Brighton 0-2 Tottenham: Harry Kane Breaks Another Record As Albion Woes Continue

Thursday, 17 March 2022 10:51

By Dominic Kureen @WriteOnDom

Harry Kane broke a Premier League record last night (Sky Sports)

Harry Kane became the Premier League's highest away goalscorer as Spurs kept their top-four hopes alive with a 2-0 win at Brighton - who have now lost six games on the bounce.

The England striker was played through wonderfully by Rodrigo Bentancur just before the hour in a classic counter-attack. He slotted Spurs' second goal past Robert Sanchez as he broke yet another English top-flight record, scoring his 95th goal in just 139 away Premier League games.

It was tinged with controversy though as VAR checked it for offside - although Kane was clearly on - with Brighton feeling aggrieved that they had not been awarded a penalty for handball just before.

However, VAR deemed that Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was too close to the ball when it hit him to be deemed enough for a penalty.

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Tottenham had gone ahead just before half-time in what had been a quiet first half with a few bizarre moments littered throughout. Heung-Min Son laid the ball off for Dejan Kulusevski and his low effort through a packed area deflecting off Cristian Romero and firing past a rooted Sanchez.

Despite knowing little about it, the goal was Romero's first for the club since joining in August.

Kulusevski could have made it two shortly after as well as he pounced on an error from Shane Duffy, but Sanchez was out quickly to smother the Swede's effort.

Cristian Romero celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's opening goal (Sky Sports)

However, the Brighton goalkeeper was almost made to pay for a clanger early on when he came well out of his box to clear a back pass with Harry Kane lurking.

Sanchez's attempt hit Kane before the striker chased down the loose ball with the open goal at his mercy. But on a tight angle, he flashed his effort through the six-yard box and wide.

At the other end, Bentancur almost handed Brighton a gift of an opener too. He blasted the ball towards his own goal from 35 yards out as he attempted to challenge a Brighton player, but it looped safely onto the top of Hugo Lloris' goal for an ultimately unthreatening corner.

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Brighton star man: Marc Cucurella

The Dom Kureen lookalike dealt well with the dual-threat of Matt Doherty and Dejan Kulusevski down Tottenham's right.

Although his forays forward were less frequent that usual, the Spanish international maintained his discipline and showed how integral he has become to the side this season.