Harry Kane opened his Premier League account for the season with two goals as Tottenham Hotspur strolled to a surprisingly comfortable 3-0 win over Everton.
His first was a fluke – an intended cross which looped over Jordan Pickford.
His second was more typical – a smart near-post finish from Ben Davies’s cross.
Christian Eriksen found the net in between Kane’s strikes as Spurs forgot their Wembley woes to win for the first time since the opening day of the season.
The opening goal came from the opposite flank as Kieran Trippier collected a clearance and fed Kane, who was aiming for a teammate at the back post with a ball which ended up beating Pickford for pace and flight and dropping under the crossbar on 26 minutes.
Pickford did not cover himself in glory with Tottenham’s second goal either. Dele Alli’s deep cross was picked up by Davies, whose 12-yard shot was parried to the feet of Eriksen by the Everton stopper. The Dane could not fail but convert for his first Spurs goal of the campaign, three minutes from the break.
Everton did not regroup at the interval and were out of the game less than a minute after the restart. Kane started the move with some tidy hold-up play before advancing into the box to turn home a return pass from Davies at the near post.
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