MATT BARLOW: The place would Tottenham be with out Kane? Spurs might discover out quickly sufficient

For Harry Kane one other season is ending because it started. Scoring objectives to win video games, flattening information and dutifully preserving Tottenham’s flame of hope.

He simply retains doing what he does. Refusing to be distracted as Spurs lurch from one disaster to a different. Or as Erling Haaland rolls into English soccer, firing in his objectives at a charge not seen on this nation for many years.

Keep it up Harry, dependable as ever. He has scored 26 of Tottenham’s 64 Premier League objectives this season, a shade over 40 per cent and a higher share of his membership’s whole than ever earlier than, together with his greatest return of 30 objectives of 74 in 2017-18.

The place would they be with out him? The reply could also be close to and but Kane continues with the identical supreme focus.

‘On to the following one,’ he replied with a figuring out smile, conscious how predictably boring it should all sound whereas having fun with the checklist of various milestones handed with Saturday’s winner towards Crystal Palace.

Kane added one other file by changing into the primary to attain 10 headers in a single season

The England captain’s newest strike helped Ryan Mason’s aspect earn a a lot wanted victory

The purpose eased him away from Wayne Rooney into second place within the Premier League’s all-time scoring charts, though he stays 51 behind Alan Shearer. There have been others, too, together with a brand new file set for 10 headers scored in a single season within the competitors.

‘In fact, these are nice as we all the time say, particular achievements,’ Kane instructed the membership’s in-house channel. ‘It’s exhausting to consider them throughout the season however to go second within the all-time checklist above Wayne is one thing I’m extraordinarily happy with.’

His steely focus is kind of ominous for Daniel Levy. When Kane fixes his eyes on one thing, he holds his gaze, doesn’t blink, and he seems decided to not lengthen the contract that may run out subsequent 12 months.

Accessible on a free, Kane might choose his subsequent membership from any on the earth. Tottenham, in the meantime, should maintain working to vary his thoughts.

With such an unsure future, it appeared important within the quick time period to finish a rotten sequence of outcomes.

This they did with the assistance of Ryan Mason’s tactical tweak, enabled by Emerson Royal’s return to health, which launched Pedro Porro from his defensive duties.

It was Porro who crossed for Kane’s purpose, a header on the again submit in first-half stoppage time.

‘It was an ideal ball and I timed my header effectively,’ stated Kane. ‘It was vital to bounce again, present some want and willpower. A 1-0 win all the time feels good, builds momentum.’

TOTTENHAM (4-4-2): Forster 6; Royal 7, Romero 7.5, Lenglet 7 (Dier 88min), Davies 7; Porro 7.5, Skipp 6, Hojbjerg 6, Son 6.5 (Danjuma 89); Richarlison 6.5 (Kulusevski 79), KANE 8. Scorer: Kane 45+1. Booked: Davies, Lenglet, Forster. Supervisor: Ryan Mason 7

CRYSTAL PALACE (4-3-3): Johnstone 6.5; Ward 6, Andersen 7, Guehi 7, Mitchell 6.5; Eze 6, Doucoure 6, Schlupp 6 (Hughes 74, 6); Olise 6.5, Ayew 6 (Edouard 84), Zaha 6.5. Booked: Schlupp, Ward, Ayew, Zaha, Andersen. Supervisor: Roy Hodgson 6.

Referee: Darren England 6. Attendance: 61,093.