Tottenham Hotspur has maintained their 100 per cent away record in the Premier League this season with an emphatic 4-0 victory away to Huddersfield Town.
England international Harry Kane hit two in the first half to cap off his best ever September, with a Ben Davies strike sandwiched in between, as Mauricio Pochettino’s side ran riot at the John Smith’s Stadium to as good as secure the points before the interval.
David Wagner’s charges attempted to take the game to Tottenham, firing a warning shot inside the first five minutes when Laurent Depoitre picked out Tommy Smith in the opposition’s half with a clever ball, allowing the midfielder to test Hugo Lloris in the Spurs goal from long range.
Committing more bodies forward, the Terriers were caught out at the back moments later when Kane latched onto Kieran Trippier’s long ball and placed a low strike beyond Jonas Lossl, finding the bottom corner.
Spurs made it 2-0 courtesy of a blistering team move minutes later, which ended when Christian Eriksen danced around Chris Lowe and laid the ball on for Davies to tap home from inside the penalty area.
Kane took his September tally to 13 for club and country in the 24th minute with an impressive solo goal, creating space for himself on the edge of the box before bending a strike into the top corner, beyond a helpless Lossl.
Chances were far fewer in the second period as Huddersfield laid out a tighter stall, but Spurs almost added to their lead minutes after the restart when Eriksen’s ball across the face of goal was inches away from picking out Kane in front of an empty net.
Pochettino’s men lowered the tempo during the closing stages, only to snatch goal number four in stoppage time through substitute Moussa Sissoko, who capitalised on confusion among the Huddersfield defence to tap home his first Spurs goal from close range.
The emphatic win fires Spurs up to third in the table, while Huddersfield’s first home defeat leaves them 10th ahead of the afternoon’s other Premier League fixtures.
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