Harry Kane admitted his 100th goal for Tottenham was a fluke but was delighted to reach the milestone in his side’s ruthless 3-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park.
The forward reached his century with the first of Spurs’ three unanswered goals on Saturday – an attempted cross from the right that looped over home keeper Jordan Pickford and found the net.
Christian Eriksen scored Spurs’ second from close range before Kane sealed the game with his 101st goal – a neat finish, 47 seconds after the break.
“I got a lucky one but sometimes you need that,” said Kane.
“It is fantastic. It has been a crazy few years and to get the 100th goal was amazing. Hopefully I can get a few more.”
In truth, the game could have have ended 6-0 to a totally dominant away side, who now have seven points and have moved up to fifth in the table.
For Everton, after their loss at Chelsea in their previous game, this is another chastening defeat against a top-four side they aspired to match following a summer of heavy spending in the transfer market.
Kane has yet to score a Premier League goal in August, despite having 25 shots last month.
Come September, he scores at the first time of asking in a top-flight game with his first shot of the month – an effort that was not even intended as a crack at goal.
The England striker now has four goals in two games since the end of August – having also scored twice against Malta for his country during the international break.
Kane’s century of goals was amassed in 169 games.
After finishing second last season, Tottenham have been somewhat inconsistent at the start of this one, winning comfortably away at Newcastle but then dropping points at home as they continue to find their feet at Wembley.
However, this performance, against a side with lofty aspirations of their own, shows that they once again mean business and that the consistency of their starting XI over the last three campaigns brings with it a fluency unrivalled by most in the division.
Once Mauricio Pochettino’s side had found a foothold in the game, Everton were unable to get a look in. Kane’s second goal essentially killed the contest, but it may as well have been over from the moment his first found the net.
Kane will rightly take the headlines, but this was a team performance, with Eriksen the creative force, topped by his own first goal of the season – a close-range finish after Pickford had palmed out Ben Davies’ shot.
The Dane played in front of a back three made that much more assured by the presence of summer signing Davinson Sanchez.
Before the three goals, Eriksen fired wide and Moussa Sissoko had a goal-bound effort blocked in the box.
After them, an unmarked and central Dele Alli air-kicked a cross from Kane, who later pulled a shot wide from inside the box.
The 3-0 scoreline was more flattering to Everton than Spurs.
