Kane, Son anchor Spurs to victory

Kane, Son anchor Spurs to victory

FPJ News ServiceUpdated: Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 12:38 AM IST
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Tottenham's Harry Kane (L) and Burnley's Kevin Long battle for the ball during the match, at Turf Moor stadium Burnley | AP

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Son Heung-min's late header sent Tottenham Hotspur up to fifth place after a 1-0 win at Burnley, in the Premkre League on late Monday night.

The match sparked into life late in the second half after Harry Kane cleared a header from Burnley's James Tarkowski off the line.

Son passed up one clear chance before Kane flicked on a corner to the South Korean, who produced a diving header to break the deadlock on 76 minutes.

Earlier in a close contest Ashley Barnes' 20th-minute effort was ruled out for offside and in the second half Josh Brownhill shot just wide for the hosts.

Tarkowski had also headed over from a corner before Son struck the winner with a league-leading eighth goal of the season.

Spurs move up to fifth place with 11 points, two off leaders Everton, while Burnley are 18th and still seeking a first win.

Son headed in from Kane's flick-on to secure a 1-0 win, making it the 29th time they have combined for a goal. It was the ninth time in six league matches this season alone.

"They are top players but close friends," Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho said. "No jealousy."

Only Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba have linked up for more more goals, 36 in the Premier League during their time at Chelsea.

While Spurs secured a third league away win thanks to Son's 10th goal in nine games in all competitions, the home form has let them down. Only two points have been collected in North London after the team threw away winning positions in stoppage time in two matches.

"We've dropped points where we shouldn't have this season so we've still got a lot to learn, but nights like this will definitely give us that confidence," Kane said.

"We're just at the stage where we've been so close for so many years and I think the additions this season have given us more leaders on the pitch and made us more experienced."

Burnley is stuck on one point.

West Bromwich is still searching for its first win but Karlan Grant did rescue a third point of the season by equalising for a 1-1 draw at Brighton.

Brighton took the lead five minutes before halftime when an attempted clearance from Branislav Ivanovic rebounded off Jake Livermore and into the back of the net.

But West Brom's second-half pressure paid off when Grant turned a ball from Callum Robinson past goalkeeper Mat Ryan in the 83rd minute to clinch the point.

Grant joined West Brom from Huddersfield in the offseason after netting 19 goals in the second-tier Championship last season.

"The way he smashed it was brilliant for him," West Brom manager Slaven Bilic said, "and brilliant for us."

Brighton is two points better off than West Brom with five points.

"We created some chances, we created some opportunities and we need to carry on with that and then we have to learn a bit more about the second half and what we can do a little bit better," Brighton manager Graham Potter said.

"But again I think you have to credit West Brom because they played better and were behind in the game but can have that mentality, so (there is) a lot for us to improve on."

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