TOTTENHAM BEATS MAN. CITY 4:1. SEE MATCH DETAILS
Manchester City lost a second league game in a row, with Harry Kane scoring his first Premiership goal this season as Tottenham came from 1-0 down to win. Kevin de Bruyne angled in an effort to give City the lead before Eric Dier equalised with a 25-yard shot. Toby Alderweireld then nodded Spurs in front from an Erik Lamela free-kick. Kane side-footed in when team-mate Christian Eriksen's free-kick came back off the woodwork before Lamela slotted in as the visitors chased the game.
Both sides had cause for complaint as the assistant referees failed to spot players in offside positions for three of the goals at White Hart Lane.
De Bruyne was marginally ahead of play when he was set up by Yaya Toure before putting the visitors in front, though it was a close call.
Tottenham's equaliser was more clear cut. Kyle Walker was clearly offside as he ran onto the ball down the left, before Son Heung-min had a shot saved at point-blank range by Willy Caballero. De Bruyne could only clear to Dier, who scored. City centre-back Martin Demichelis was booked for his complaints.
Kane then appeared to be in an offside position before latching onto the loose ball for his goal.
Kane is finally able
Kane scored four goals in his first eight games for Spurs last season but had gone 12 hours without scoring for his club when the clock ticked past 33 minutes here.
He looked to be in for another frustrating game when, having already shot wide, he was denied by Caballero after digging the ball out to get another effort away with his left foot.
But just after the hour mark, he was rewarded for his persistence to end a run of 748 minutes without a goal for his club.
"There's been a lot of talk but I'm a confident man and have faith in my ability," Kane told BT Sport. "I'm delighted. It was a very good victory against a team who were top of the table."
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (6) & SUBSTITUTIONS (6)
Tottenham Hotspur
01 Lloris
02 Walker
04 Alderweireld
05 Vertonghen
33 Davies
15 Dier Booked
20 Alli Booked
11 Lamela Booked (Carroll - 87' )
07 Son Heung-min (N'Jie - 77' )
23 Eriksen Booked (Chadli - 68' )
10 Kane Booked
Substitutes
03 Rose
13 Vorm
14 N'Jie
16 Trippier
17 Townsend
22 Chadli
28 Carroll
Manchester City
13 Caballero
03 Sagna
26 Demichelis Booked
30 Otamendi
11 Kolarov
06 Fernando
25 Fernandinho (Nasri - 69' )
17 De Bruyne
42 Y Touré (Jesús Navas - 56' )
07 Sterling
10 Agüero (Roberts - 86' )
Substitutes
01 Hart
05 Zabaleta
08 Nasri
15 Jesús Navas
27 Roberts
62 Barker
70 Evans
Ref: Mark Clattenburg
Att: 35,867
MATCH STATS
Possession
54%
46%
90mins
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
Shots
1522
On target
88
Corners
59
Fouls
176
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