Harry Kane did the North London derby damage to Arsenal once more as the Tottenham Hotspur striker's seventh goal in as many games against the Gunners secured a thoroughly deserved 1-0 win for Spurs on Saturday. Kane towered above the Arsenal defence to head home his 32nd goal of the season four minutes into the second half, as only some wayward finishing and stunning goalkeeping from Petr Cech saved the visitors from further embarrassment in front of a Premier League record crowd of 83,222 at Wembley.
"He is the present and the future," said Mauricio Pochettino when quizzed whether Kane's dominant header possessed traits of an old-fashioned English centre-forward. "It is amazing all that he is achieving, (I'm) so proud and happy he is in our side."
Victory moved Spurs up to third above Liverpool and Chelsea, while sixth-placed Arsenal now lie six points off the top four. Kane had headed the best opening of the first 45 minutes over, but made no mistake when powering Ben Davies' cross into the bottom corner.
The England striker then saw another golden headed chance go wide before Cech saved brilliantly from Kane, Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela to keep Arsenal in the game. At the other end of the table, Swansea City's stunning revival under Carlos Carvalhal continued as Ki Sung-Yueng's fine strike nine minutes from time earned a 1-0 win over Burnley.
West Ham United also eased with a 2-0 win over Watford. And Everton eased past Crystal Palace 3-1.
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