Kane on target again as Spurs beat Hornets
Harry Kane did his talking on the pitch as Tottenham reasserted themselves in the race for the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Watford. Kane was mocked by the FA Cup’s official Twitter feed last week following Manchester United’s semifinal win, something boss Mauricio Pochettino called “embarrassing”, and the England striker responded the only way he knows how by firing in his 27th league goal of the season. Kane scored three minutes after the break, following Dele Alli’s first-half opener, to give on-looking England boss Gareth Southgate plenty to smile about and also strengthen his side’s top-four aspirations. Fifth-placed Chelsea had whittled down a 10-point deficit to just two before kick-off but Spurs took that back to five with three games remaining and are in a good position to secure a third successive season of playing elite European football. For Watford, the end of the season cannot come quickly enough as they are now winless in seven and still not mathematically safe, sitting six points clear of the drop zone. Any nerves Spurs might have had were settled when they took a 16thminute lead, though they had Watford goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis to thank for the opener. He dropped a routine cross from Kieran Trippier, allowing Christian Eriksen to tee up Alli, who made no mistake from eight yards. It was his fifth goal in the last eight games as he continues to respond well to being overlooked by Southgate during the last international break. Tottenham doubled the lead just three minutes after the restart. Kane was primed to tap in Son Heung-min’s cross but lost his footing at the vital moment, only to get back on his feet and turn home Trippier’s centre from the other side.