EPL: Kane sends Spurs sixth

Harry Kane’s record-breaking headed goal took Tottenham to a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace and lifted his side up to sixth in the Premier League table.

At the end of an underwhelming first half, Kane made the difference for struggling Spurs, converting his 10th header of the season – a new Premier League record – to boost their European qualification hopes.

It was also Kane’s 209th goal in the competition overall, moving him clear of Wayne Rooney into outright second in the all-time scoring charts, with Alan Shearer’s total of 260 in his sights.

When Palace boss Roy Hodgson, who gave Kane his England debut, was asked if the striker would eventually break Shearer’s record he said: “I expect it. At his age he has several good years ahead of him and he doesn’t get injured very often – touch wood.

“The only thing that stands between him and the record is will he avoid serious injury. Is he going to be able to get 20-30 matches a year behind him? Is he going to get help from his team-mates and play in a good team, which he’s been playing in… if all those things take place I’d expect him to break the record absolutely.”

While 26-goal Kane continues to rack up milestones, there remains an uncertainty from his team-mates. Cristian Romero had earlier hit the bar from a corner but Spurs found it difficult in open play to break down a well-organised Palace side. They looked like a team which had not won any of their last four.

In contrast, in-form Palace had arrived in a positive mood and will be kicking themselves for not capitalising on a strong start to the second half, which saw Wilfried Zaha and Ebe Eze fire off target. Their frustration was plain to see in the final stages.