Harry Kane became the Spurs’ all-time leading goal scorer with 267 thanks to a lone goal.
With his 267th goal for Tottenham.
Harry Kane broke the club’s all-time scoring record and secured a 1-0 victory over Manchester City, severely harming the champions’ chances of winning the Premier League.
At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Kane broke Jimmy Greaves’ record by scoring the game-winning goal in the first half.
Before Kane equaled him in his previous match against Fulham on January 23, Greaves had held the mark since 1970.
After Alan Shearer (260) and Wayne Rooney (208), Kane became the third player in Premier League history to score 200 goals.
With his goal against France at the World Cup in December. Kane tied Rooney for the record for most goals scored by an England player with 53.
The prolific Kane was on his way to passing Greaves. But ironically, City could have ended his record-setting pursuit had they been successful in their attempt to sign him in 2021.
However, during a difficult start to his career that included several unsuccessful loan spells before he finally emerged as a star. Kane’s remarkable goal feats appeared to be a distant dream.
Greaves is considered to be one of the most natural goal-scorers in football history. He passed away in 2021 at the age of 81.
The fact that Kane is playing with such a legendary player is a testament to his perseverance and predatory instincts.
In the Europa League match against Shamrock Rovers in 2011, the 29-year-old scored his first Tottenham goal.
His record strike was of far greater significance than that. Even if it was a low-key way to begin an incredible career.
The city had regained hope that they could challenge the leaders after Arsenal’s shocking 1-0 loss to struggling Everton on Saturday.
Instead, Kane’s 19th goal this season in all competitions leaves City in second place five points behind Arsenal, who have a game in hand and host Pep Guardiola’s team on February 15 in a crucial match.
After emergency surgery to remove Antonio Conte’s gallbladder. Tottenham was managed by his assistant Cristian Stellini, and the outcome undoubtedly lifted the Italian’s spirits.
In their pursuit of Champions League qualification, Tottenham’s victory brought them within one point of fourth-placed Newcastle.
Kane makes history – Kane made history when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was able to rob Manuel Akanji thanks to Rhodri’s careless pass on the edge of the City area.
With immortality in his sights, Hojbjerg slipped a pass to Kane. The striker guided a low shot that was slightly scuffed past Ederson with typical efficiency.
Kane sprinted away to take in the applause and waved to his family. Who was sitting beneath a scoreboard with pictures of him celebrating previous club goals and the message “Congratulations Harry.”
“Harry Kane, he’s one of our own,” Tottenham fans chanted to the England captain as the club’s youth academy product returned to the center circle beaming.
City’s response was sluggish, and Guardiola became irritated on the field as the subdued Erling Haaland chose to pass rather than shoot.
When Riyad Mahrez slammed a fierce volley against the crossbar, he was just inches away from easing Guardiola’s angst.
In January, City defeated Tottenham 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium after coming back from two goals down at halftime.
However, Guardiola brought in Kevin De Bruyne after surprising City by leaving the Belgium midfielder on the bench for “tactical” reasons.
The city was not showing any signs of emulating that fightback. The city was lifted by De Bruyne, and Julian Alvarez’s deflected shot went wide. Akanji tried unsuccessfully to get a penalty when his shot hit Cristian Romero’s arm.
Following Romero’s dismissal for a second booking during his collision with Jack Grealish. Tottenham had to play the final three minutes of a tense finale with ten men.