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5 bold Premier League predictions: Harry Kane closes in on Salah

By Peter Johnstone

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Manager Arsene Wenger of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal at King Power Stadium, on May 9th, 2018 in Leicester, United Kingdom (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Manager Arsene Wenger of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal at King Power Stadium, on May 9th, 2018 in Leicester, United Kingdom (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 09: Harry Kane of Tottenham during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium on May 9, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 09: Harry Kane of Tottenham during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium on May 9, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Getty Images) /

2. Kane scores hat-trick to try and catch Salah for Golden Boot

Harry Kane has had another fantastic season in front of goal and if it were not for injuries he’d have a great shot at being the top scorer in the Premier League. As it stands, he’s three goals behind Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah with only one game to make up that deficit.

Salah and Liverpool have a home game against Brighton this weekend which they need to take a point from to guarantee Champions League soccer next season. However, Jurgen Klopp may be reluctant to start the Egyptian with the Champions League final coming up at the end of this month.

That means Harry Kane could have a great opportunity to try and match his rival in the goalscoring charts. Spurs host a Leicester side who just beat Arsenal in midweek but at the same time the Foxes have been very hit and miss in recent weeks.

If Mauricio Pochettino’s side get an early goal the floodgates could open as Leicester also have nothing to lose. Spurs can play with freedom and that should allow Kane to have plenty of scoring opportunities.

The England front-man is one of the best goalscorers in recent Premier League years and he’s got the ability to grab a hat-trick this weekend. If he does and Mo Salah doesn’t score, the two players will tie for the title of top scorer.

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