Harry Kane ends hoodoo of not scoring in August as Tottenham beat Fulham 3-1
Tottenham's Harry Kane (right) celebrates scoring against Fulham during an EPL match at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. Pic/AFP
Harry Kane finally ended his August Premier League goal drought as Tottenham beat Fulham 3-1 at Wembley on Saturday. The England captain, so prolific throughout the rest of the season, had never scored in the opening month of a league campaign, but put that right at the 15th attempt to help Spurs seal the points.
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Kane struck in trademark fashion in the 77th minute, three minutes after Kieran Tripper had picked up where he left off at the World Cup with a fine free-kick to put his side ahead. Lucas Moura gave the Spurs the lead with a sublime finish just before the break but Aleksandar Mitrovic levelled for the Premier League new boys shortly after the restart.
But it was England's World Cup heroes that got the job done to end a week where Tottenham announced an extended stay at Wembley on a high. Meanwhile, Everton's £50-million signing Richarlison continued to quieten queries of his price tag with the winner as Southampton were defeated 2-1 at Goodison Park, while Leicester saw off Wolves 2-0 despite a red card for Jamie Vardy.
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