting


The England forward looks on with disappointment after seeing his sixth-minute chance surprisingly miss the target


Dele Alli, who was criticised for his post-Christmas performance against Burnley, runs at Southampton's defence on Tuesday


With Tottenham playing in front of their home fans, Mousa Dembele and Co were looking to put the away side under pressure


Eriksen thought he had given his side the lead inside 10 minutes but whistle had already gone for offside before he fired home


Danny Rose, who had his head bandaged due to a training-ground incident, looks to break free of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg


A behind-the-goal view of Kane, who had a few yards on Oriol Romeu and he kept his cool to head home Spurs' first goal


The Wembley scoreboard can be seen in the background as Kane is congratulated for scoring his first goal against the Saints


Former MK Dons midfielder looks to get hold of possession of the ball but is put under pressure from defender Maya Yoshida


Romeu, the former Chelsea midfielder who has become a key player for Southampton, gets to the ball ahead of Eriksen


With Tottenham dominating the first-half, they doubled lead before the break when Kane tapped home from six yards out


Serge Aurier was first to celebrate with Kane, who points to Son following the South Korean winger's role in the second goal


Son soon joined in on the celebrations, giving Kane a hug as Tottenham stunned Southampton with two first-half goals


Southampton midfielder Hojbjerg and Tottenham playmaker Dembele react after the former believed he had been fouled


Southampton midfielder Mario Lemina reacts with frustration after hitting the crossbar with an early second-half chance


Lemina's chance was Southampton's big moment to score and Alli made them pay by curling home a delightful third goal


Southampton's helpless goalkeeper Fraser Forster looks behind to see the ball in the back of his net from Alli's lovely strike


Alli impressed in the middle of the park for Tottenham and capped off a good performance with a well-taken Wembley goal


A general view of Tottenham's third-goal celebrations as the scoreboard highlights how dominant the home side were


Alli turned provider by going on a surging burst forward before playing to Son, who smashed home Spurs' fourth goal


Son, who played a key role in Kane's second goal, was delighted to join in on act and was soon congratulated by team-mates


Kane and the Tottenham supporters look on in shock after the striker almost grabbed his hat-trick with a thunderbolt volley


Southampton finally grabbed a goal when Sofiane Boufal let fly with a left-footed strike and Hugo Lloris was unable to save


Manolo Gabbiadini, who came on in the second half, grabs the ball and heads back towards his half following the Saints' goal


Kane, who enjoyed a superb first half of the season with Spurs, secured his hat-trick with this delightful chipped goal


Alli and Kane, two star players for Pochettino's side, celebrates the latter's wonderful goal in front of their home support


The Wembley scoreboard displays Kane's hat-trick goal, which helped Spurs keep the pressure on top-four-chasing rivals


Saints substitute Dusan Tadic grabbed a late second for the away side, with h

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