TWO MORE TO GO...
official Stuart Attwell saw no reason to intervene.
In Tottenham’s glory, glory years, an early lead would have been the catalyst for them to unfurl expansive football in the finest traditions of Blanchflower, Mackay and Greaves.
Yet briefly, caution held sway and the Foxes were unlucky when Ben Davies smuggled Jamie
Vardy’s back-heeled finish off the line before Hugo Lloris made a stunning one-handed save to divert Ayoze Perez’s volley round the post.
But contain-and-destroy has its merits, and eight minutes before the break Tottenham
Referee Anthony Taylor executed a counter-attack perfectly to extend their lead. From a cleared Youri Tielemans corner, Giovani Lo Celso led the charge, Lucas Moura rolled an inviting pass into the channel and Kane (below) swept his left-foot finish into the far corner.
Two minutes later, Spurs were disappearing over the horizon as the England captain was on target again.
Moura robbed Luke Thomas to lead another fast break and Kane teased Ryan Bennett before cutting inside and bending his shot beyond Schmeichel with panache.
Mourinho insists he has little interest in finishing above Arsenal, saying Tottenham need to be exploring more ambitious horizons. But it’s a start.
And although Kane is not going to win the Golden Boot this year because of his injury lay-off in the New Year, 33 goals for club and country – 17 of them in the Premier League – is still a decent season’s work by any yardstick.
That honour is likely to go to 23-goal Vardy, who was out of luck this time.
But Kane has now scored more goals against Leicester than any other club. Can he play you every week, Brendan?
WOLVES boss Nuno Espirito Santo has revealed his private torment over life as a lone wolf.
The 46-year-old hasn’t seen his wife and three children since early May because they are ‘stranded’ in Portugal.
Nuno (above) prepares his side for tonight’s home clash with Crystal Palace admitting life in lockdown is taking its toll.
He says that while he is a paid-up member of the mission to bring football back to the people, the whole situation is hitting him hard.
Asked how it had affected him mentally, Nuno’s voice quivered: “A lot, not only me – but everybody.
“Those moments when we are quarantined at our homes gives you a lot of time to think and analyse.
“Some of us find our freedom has been restrained in a way nobody could understand.
“I want to go back and visit my family, but I cannot.
“It’s not just affecting football, it’s affecting life. Our freedom has been really, really compromised.”
He added: “The world needs football and I hope it is helping, but at the same time this is not the football
WOLVES
Tonight: Crystal Palace (home) e) Sunday: Chelsea (away) CRYSTAL PALACE
Tonight: Wolves (away) Sunday: Tottenham (home)