Harry’s hat-trick ends perfect week
– New dad Harry Kane admitted his hat-trick in Tottenham’s win against West Bromwich Albion completed one of the best weeks of his life.
Kane’s wife Kate gave birth to the couple’s first child, daughter Ivy Jane, last weekend and the England striker celebrated the new addition in memorable fashion.
After missing last week’s FA Cup win over Aston Villa due to the birth, Kane returned to the line-up to fire a hat-trick in Tottenham’s 4-0 win at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
The 23-year-old opened the scoring before wrapping up the points with a five-minute double in the second half to keep Tottenham hot on the heels of Premier League leaders Chelsea.
“I’ve not had many better weeks,” Kane told Spurs TV.
“It’s been a whirlwind of a week.”
– Marcos Alonso proved an unexpected replacement for the absent Diego Costa as Chelsea won 3-0 at Leicester City on Saturday to consolidate their position atop the Premier League table.
Costa, Chelsea’s top scorer, was missing after reportedly rowing with coaching staff about his fitness, but Spanish wingback Alonso’s double helped Antonio Conte’s side go seven points clear.
Tottenham Hotspur climbed into second place after Harry Kane (right) claimed a hat-trick in a 4-0 stroll against West Bromwich Albion, with Arsenal moving up to third after winning by the same scoreline at Swansea City.
Spurs pulled off a classy 4-0 demolition of West Brom at an appreciative White Hart Lane.
England striker Kane struck three times and Gareth McAuley scored an own goal as Mauricio Pochettino’s side recorded a sixth successive league win.
The only low point for Spurs was an ankle injury that forced centreback Jan Vertonghen off midway through the second half.
Arsenal moved above Liverpool on goal difference after a pair of own goals helped them to victory at struggling Swansea.
Olivier Giroud broke the deadlock in the 37th minute, slamming home his fifth goal in five games after Mesut Oezil’s header hit Alfie Mawson.
Alex Iwobi drew own goals from Jack Cork and Kyle Naughton early in the second half before Alexis Sanchez sealed victory with a 73rd-minute volley that took his tally to 14 goals.
It was a first home league game to forget for Swansea’s new manager Paul Clement, whose team sank to the foot of the standings.
Marco Silva had a more memorable league bow as Hull City manager, with Abel Hernandez scoring twice and Tyrone Mings putting through his own goal as they came from behind to beat Bournemouth 3-1. Sunderland slipped below Hull to 19th place after a dispiriting 3-1 home defeat by Stoke City, for whom Marko Arnautovic scored twice and Peter Crouch headed in his 99th Premier League goal.
West Ham United brushed off the absence of Dimitri Payet to sink Crystal Palace 3-0, goals by Sofiane Feghouli and Manuel Lanzini sandwiching a sensational Andy Carroll bicycle kick.
There were emotional scenes at Vicarage Road as Watford’s fans paid tribute to late former manager Graham Taylor, who died on Thursday aged 72, prior to their side’s 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough.