Harry Kane produced yet another landmark display as his two goals in a 4-0 win over Everton at Wembley on Saturday saw him become Tottenham Hotspur's all-time leading scorer in the Premier League.
Saturday's late kick-off saw England forward Kane score his 98th Premier League goal and surpass Teddy Sheringham's previous club record of 97.
Son Heung-Min broke the deadlock midway through the first half and Kane made it 2-0 in the 47th minute after an excellent run and cross from Son, despite a suspicion of offside.
That goal saw Kane equal Sheringham's tally and the England striker broke it 12 minutes later when he prodded the ball past Jordan Pickford from close range for his latest landmark display of the season.
Christian Eriksen completed the scoring nine minutes from time when he finished a sweeping move.
Kane's latest record comes after a stellar 2017 that saw the 24-year-old set a new record of 39 Premier League goals scored in a calendar year, beating the 36 that Alan Shearer managed in 1995.
Kane remains well adrift of Spurs legend Jimmy Greaves's club tally of 220 goals in 321 First Division appearances -- to the relief of manager Mauricio Pochettino.
"Harry Kane is such a talented player, so professional and I am very happy," Pochettino told BT Sport.
"The good thing is Jimmy Greaves' record is far (away) so not every week he is going to break something."
- Goalless Chelsea -
Chelsea did little to take the spotlight away from manager Antonio Conte, linked with a post-season move to French giants Paris Saint-Germain this week, in a goalless draw with Leicester City on Saturday.
Alan Pardew oversaw his first Premier League victory as West Brom manager thanks to a 2-0 win over Brighton, while Rafael Benitez’s Newcastle came from behind to draw 1-1 with bottom-of-the-table Swansea City as the battle to avoid relegation intensified.
With Tottenham Hotspur playing in Saturday’s late kick-off against Everton and runaway leaders Manchester City not facing Liverpool until Sunday, Chelsea were the only top six side involved in a 1500 GMT kick-off.
But the Blues could not pierce Leicester’s defence at Stamford Bridge even when visiting left-back Ben Chilwell was sent off for a second bookable offence midway through the second half.
Meanwhile Chelsea and England defender Gary Cahill went off injured in the first half as the Blues were left 15 points adrift of City.
‘Tired’ Chelsea
“I think we played with a lot of top players against Arsenal (in a midweek goalless League Cup semi-final first leg), and then again today against a very good team,” Conte told the BBC.
“I think a lot of our players were tired,” Conte added before downplaying the extent of Cahill’s injury by saying “I do not think it was serious”.
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