Tottenham Hotspur secured a vital three points with a four-goal demolition over Crystal Palace while an Aston Villa star was inconsolable as his miss cost the team all three points.
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KANE AT THE DOUBLE AS SPURS SMASH PALACE
A double from Harry Kane has helped Tottenham Hotspur to a vital win as Antonio Conte’s side thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0.
Conte’s inconsistent Tottenham, who finished fourth last season, had taken just one point from two matches after the Premier League resumed following the World Cup.
The disaffected Italian manager, used to success at Inter Milan, Chelsea and Juventus, warned this week he would only stick around if he was 100 percent convinced by the club’s project.
Conte was looking for a reaction after Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at home against Aston Villa but his team were second best in the first half at Selhurst Park, lacking zip in attack.
But it was a different story after the break, with England captain Kane scoring twice in five minutes in his 300th Premier League appearance to move just two goals behind Jimmy Greaves’ all-time record for the club of 266.
Earlier, Palace had come agonisingly close to opening the scoring in the 27th minute when Jordan Ayew brought a fine save from Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris after he was found by Wilfried Zaha.
That galvanised Palace and minutes later Joachim Anderson hit a powerful left-footed shot from just outside the area that flashed just wide.
An insipid Tottenham survived until half-time but came out after the break a totally different side.
They broke the deadlock in the 48th minute when Ivan Perisic crossed to Kane from the left and he neatly nodded past Vicente Guaita at the near post.
Kane doubled Spurs’ lead when the ball fell to Bryan Gil on the right and he flicked a pass to the England captain, who sent a low strike unerringly into the bottom left corner.
Matt Doherty made it 3-0 midway through the second half and Son Heung-min completed the scoring four minutes later.
STAR IN TEARS OVER LAST-MINUTE MISS AS VILLA HELD BY WOLVES
Aston Villa forward Leon Bailey was inconsolable after his stoppage-time miss allowed Wolverhampton Wanderers to hang on for a 1-1 draw at Villa Park.
With just a minute to spare, Bailey had raced in behind and rounded Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa, but he fired his effort wide.
The Jamaican slumped to the ground immediately after the full-time whistle as teammates Danny Ings and Ollie Watkins raced over to console him.
Wolves had taken the lead in the first half thanks to a brilliant solo effort from Daniel Podence.
However, Julen Lopetegui’s side failed to capitalise on their early dominance and spurned several chances against a slow-starting Villa.
The second half was a complete contrast with Villa on the front foot and Wolves constantly pinned back, although they managed to comfortably repel the home side’s attacks.
But there was little Wolves could do to prevent the equaliser, as a ball over the top from centre-back Tyrone Mings put Danny Ings clear on goal and the former Southampton striker took full advantage of Sa’s slip to coolly slot home.
FOREST END NIGHTMARE AWAY DROUGHT WITH CRUCIAL WIN
Nottingham Forest condemned Southampton to a six-straight Premier League defeat as Taiwo Awoniyi’s early goal was all that separated the two sides.
The result was Forest’s first away win this season and lifted them out of the relegation zone while Southampton remained rooted to the foot of the ladder and are three points away from safety.
LEEDS CANCEL OUT HAMMERS’ QUICKFIRE DOUBLE
West Ham looked to be heading for a sixth straight Premier League defeat when they fell behind to Willy Gnonto’s goal for Leeds just before the half-hour.
But David Moyes’s side drew level shortly before half-time through Lucas Paqueta’s penalty after VAR had asked referee David Coote to view the pitchside monitor following a challenge on Jarrod Bowen.
Gianluca Scamacca gave them the lead moments after the restart but Rodrigo equalised in the 70th minute.
FULL RESULTS
Southampton 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Leeds United 2-2 West Ham United
Aston Villa 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Crystal Palace 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur
