SPURS SURVIVE

Kane and Eriksen fire Tottenham to away win in London derby

LONDON

The hosts’ flow was disrupted early on as Michail Antonio was forced off with an injury and replaced by Andy Carroll, but not long after the burly striker’s introduction, Spurs’ talisman Kane stepped up to break the deadlock.

Eriksen released Dele Alli down the right, the England international then clipped a cross into Kane’s path, leaving him with the simple task of steering his header home from close range.

He doubled the lead four minutes later as Joe Hart’s goal kick came straight back and Jan Vertonghen fed Alli, whose toepoked effort was saved, but Kane was on hand to slide the ball into the empty net.

“We suffered a little bit, but I like it when you suffer, because it means you are alive,” said Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino.

“Overall I think we deserved to win and the good thing is we can compete.”

After the break, Tottenham continued to control proceedings, and it was not long before Eriksen made it three.

Kane’s free kick had come off the post, and as the hosts regrouped, Aurier’s cross landed at the feet of Eriksen, who swept the West Ham United’s Angelo Ogbonna (left) and Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane tussle for the ball at London Stadium yesterday.

ball home from the edge of the box on the half volley.

Hernandez then gave his side a lifeline, reacting quickest to Jose Fonte’s flick-on from a corner to tap in, before Aurier’s needless foul on Carroll saw him dismissed.

That galvanised the hosts, with Kouyate heading home Arthur Masuaku’s cross with three minutes to go, but an equaliser failed

to materialise and Spurs held on.

Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling shone for Manchester City and Romelu Lukaku delivered for Manchester United as the Manchester clubs maintained a tight grip on the Premier League title race with victories.

Chelsea remain three points off the pace in third place after Alvaro Morata scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 win at Stoke City. Agencies