Super Kane sends Spurs second

  Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Tottenham beat
West Brom 4-0 at White Hart Lane on Saturday to go
second in the Premier League.
Spurs dominated from the start and struck twice
before half-time, first through Kane (12) and then
thanks to a Gareth McAuley own goal (26).
Kane added his second with a fine volley on 77
minutes and repeated the trick five minutes later,
firing home from Dele Alli's scooped pass to cap a
brilliant performance from the hosts.
Harry Kane returned to the starting line-up following
the birth of his first child
The victory sends Tottenham, who also lost Jan
Vertonghen to an ankle injury, into second in the
table above Liverpool, who face Manchester United
at Old Trafford on Nissan Super Sunday.
It is also their sixth consecutive Premier League win,
matching a club record they can break with three
points at Manchester City next weekend.
Mauricio Pochettino, taking charge of his 200th game
in English football, made nine changes from
Tottenham’s FA Cup win over Aston Villa, restoring
Alli and Kane to the starting line-up.
The hosts controlled the opening half with West
Brom uncharacteristically shaky in defence, and
Tottenham swiftly took the lead.
Mauricio Pochettino was taking charge of his 200th
match in English football
Kane, who had already squandered one early chance,
made no mistake with his second, firing in off the
post from Christian Eriksen’s pass.
Tottenham added a deserved second when the
Dane's drive from the edge of the box took a double
deflection, first off Jonas Olsson and then McAuley,
wrong-footing Ben Foster in the West Brom goal.
Christian Eriksen forced Tottenham's second goal in
the first half
Alli saw a smart volley correctly ruled out for offside
as Spurs threatened to run riot, and only Foster kept
the score respectable in the first half, twice denying
Kane from close range before tipping his low drive
onto the post.
Tony Pulis’ side failed to register a shot of any
description before the break but went close less than
60 seconds after the restart when Matt Phillips
dragged an effort just wide.
The Baggies manager soon introduced James
McClean and Hal Robson-Kanu and they improved,
but Foster continued to be the much busier of the
two goalkeepers.
His fine double stop kept out strikes from Toby
Alderweireld and Vertonghen, and he also made
impressive saves from Victor Wanyama and Kane
again before the Spurs striker finally grabbed his
side’s third.
Kyle Walker robbed McAuley on the flank and with
Foster caught out of position, Kane expertly volleyed
into an empty net.
Danny Rose tangles with former Tottenham
midfielder Nacer Chadli
Having missed the victory over Villa to attend the
birth of his first child, Kane capped a perfect week
by sealing his hat-trick with another volley minutes
later.
Alongside Alli, the pair have now combined to score
Tottenham's last 10 Premier League goals.
The only worry for Pochettino will be the injury
suffered by Vertonghen, who appeared to badly tweak
his ankle in the second half.
An injury to the same ankle caused the Belgium
international to miss his country's quarter-final
defeat to Wales at Euro 2016 and he left the field
after pounding the ground in frustration.