Premier League 2022-23: Harry Kane equals record as Spurs win
Harry Kane continued his goal-scoring form to help Tottenham Hotspur beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in gameweek 4 of the Premier League 2022-23 season on Sunday. Kane scored a brace and also missed a penalty in between to race to 187 Premier League goals. Kane is now the joint-third highest goal-scorer in PL history. He has equaled Andy Cole's record. Here's more.
Joint-third highest scorer in jhe Premier League
Kane is now the joint-3rd highest goal-scorer in Premier League history (187). The England international is only behind Alan Shearer (260), Wayne Rooney (207). In the last gameweek, Aguero steered clear of former Manchester City ace Sergio Aguero (184). Kane also surpassed Aguero in terms of most goals for a single club in PL history. Kane has 187 goals for Spurs in the PL.
Kane helps Spurs win
Key stats from the match and points table
Spurs bossed the show against Forest, amassing 18 shots, including 8 on target. Forest themselves had 18 attempts but were blunt in front of goal, having just one shot on target. Forest had more of the possession (56%) and clocked an 84% pass accuracy. Forest also had six corners. Spurs are third with 10 points, keeping their unbeaten run going. Forest are placed 14th.
How did the match pan out?
Dejan Kulusevski stole the ball for Spurs and spotted Kane on the right, who made no mistake and from the edge of the box. Kane then missed a penalty after Steve Cook handled the ball inside the box. However, the England star made amends by scoring a goal late on. Richarlison assisted Kane with a superb cross and the latter headed home the second.
Notable records for Spurs
As per Opta, since the start of March, Tottenham have picked up more points in the Premier League than any other team (39). Spurs have won 12 of their 17 games in this time (D3 L2). Since his Premier League debut in February 2022, Dejan Kulusevski has provided more Premier League assists than any other player (10).
