Jamie Vardy, Erik Lamela and Harry Kane all hit braces as Spurs came out on top 5-4 in the final-day showdown, with the latter player ending the season on 30 Premier League goals for the first time in his career as a result.
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The Red Devils were forced to come from behind to book a place in their 20th FA Cup final as an early goal from Dele Alli put the Londoners in front
Pochettino’s side have been nothing short of fascinating for much of this campaign, taking their progressive approach into the Champions League and performing admirably against some of Europe’s contemporary greats
It had looked like the Eagles would earn a vital point to bolster their bid to avoid relegation after an industrious game at Selhurst Park, but Kane headed home in the 89th minute to break Palace hearts and earn Spurs a third consecutive league win at Palace for the first time in the club’s history.
The hosts took a surprise lead right on the stroke of half time through Ian Henderson, but Lucas Moura marked his full Spurs debut with the equalising goal and Harry Kane looked to have won it for the visitors when he came off the bench to score a penalty two minutes from time.
The North London outfit found themselves two goals down inside nine minutes
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have been in fine form in the Premier League recently, taking seven points from matches against Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, with Kane scoring his 101st league goal in the north London derby last weekend
The contest burst into life straight after the interval, with Kane heading in his seventh goal in seven matches against Arsenal to break the deadlock in the 49th minute.
Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game – and his 32nd of the season – in front of a Premier League record attendance of 83,222 as Spurs claimed local bragging rights in addition to dealing a potentially fatal blow to Arsenal’s hopes of finishing in the top four this season.
Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game – and his 32nd of the season – in front of a Premier League record attendance of 83,222 as Spurs claimed local bragging rights in addition to dealing a potentially fatal blow to Arsenal’s hopes of finishing in the top four this season
During the match, Tottenham’s Dele Alli was booked for diving and Harry Kane was accused of falling too easily to win a penalty kick under a challenge from goalkeeper Loris Karius.
In the reverse fixture, Spurs needed a late Harry Kane goal to rescue a 1-1 draw
Klopp was furious that his side’s chances of a vital victory over their top-four rivals were wiped out in an incident-packed finale at Anfield
The hosts took the lead after only three minutes when Mohamed Salah scored his 20th league goal of the season, and that looked as though it would be enough to earn the Reds the points until Victor Wanyama levelled things up with a stunning strike 10 minutes from time.
A Davinson Sanchez own goal gave the home side a surprise lead, but that lasted just three minutes before Harry Kane restored parity with a header from close range.
The England international stole the headlines once again as Spurs drew level on points with fourth-placed Liverpool, overtaking club legend Teddy Sheringham to stand out on his own as Tottenham’s most prolific player of the Premier League era.
The England international scored a hat-trick in Tuesday’s 5-2 win over Southampton to eclipse Alan Shearer’s 22-year-old record of 36 English Premier League goals in a calendar year.
Kane had been hoping to break Alan Shearer’s 22-year record for Premier League goals scored in a calendar year and the 24-year-old did just that as he moved to 39 strikes with a ruthless treble on Tuesday afternoon.
The Lilywhites ran riot in the second half
The 24-year-old has scored 47 goals in 46 games for his club and England in the calendar year