Premier League winners and losers: Harry Kane sets more records
By Ty Finch
The Premier League is back to a normal schedule after the madness of December. Here are the winners and losers of the weekend.
After an overloaded winter schedule, the Premier League is back on a regular, less hectic calendar. This is good news for just about everyone involved. Clubs don’t have to reach deep into their squads to find healthy and fit players during one of the most important periods in the season, fans can catch more matches without interference and writers and journalists can catch their collective breaths. Fewer games usually mean better quality as well, and that was on display for the majority. Here are the winners and losers of the weekend of matches.
Winner: Harry Kane
Before Saturday, Teddy Sheringham owned Tottenham’s all-time Premier League goalscoring record. Harry Kane needed a brace to top the record set in 2002, and that’s just what he got.
Kane now has 98 goals in the Premier League, and is only the third player in the league’s history to score 20 or more goals in four consecutive seasons.
What makes his accomplishment even greater is that he scored those 98 goals in 101 less appearances for the club. Sheringham set the record in 236 matches, and Kane only needed 135. Harry Kane is already a Tottenham legend at the age of 24, and could be considered the club’s best player of all time if he continues his tear through the Premier League.
The two goals he scored against Everton weren’t special by any means, but they showcased his instincts and ability to create space for his teammates to pick him out. The goals also marked his third straight brace against the Toffees in the Premier League. Everton supporters have to be sick of him the way Norwich were of Luis Suarez in his last two seasons at Liverpool. Luckily for them and Everton’s defenders, this was the last time they’ll have to face Spurs this season.
Kane was also involved in the fourth goal of the match, a stunning team effort capped off by a backheel from Dele Alli and a powerful Christian Eriksen strike. The more he keeps putting these performances in, the harder it will be to keep the Real Madrid rumors and bids at bay. For now, Spurs supporters can simply revel in his brilliance.