Kane double leads Spurs to 5-goal Swansea rout

Kane double leads Spurs to 5-goal Swansea rout

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Reuters

London - Tottenham claimed only its second win in 11 matches as Harry Kane celebrated signing a new long-term contract with two goals in a 5-0 rout of struggling Swansea on Saturday.

Kane committed his future for the next five-and-a-half years this week and the England striker scored a 39th-minute penalty to open the scoring before Heung-Min Son scored a spectacular second just before the break.

Kane then added his second of the game four minutes after the break and Christian Eriksen also got on the scoresheet twice late on as Mauricio Pochettino's side produced the perfect response to consecutive defeats by Monaco and Chelsea.

On the back of a memorable 5-4 victory over Crystal Palace, Swansea boss Bob Bradley opted to make two changes, with Mike van der Hoorn and Jefferson Montero starting.

The game took a while to get going with Tottenham defender Kyle Walker floored by an early aerial challenge by Neil Taylor.

Dele Alli then saw a deflected effort from Kane's pass gathered by Swansea 'keeper Lukasz Fabianski.

Kane appeared full of confidence after settling his future and his fine header from Walker's cross was well pushed over by Fabianski as the hosts started to turn the screw.

Eventually Spurs took the lead on 39 minutes as Alli, going away from goal, was controversially adjudged to have been tripped by Kyle Naughton just inside the area.

The floodgates would soon follow, with Son, Kane, and an Eriksen brace shaming the Welsh visitor.

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