Harry Kane scored three times on Tuesday to break a Premier League record of most goals in a year, taking his account to 39 in 2017 to beat the 36-goal record.
The England forward scored a hat-trick in Tottenham Hotspur’s 5-2 win against Southampton at Wembley Stadium.
He thus toppled a 22-year-old record of 36 Premier League goals scored in a year held by former England striker Alan Shearer.
The 24-year-old Kane headed in Christian Eriksen’s free kick in the 22nd minute to overtake Shearer’s 36 goals in 1995 with Blackburn Rovers.
He scored later in the 39th minute for his side to lead 2-0 at half-time, before adding another one in the 67th minute when his side were leading 4-1.
Kane had equaled the 36-goal tally while scoring a hat-trick in Spurs’ 3-0 win at Burnley on Saturday.
His 39 goals of 2017 have come from 36 Premier League games and have included eight hat-tricks.(Reuters/NAN)
