Harry Kane scored the winner to help Tottenham produce one of the narrow football scores of the weekend in the Premier League. Harry Kane showed up to head in the game’s winning goal in the first half barely three days after the tragic death of the player known as “The Marine” due to his intense training regimens. In an emotional moment, Kane pointed to the heavens in celebration after his score in honor of Ventrone, and the audience stood to cheer him before the game.
Conte changed his formation to a 3-5-2 and gave Yves Bissouma only his second start in a midfield three due to a combination of suspension and possibly some fatigued legs gave that this was Tottenham’s third game in seven days. Tottenham was effective in attack and secure at the back after the transfer. Roberto De Zerbi, the new manager of Brighton, had a poor first game in charge at the Amex. Despite having 14 shots, his squad only occasionally tested Hugo Lloris due to a staunch Tottenham defense.
Kane responded well to a ferocious ball Son reversed into the area with a header that he flicked into the bottom corner after Son had kept a half-cleared set piece alive. In his last 12 Premier League games, Kane has scored 12 goals. Brighton attempted to recover after falling down but was unable to do so against a Spurs defense that was once again flawlessly led by Eric Dier and Cristian Romero. Before the break, Solly March came the closest, but his low shot from the edge of the box sailed inches wide of the post.
While Danny Welbeck did occasionally find himself in space, his greatest opportunity came on minute 78, which he squandered by sending a 15-yard shot wide of the goal. On the other end, Spurs posed the greater threat as Son’s long-range curling effort was disallowed for a minor offside and Kane also missed the target from a good opening.
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