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Afternoon all - here's another entertaining-sounding football match to absorb our lunchtimes.

Premier League / Matchday 26
White Hart Lane / 26.02.2017
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    Kevin Coulson

    Updated 26/02/2017 at 15:22 GMT


    15:22
    So, thanks all for your company - enjoy the rest of your weekends.
    15:20
    Excellent performance from Spurs, who were far, far too good for Stoke in the first half - in particular, Harry Kane's finishing was as hot as the hot stuff we can't name on a family website. So, his team move into second, above Manchester City who don't play this weekend; Stoke stay tenth, below West Ham, who got a point at Watford yesterday.
    15:19
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    Full-time:Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Stoke City
    90'
    There shall be one added minute.
    90'
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    Wanyama is late on Allen, who knees him as they get up. Wanyama is booked.
    89'
    Davies slides into Alli, raiding at inside-left, and he flicks past his man then, moving along the by-line and with the keeper out to his feet, he tries a finish that looks, I think, to get him to deflect it into his own net. The ball runs across goal and away.
    88'
    Slow passing from Spurs, then slow passing from Stoke. They've not really been any better this half, it's just that Spurs have let them off further punishment.
    86'
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    Kane gets to trot off to four-sided acclaim, replaced by Son.
    85'
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    Should be five for Spurs, who narcotize Stoke with passing then spring forward, Walker motoring outside Eriksen who quickly plays him in. But, from an acute angle, he opts to hit the target and see, trying a side-footer, rather than going for it and imparting the laces; Grant saves with his legs.
    84'
    Spurs knock it about. Stoke chase a bit, but only because they have to.
    82'
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    Cameron returns after injury; he replaces Whelan.
    81'
    Eriksen picks up a loose ball, advances, and wafts a shot over the bar.
    80'
    Spurs win a corner down the left, curled in by Eriksen, and Shawcross' hand goes up as he looks to head clear from above Wanyama - it might've played the ball, but the ref either didn't see, thought it accidental, or hno contact was made.
    79'
    78'
    Nothing is happening.
    76'
    Walker's had a fairly relaxing second half, but persuades himself to maraud forward before slicing across shot to send the ball flying over the near post.
    75'
    This going to sound like an insult, but it isn't: Harry Kane reminds me of Alan Shearer MK1 (the Blackburn one), without the pace. Which is to say he's an outstanding all-purpose, all-round centre-forward - his ability to shoot off either foot is especially excellent - but if he could run fast, he'd be among the best.
    73'
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    Winks pops up on the right of the box and lays back for Kane, who again shapes to curl in at the far post - this time with his left foot. And he hits it well too, Grant forward to fly across and palm clear.
    71'
    Winks wangles some space in box after good work by Eriksen. He then steps inside Pieters and tries a curler, but Martins Indie is in his face sharpish to deflect the shot over the top. The corner comes to nothing when Eriksen takes it short to Dembele and he floats in towards the box, then backheels to Whelan.
    69'
    Stoke are putting Spurs under a bit of pressure now, now that Spurs are letting them. Arnatutovic has been down the right once, and one or two other balls have come into the box. That's about it, though.