Kane hat-trick hands Tottenham win at Turf Moor

Harry Kane scored three unanswered goals at Turf Moor, arresting Tottenham’s poor away form and allowing the Londoners to leapfrog both Burnley and Arsenal in the Premier League table.

Spurs caused problems for Burnley’s back line from the outset and made the breakthrough after just seven minutes, when Dele Alli was felled in the area by Kevin Long.

The Irishman - who replaced the suspended James Tarkowski - appeared to make minimal contact, but enough for referee Michael Oliver to point to the spot. Harry Kane duly converted for his 51st goal in all competitions for the calendar year of 2017.

Alli’s penalty win did little to help his popularity among the Turf Moor faithful, who were vocally upset by a lunge on Charlie which earned the England midfielder a yellow card.

Tottenham dominated possession and had several chances to extend their lead, with Kane finding the side netting from close range and Moussa Sissoko forcing a magnificent double save from Nick Pope at the conclusion of a rapid Spurs counter attack.

Son and Alli came close to doubling the advantage early in the second half, but it was Kane who made it 2-0 by calmly slotting through Pope’s legs, following a brilliant through-ball from Sissoko.

The England striker completed his hat-trick 10 minutes later, with another cool finish after exchanging passes with Alli on the edge of the box.

Burnley pushed for a consolation, but were ultimately unable to breach the Tottenham defence. Prior to this game, the Clarets had only conceded three goals at home all season.

Sean Dyche's side slip below Tottenham into seventh place, after the Londoners secured their first league win on the road since beating Huddersfield’s three months ago.

Spurs moved into fifth place in the league with this win - and maintaining their Champions League status will likely be a priority. But which other 'top six' side will ceded their spot to the Lilywhites?

The evening belonged to Kane, who scored as many goals as any other team conbined at Turf Moor this season. The England striker was a constant threat, who worked hard in the build-up to his goals.

PLAYER RATINGS

Burnley
Pope 6, Long 6, Mee 7, Bardsley 7, Taylor 6, Defour 6, Gudmundsson 6, Arfield 5, Cork 5, Hendrick 6, Wood 6.
Subs: Vokes 7, Barnes 6, Wells 6.

Tottenham
Lloris 6, Aurier 7, Sanchez 8, Vertonghen 7, Davies 7, Dier 7, Sissoko 7, Eriksen 7, Dele 8, Son 6, Kane 9.
Subs: Dembele 6, Lamela 6, Llorente 6.

KEY MOMENTS

7 - PENALTY! Alli goes down under a challenge from Long!

7 - GOAL! Kane converts the penalty to Pope's left. There was no saving that one.

17 - Kane latches onto a deflected Alli shot on the edge of the six yard box. He rounds Pope but puts it into the side netting! That should have been his second of the evening.

22 - CHANCE: Alli counters from a Burnley attack and finds Sissoko with a wonderful through-ball. He has only Pope to beat, but the 'keeper saves! He then saves Sissoko's rebounded effort!

56 - CHANCE: Kane delivers wonderful through-ball for Aurier, who charges into the area and passes square to Son. The Korean blasts it high over the bar - it's a terrible miss.

69 - GOAL! It's a second for Kane! Sissoko plays a through-ball that splits the defence and Kane has time to look up to see if he is onside before slotting low past Pope.

79 - GOAL! It'a a hat-trick for Kane, who slots home low past Pope after exchanging passes with Alli on the edge of the area.

KEY STATS

Harry Kane has scored 53 goals in all competitions in 2017. Leo Messi is the leading goalscorer in Europe with 54.

Kane’s penalty was Burnley’s first conceded goal in 361 Premier League minutes.

Tottenham have overtaken Burnley in the table and broken a streak of five winless away games.