15 January,2017 11:35 AM IST | | Agencies
English striker scores three as Tottenham register 4-0 win over West Brom to move to second spot
Harry Kane
Harry Kane celebrates Tottenham's opening goal against West Brom at White Hart Lane in London on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
London: Harry Kane hit a hat-trick as Tottenham cantered to their sixth straight Premier League win with a comfortable 4-0 victory over West Brom.
The Baggies had not lost at White Hart Lane since 2012 but will not remember their final visit fondly as Spurs ran them ragged for much of the contest to go second in the table.
Kane, who sat out the FA Cup win over Aston Villa after the birth of his first child, opened the scoring early on before Gareth McAuley's own goal put the hosts further ahead, with the new father rounding off his hat-trick with two goals in five minutes towards the end.
Many will see the impressive win as retribution for the 1-1 draw here in April which severely dented Tottenham's ultimately forlorn title hopes.
String of fine saves
Albion goalkeeper Ben Foster produced a string of fine saves to prevent a true hammering for the visitors who, having battled bravely to narrow defeats at Chelsea and Arsenal recently, were never in this game. There was a decent early chance for Kane but he failed to make meaningful contact on Danny Rose's cross, before firing a sighter high and wide moments later.
But it would be Kane who broke the deadlock as he swept home Christian Eriksen's pass having been played onside by Craig Dawson.
West Brom boss Tony Pulis was fuming as he felt the attack began from a blocked free-kick for the visitors, with the wall not the required distance away from the set-piece.
Kane, who became a father for the first time last weekend, labelled Tottenham's 4-0 victory over West Brom their best display of the season.
'We were outstanding'
"We were outstanding today," the 23-year-old England striker said on Sky Sports 1.
"I'd say that would probably be our best performance of the season. We could've scored a lot more if it wasn't for Ben (Foster) in goal - he made some unbelievable saves.
"We wanted to keep our streak going, and we've done that."
