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creating space for himself on the edge of the box before curling the ball home for Tottenham’s third.

Spurs could, and should, have had more in the opening 45 minutes as they gave Huddersfield Town a Premier League masterclass.

Dele Alli glided past Mathias ‘Zanka’ Jorgensen before seeing his effort hit the post while Kane once again had the ball in the back of the net but it was disallowed for offside.

Half-time couldn’t come soon enough for Town although Depoitre did clip the crossbar from 20 yards out after a positive run at the Spurs defence.

Town showed their character to once again take the game to Tottenham in the second period, with Kachunga inches away from connecting with substitute Scott Malone’s cross.

But in essence it was always going to be a case of damagelimitations, evident from Wagner’s decision to replace Aaron Mooy with Philip Billing on the hour-mark.

And as Town tried to salvage some pride in front of an incredible home crowd who never stopped singing, Tottenham struck again – Moussa Sissoko bundling the ball over the line after a quick break by Spurs.

It sealed the end of a tough day for Huddersfield Town as the reality of topflight football hit David Wagner’s side, but they will undoubtedly learn their lessons and move on to much more important games.

Premier League survival will ultimately not be decided on results against the likes of Tottenham but games against the likes of Burnley, Brighton and Swansea – with a trip to the latter after the international break. Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane bags his second goal and (below) Spurs Ben Davies and Town’s Jonathan Hogg battle for the ball