MX23RW : Wednesday, December 16 01:18:16| >> :120:6383:6383:

Premier League roundup: Harry Kane, Son Heung-min fire Tottenham Hotspur past Arsenal while Liverpool thump Wolverhampton Wanderers

PL roundup: Kane, Son fire Spurs past Arsenal while Liverpool thump Wolves
© Reuters
Elsewhere in the Premier League there were wins for Crystal Palace and Leicester.

Harry Kane became the highest scorer in the history of north London derbies as Tottenham beat Arsenal 2-0 to return to the top of the Premier League.

Kane fired the second goal which took his all-time tally in the fixture to 11, moving him clear of both Emmanuel Adebayor and double-winner Bobby Smith on 10.

Son Heung-min had fired Spurs in front in the 13th minute, enthralling 2,000 returning fans with a brilliant curling strike from 25 yards.

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal – Premier League – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Spurs players applaud their fans after a 2-0 win over Arsenal (Catherine Ivill/PA)

Kane added his record-breaking effort on the stroke of half-time when he knocked the ball past Bernd Leno from close range.

It continued Arsenal's worst start to a campaign since the 1981-82 season as they slipped to a fourth defeat in six games.

Liverpool bounced back from the frustration of their draw at Brighton with an emphatic 4-0 win over Wolves at Anfield.

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers – Premier League – Anfield
Mo Salah set Liverpool on their way to victory (Peter Powell/PA)

An error by former Reds defender Conor Coady let in Mo Salah to open the scoring for Jurgen Klopp's side after 24 minutes.

Liverpool's returning fans had to wait for their side to effectively make the game safe, with Georginio Wijnaldum firing a 20-yard effort past Rui Patricio just before the hour mark.

Joel Matip's 67th-minute header increased the home side's advantage and Nestor Semedo turned a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross into his own net 11 minutes later to complete Liverpool's impressive win.

West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace – Premier League – The Hawthorns
Wilfried Zaha scored twice as Crystal Palace thumped West Brom (Alex Livesey/PA)

Wilfried Zaha grabbed a brace on his return from coronavirus as Crystal Palace demolished 10-man West Brom at The Hawthorns.

Christian Benteke also netted twice after Darnell Furlong's own goal had put the visitors in front, as Palace scored five away in the Premier League for the first time.

Conor Gallagher had levelled in the first half before Matheus Pereira's controversial 34th-minute red card allowed the Eagles to take control.

Pereira was dismissed for kicking out at Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt after referee Paul Tierney reviewed the incident on VAR.

Sheffield United v Leicester City – Premier League – Bramall Lane
Jamie Vardy sunk Sheffield United at Bramall Lane (Jason Cairnduff/PA)

Jamie Vardy grabbed a last-minute winner for Leicester against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane to give the Foxes their first win in five games.

Oli McBurnie had immediately equalised Ayoze Perez's first-half strike and the Blades had looked set to claim only their second point of the season.

But Sheffield Wednesday fan Vardy was not done and after being sent through one-on-one with keeper Aaron Ramsdale in injury time, he coolly slotted the winner.

ID:425453:cQx

Click here for more stories about Harry Kane

Click here for more stories about Arsenal

Share this article now:
Did you know...?
West Bromwich Albion manager Slaven Bilic pictured in November 2020
Read Next:
Slaven Bilic does not expect to be managing in his 70s like Roy Hodgson
>
Latest Sports Video
Sports Mole Logo
Enter your email address to subscribe to Sports Mole's free match previews newsletter! Updates are sent twice a week.

rhs 2.0
Todays Game Header Right
Premier League
Championship
La Liga
Serie A
Bundesliga
Ligue 1
Scottish League Cup
Belgian Pro League
Greek Superleague
Swiss Super League
Russian Premier League
Norwegian Eliteserien
Welsh Premier League
2.Bundesliga
Copa Libertadores
Copa Sudamericana
J1 League
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Tottenham HotspurSpurs1274124101425
2Liverpool127412718925
3Leicester CityLeicester128042415924
4Southampton127232417723
5Chelsea1364326141222
6Manchester CityMan City125521812620
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham126242015520
8Everton126242118320
9Manchester UnitedMan Utd116231917220
10Wolverhampton WanderersWolves136251317-420
11Aston Villa106042113818
12Crystal Palace125251817117
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115241416-217
14Leeds UnitedLeeds124261722-514
15Arsenal124171015-513
16Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton122461521-610
17Burnley11236618-129
18Fulham122281222-108
19West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom131481026-167
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd120111521-161

Subscribe to our Newsletter


Transfer Talk Daily
Match previews - twice weekly
Morning Briefing (7am UTC)
Ultra close-up image of Kevin De Bruyne [NOT FOR USE IN ARTICLES]Get the latest transfer news, match previews and news direct to your inbox!