Kane and Lukaku are also on the shortlist for player of the year, and surprisingly the other two nominees, United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal, miss out
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A dominant Spurs performance increases the pressure on Chelsea, who head to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon for their game in hand, while Bournemouth remain seven points above the drop zone and are still not yet safe from relegation
Spurs have now won a club-record nine successive Premier League matches at White Hart Lane
It took 15 minutes for Tottenham to get up and running
Tottenham will remain without the services of Danny Rose, who is suffering from a knee problem, and Erik Lamela, whose hip problem has shown no signs of easing
Harry Kane scored an own goal and Dele Alli was sent off for a crude studs-up challenge as the Belgian outfit successfully avoided defeat in North London
Having seen Burnley, Leicester City and Manchester City all fail to win on Saturday, Spurs boss, Mauricio Pochettino, took no chances with his team selection as the likes of Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen all started
The Barcelona striker is ahead of teammate, Lionel Messi, who is valued by academics at £149 million
The result sees Spurs leapfrog Liverpool into second place, while West Brom remain eighth in the table
Tottenham will recall a host of players from their win over Aston Villa last weekend in the third round of the FA Cup
The visitors felt that they should have had a penalty soon after as Christian Eriksen’s shot was blocked by the arm of Etienne Capoue, but referee Michael Oliver’s decision to reject the appeals would matter little in the end
Lloris, who captains Mauricio Pochettino’s side, has made 189 appearances for Tottenham since joining from Lyon
The announcement ends months of speculation over his future with the North London side, with Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United and Bayern Munich all thought to have been monitoring his contract situation.
An unfortunate own goal from Kevin Wimmer had earlier opened the scoring in a derby clash containing minimal clear-cut chances, but neither side truly did enough to claim bragging rights
Tottenham Hotspur frontman’s haul of 25 was enough to see him end the drought, with Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy joint second on 24
He was voted for the award ahead of a managerial shortlist that featured AFC Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe (W3 L1), West Ham’s Slaven Bilic (W2 D1) and Swansea City’s Francesco Guidolin (W3 L1)
It took seven minutes for the first shot of the match to arrive, as Christian Eriksen put his foot through Danny Rose’s cut-back 15 yards from goal only for Simon Mignolet to react well and push the ball aside
Defeat for Manchester City earlier in the day opened the door for the Lilywhites to move up one position, and they were able to do exactly that thanks to a sixth win on the bounce in all competitions
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have moved up to third in the league table, but remain five points behind leaders Leicester City, while Norwich’s position in the top flight stays precarious as they are just two points off relegation
The match was just nine minutes old when Spurs took the lead as Kasper Schmeichel could only parry Nacer Chadli’s shot into the path of Christian Eriksen, who took a touch before burying his finish into the bottom corner