Harry Kane passes 200 club career goals in Tottenham’s win over Newcastle

Tottenham’s boss Jose Mourinho, praised his striker Harry Kane after the Spurs striker passed 200 goals at club level with a double in Wednesday’s 3-1 win against Newcastle.

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Mourinho referred to Kane as “incredible” after the forward showed ruthlessness in front of the goal. “Harry Kane knows how important he is, he is incredible,” says Spurs boss, Mourinho.

“After such a difficult recovery [from injury] he is playing every minute of every game, this is the fourth game with two days in between and Harry gave everything.”

There have been plenty of talks about how Jose Mourinho’s style affects Harry Kane but the Tottenham head coach will point to the raw stats. The Spurs striker’s match-winning double in the 3-1 victory at Newcastle makes it 11 goals in 17 appearances under Mourinho. That’s some return.

The 26-year-old’s two strikes took his tally to 201 goals in 350 games, with all but 16 of those for Spurs.

Kane’s goals and how he’s scored them
Club	Goals	How/Where
Tottenham	185	Inside box	174
Millwall	9	Outside box	27
Leyton Orient	5	Left foot	42
Leicester City	2	Right foot	121
		Header	37
		Other	1
		Penalties	26
		Direct free-kick	1

Spurs weren’t at their best on the night and, following Heung-Min Son’s first-half opener in the 27th minute, Matt Ritchie deservedly pulled Newcastle level with a powerful strike eleven minutes after the restart.

But Kane was the difference after then and perfectly placed to nod home Steven Bergwijn’s cross just four minutes later to bring up a personal landmark and, after a flurry of Newcastle chances, another close-range Kane header in the 90th minute ensured a boost to Spurs’ chances of playing in Europe next season.

Steve Bruce’s Magpies are 12 points away from the top seven and the bottom three with two games to go.

But they cannot start planning for next season with Premier League lawyers assessing their proposed takeover for the last three months.

Bruce said before the game “we need a decision for everyone’s sake.”

He made three changes at the back from last weekend’s defeat by Watford, with a wing-back formation, and they had seven shots to Spurs’ one before the visitors took the lead.

They played well throughout and had more possession than Spurs and almost three times as many shots by full-time.

Allan Saint-Maximin was lively as always and forced Hugo Lloris into three saves.

Jonjo Shelvey, Ritchie, and Miguel Almiron all caused Spurs problems throughout – and Gayle’s glancing header from Shelvey’s cross hit the post.

They got their goal when Valentino Lazaro went on a mazy run and Aurier booted the ball straight to Ritchie, who smashed a screamer past Lloris.

But they were made to pay by the clinical Kane as their six-game unbeaten home run in the league came to an end.

Stats and facts from the match

• Only Liverpool and Manchester City have won more Premier League games than Tottenham since Mourinho’s first game in November.
• Only against Alex Ferguson (17) has Newcastle manager Steve Bruce managed more Premier League matches without winning than he has against Mourinho (10 – two draws and eight defeats).
• Newcastle had 22 shots, the most they have had in a Premier League game this season and the most they have had in a defeat in the competition since October 2018 v Brighton (27).
• Matt Ritchie has scored two goals in six Premier League games for Newcastle since the return in mid-June, as many as he managed in his previous 51 appearances in the top flight.
• Spurs forward Son Heung-min has had a direct hand in 21 Premier League goals this season (11 goals, 10 assists), his best return in a single season in the competition.