3-0 v West Bromwich Albion - 31 January 2015 - Away

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Details
Match Number

7106

Opposition
West bromwich albion

West Bromwich Albion

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2014/15

Date

31st January 2015

Kick Off

15:00

Venue

The Hawthorns

Attendance

25,079

Referee

Kevin Friend

League Position

6th

Opposition League Position

15th

Opposition Form

WDDDLW

Weather at Kick Off

3.7° - Clear

Facts & Milestones
  • 7070th overall match (3363 wins, 1558 draws, 2136 losses)

  • 5498th competitive match (2463 wins, 1290 draws, 1745 losses)

  • team

    144th match vs West Bromwich Albion (57 wins, 32 draws, 55 losses)

  • competition

    871st Premier League match (348 wins, 223 draws, 300 losses)

  • 6474th match in England (3031 wins, 1456 draws, 1974 losses)

  • 73rd match at The Hawthorns (21 wins, 13 draws, 39 losses)

  • 9th consecutive match with a goal scored

Report

Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham brought Tony Pulis's unbeaten start as West Brom manager to an end.

Christian Eriksen opened the scoring after just six minutes with a brilliant free-kick and Kane doubled the lead with a powerful right-foot shot.

The Spurs striker added his second from the penalty spot, his 20th goal in all competitions this season.

Craig Dawson's header against the crossbar before the break was as close as the hosts came to scoring.

Defeat ended a five-game unbeaten run for Pulis, and the former Stoke and Crystal Palace manager's side put on a lacklustre performance.

Spurs, meanwhile, were clinical and victory in their ninth match of the month moves them above Arsenal, albeit possibly only for 24 hours. The north London rivals meet at White Hart Lane next Saturday.

Having scored a late equaliser in Spurs' League Cup semi-final second leg at Sheffield United in midweek, Eriksen was soon back on the scoresheet.

After Claudio Yacob was penalised for a clumsy challenge on Mousa Dembele, Eriksen's well-struck free-kick evaded Ben Foster, who got a hand to the ball but could not prevent the Dane's ninth league goal of the season.

Eriksen's goal was the first time West Brom had conceded in 266 minutes of Premier League action.

Dembele was also involved in the second goal, the Belgian using his strength before laying the ball off to Kane, who cut back onto his right foot to fire his shot past the helpless Foster.

After a quiet opening spell, West Brom came close to scoring three times before half-time. Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris denied James Morrison and Yacob with excellent saves, while Dawson's header following a free-kick slammed against the crossbar.

But it was Kane who scored next, sending Foster the wrong way with a clinical spot-kick after a Kyle Walker cross hit the raised arm of Joleon Lescott.

And the 21-year-old striker came close to a hat-trick when his free-kick forced Foster into a fine save.

At the other end, a poor touch from Saido Berahino denied West Brom a rare scoring opportunity and summed up a below-par day for the West Midlands outfit.

West Brom manager Tony Pulis:

"The first 20 minutes were very disappointing, we started flat and flaky in many respects. Then their keeper has made two wonderful saves, and we needed that goal to get back into the game, then it would have been game on.

"We had opportunities, but it was not our day."

Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino: "I'm very pleased and very proud, it was a great performance, we played one of our best games since the beginning of the season.

"This was a challenge, it's always difficult when you've gone to a final in difficult conditions and then be ready to play a tough side like West Brom. The key was to be focused, keep our concentration and our character was excellent."

Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Chelsea
22 16 4 2 51 19 32 52
2
Manchester city
22 14 5 3 45 22 23 47
3
Southampton
22 13 3 6 37 16 21 42
4
Manchester united
22 11 7 4 36 21 15 40
5
Arsenal
22 11 6 5 39 25 14 39
6
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
22 11 4 7 32 30 2 37
7
West ham united
22 10 6 6 35 25 10 36
8
Liverpool
22 10 5 7 31 27 4 35
9
Swansea city
22 8 6 8 26 30 -4 30
10
Stoke city
22 8 5 9 23 27 -4 29
11
Newcastle united
22 7 6 9 26 35 -9 27
12
Everton
22 5 8 9 30 34 -4 23
13
Crystal palace
22 5 8 9 25 33 -8 23
14
West bromwich albion
22 5 7 10 20 29 -9 22
15
Aston villa
22 5 7 10 11 25 -14 22
16
Sunderland
22 3 11 8 19 33 -14 20
17
Burnley
22 4 8 10 21 36 -15 20
18
Hull city
22 4 7 11 20 30 -10 19
19
Queens park rangers
22 5 4 13 23 39 -16 19
20
Leicester city
22 4 5 13 20 34 -14 17
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Chelsea
23 16 5 2 52 20 32 53
2
Manchester city
23 14 6 3 46 23 23 48
3
Manchester united
23 12 7 4 39 22 17 43
4
Southampton
23 13 3 7 37 17 20 42
5
Arsenal
23 12 6 5 44 25 19 42
6
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
23 12 4 7 35 30 5 40
7
Liverpool
23 11 5 7 33 27 6 38
8
West ham united
23 10 6 7 35 27 8 36
9
Swansea city
23 9 6 8 27 30 -3 33
10
Stoke city
23 9 5 9 26 28 -2 32
11
Newcastle united
23 8 6 9 29 35 -6 30
12
Everton
23 6 8 9 31 34 -3 26
13
Crystal palace
23 5 8 10 25 34 -9 23
14
Sunderland
23 4 11 8 21 33 -12 23
15
West bromwich albion
23 5 7 11 20 32 -12 22
16
Aston villa
23 5 7 11 11 30 -19 22
17
Burnley
23 4 8 11 21 38 -17 20
18
Hull city
23 4 7 12 20 33 -13 19
19
Queens park rangers
23 5 4 14 24 42 -18 19
20
Leicester city
23 4 5 14 21 37 -16 17
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