Kane's landmark goal fires Spurs to victory over Wolves
Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane celebrates as he scores the first goal during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on August 20, 2022. (Photo by Ian Kington / AFP)
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Harry
Kane set a Premier League record for the most goals with a single club as the
Tottenham striker sealed a 1-0 win against Wolves on Saturday.
Kane's
185th top-flight goal for Tottenham took him above Argentina striker Sergio
Aguero's total of 184 during his time at Manchester City.
It
was also Kane's 250th goal in all competitions for Tottenham, moving him 16
goals behind Jimmy Greaves as he bids to become the north London club's
all-time leading scorer.
The
29-year-old's landmark moment came in the second half at the Tottenham Hotspur
Stadium as he headed home from close-range.
Kane
had scored his first goal of the season in last weekend's 2-2 draw at Chelsea
when his stoppage-time header drew him level with Aguero.
Although
they were well below their best, unbeaten Tottenham sit top of the table after
winning two of their first three matches.
Their
stay at the top might be short-lived depending on other results over the
weekend, but there is no doubting the feelgood factor around the club at present.
Tottenham
boss Antonio Conte has revived a team floundering when he took over last term,
leading them into the Champions League and providing hope of a sustained spell
as a top-four force.
Conte
had escaped with a fine for his role in the touchline clashes with Thomas
Tuchel last weekend that saw the Chelsea manager given a one-match touchline
ban.
Conte's
ire was directed at his own players this time as Tottenham were out-played in
the first half, the Italian's anger eventually producing the desired response.
Wolves'
£38 million ($44 million) club record signing Matheus Nunes made an impressive
debut following his arrival from Sporting Lisbon this week.
Goncalo
Guedes also made his first Wolves start to take the number of Portuguese
players in Bruno Lage's line-up to seven.
Clinical Kane
Ruben
Neves, another of Wolves' Portuguese army, tested Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris
from long-range, before Guedes cut inside for a low strike that flashed just
wide.
Neves
was just off-target with a dangerous effort from distance, then Daniel Podence
scuffed wide from a good position, prompting frustrated grumbling from
Tottenham fans.
Brazil
legend Ronaldo, watching from high in the stands, looked equally unimpressed by
turgid Tottenham's disjointed display.
At
least Wolves provided some incisive moments to keep Ronaldo entertained as
Nunes came close to a debut goal with a header that whistled just wide from
Neves' cross.
Yet,
for all their quality in possession, Wolves lacked a cutting edge and that
would prove their downfall.
Kane
almost made them pay when his looping header forced Jose Sa to tip over at full
stretch.
Booed
off after Pedro Neto lashed into the side-netting on the stroke of half-time,
Tottenham were looking even more lethargic than they did during their limp first
half at Chelsea last weekend.
On
that occasion, they survived thanks to Kane's equaliser and the England captain
led the charge again with a diving header that cannoned back off the bar early
in the second half.
Son
Heung-min struck the outside of the near post from a tight angle as Tottenham
finally started to hit their stride.
Tottenham's
sudden burst of pressure was rewarded in the 64th minute.
Ivan
Perisic flicked on a header and Kane was perfectly placed to nod in Tottenham's
1,000th home Premier League goal.
Neves
almost snatched an equaliser with a free-kick that curled inches wide.
But
Wolves have now gone a dispiriting 10 games without a league victory, a stark
contrast to Tottenham's positive outlook.

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