Kane ends drought to lift Tottenham
London, Aug. 18: Harry Kane finally ended his August goalscoring drought as England’s World Cup luminaries inspired Tottenham Hotspur to a morale- boosting 3- 1 Premier League win over newcomers Fulham on Saturday.
Spurs gave their fans plenty to cheer with England captain Kane and Kieran Trippier, who scored a glorious free kick, guiding them to victory.
Spurs’ first- half dominance was rewarded by Lucas Moura’s clinical 43rd minute strike, his first league goal.
However, Fulham hit back after the break as Aleksandar Mitrovic, soon after hitting the post, nodded home a 52ndminute equaliser while on the floor.
After Trippier’s beauty, Kane must have been mightily relieved to end the statistical oddity of never previously having scored an August Premier League goal in 14 attempts.
EVERTON SINK SAINTS Brazilian winger Richarlison continued his sparkling start to the season with his third goal in two games as Everton beat Southampton 2- 1 in new manager Marco Silva’s first home game in charge at Goodison Park.
Bournemouth came from behind to win 2- 1 against West Ham United while Neil Etheridge was Cardiff ’ s hero as the goalkeeper saved a last- gasp penalty from Kenedy to salvage a 0- 0 draw against 10- man Newcastle on Saturday. Newcastle were reduced to 10 men in the 66th minute.