Historical past for Harry! Tottenham star Kane OVERTAKES Wayne Rooney to change into the Premier League’s second all-time main purpose scorer… with solely Alan Shearer – who’s 51 forward of him – standing in his strategy to prime spot
- Harry Kane has change into the Premier League’s second all-time main goalscorer
- The England captain scored Tottenham’s opening purpose towards Crystal Palace
- Kane’s 209th Premier League strike see’s him overtake Wayne Rooney
Harry Kane has overtaken Wayne Rooney to change into the Premier League’s second all-time file goalscorer after his strike put Tottenham in entrance towards Crystal Palace on Saturday.
The England captain scored his 209th Premier League purpose to leap forward of former Manchester United and Three Lions star striker Rooney.
Kane achieved the feat in 317 appearances for Tottenham, 174 video games fewer than Rooney and is now second within the top-flight file books behind solely Alan Shearer.
The 29-year-old is simply 51 objectives behind Shearer’s main 260 Premier League strikes and shall be seeking to shut in additional on his fellow countryman’s tally between now and the tip of the season.
Kane received the leap on Palace defenders within the field to information Pedro Porro’s cross previous Sam Johnstone on the stroke of half-time as Spurs took the result in hold the strain on groups above them at the moment occupying the division’s Champions League qualification spots.
Harry Kane (proper) has change into the Premier League’s second all-time main goalscorer
Kane (proper) bagged his 209th Premier League purpose after opening the scoring towards Crystal Palace on Saturday
Kane is now simply 51 objectives away from matching Alan Shearer’s (pictured) Premier League file
Shearer has held the file since retiring in 2006 and scored 260 objectives in 441 appearances throughout spells enjoying for Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
Saturday’s headed effort strikes Kane onto 25 Premier League objectives for the season throughout what has been a turbulent marketing campaign for Spurs each domestically and in Europe.
He’s now 10 adrift of Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland who broke the file for many objectives throughout a single Premier League season in his facet’s mid-week win over West Ham.
Kane scored his first English top-flight purpose for Tottenham in 2014 throughout a 5-1 win over Sunderland after being handed his first begin within the division by Tim Sherwood.
The Englishman then wrapped up his one centesimal and a hundred and first strike in 2018 when Spurs got here from behind to attract 2-2 with Liverpool at Anfield.
Kane (pictured) is now simply 51 objectives behind Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League file
Kane has overtaken Wayne Rooney’s (pictured) beforehand held second-place file
He then grew to become solely the third participant to attain 200 Premier League objectives when Tottenham beat Man Metropolis in February.
The Tottenham talisman additionally broke the file books for England earlier this 12 months when he grew to become the nation’s all-time main goalscorer.
Nevertheless, Kane’s future seems to be unsure as he prepares to enter the ultimate 12 months of his Tottenham contract and is needed by rival golf equipment in England and throughout Europe.
Manchester United are concerned with bringing Kane to Outdated Trafford, with Erik ten Hag eager to handle his facet’s want for a centre ahead.
