Harry Kane became Tottenham’s all-time record scorer, surpassing the great Jimmy Greaves, as his 267th goal for the club dented Manchester City’s title ambitions at a raucous Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Fans jumped from their seats to applaud the 29-year-old striker, whose first Spurs goal came on 15 December 2011, while a message flashed up on the scoreboard inside the ground which read ‘Congratulations Harry Kane’.

The 15th-minute finish was also Kane’s 200th on the Premier League stage – only Alan Shearer (260 goals) and Wayne Rooney (208) have scored more.

It came against the run of play and with Spurs boss Antonio Conte recovering at home after surgery to remove his gallbladder.

Tottenham, who finished with 10 men after defender Cristian Romero was sent off in the 87th minute for two bookable offences, dug deep in their Italian manager’s absence to frustrate City.

Pep Guardiola’s side missed the chance to cut Arsenal’s five-point lead at the top of the table following the Gunners’ defeat at Everton on Saturday.

Riyad Mahrez went closest to equalising with an attempt which cannoned off the underside of the bar, but City are without a point – and a goal – in five visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

While they remain five points behind Arsenal having played one game more, Tottenham’s victory moves them one point behind fourth-placed Newcastle.

A fitting setting for a landmark

Kane celebrated his historic strike with all the excitement of an 18-year-old – the age he was when he scored the first for Spurs against Shamrock Rovers in the Europa League 12 years ago.

It was fitting it came at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in front of his club’s fans, who let out an almighty roar when the ball flew past City keeper Ederson.

Kane’s 267 goals have come in 416 games, while Greaves reached 266 after 379 matches.

The only disappointment was his manager Conte was not present inside the ground to witness the goal.

The Italian was absent after his operation, with his assistant Cristian Stellini taking charge against City.

Kane’s team-mates and Tottenham’s coaching staff stayed out on the pitch after the final whistle as the forward was interviewed on the pitch and savoured the moment.

Kane then listened to a message from Greaves’ son, Danny, on the big screen congratulating the player on his amazing feat.

Outstanding Royal helps keep Spurs in top-four battle

This was the second Premier League meeting between the two sides in 17 days after Manchester City came from 2-0 behind to win 4-2 at Etihad Stadium on 19 January.

This time Spurs held firm with Emerson Royal producing some outstanding challenges as City tried to find a way back into a highly-competitive match.

Keeper Hugo Lloris kept out an attempt by Rodri and Julian Alvarez saw his goal-bound attempt deflected behind by Eric Dier.

In an absorbing game, the hosts had chances to extend the lead with Ben Davies heading narrowly over and Ederson denying Kane a second.

The final whistle was greeted by another huge roar as Spurs marked one their best performances of the season with a crucial success which keeps them very much in the race to finish in the top four.

More to follow.

Player of the match

KaneHarry Kane

with an average of 8.29

Tottenham Hotspur

1. Squad number10Player nameKane

   Average rating

   8.29

2. Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg

   Average rating

   8.01

3. Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal

   Average rating

   7.59

4. Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min

   Average rating

   7.59

5. Squad number21Player nameKulusevski

   Average rating

   7.40

6. Squad number30Player nameBentancur

   Average rating

   7.38

7. Squad number33Player nameDavies

   Average rating

   7.10

8. Squad number15Player nameDier

   Average rating

   7.06

9. Squad number14Player namePerisic

   Average rating

   7.01

10. Squad number17Player nameRomero

    Average rating

    6.91

11. Squad number1Player nameLloris

    Average rating

    6.88

12. Squad number19Player nameRyan Sessegnon

    Average rating

    6.70

13. Squad number38Player nameBissouma

    Average rating

    6.57

14. Squad number6Player nameD Sánchez

    Average rating

    6.52

Manchester City

1. Squad number10Player nameGrealish

   Average rating

   4.70

2. Squad number26Player nameMahrez

   Average rating

   4.50

3. Squad number6Player nameAké

   Average rating

   4.49

4. Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne

   Average rating

   4.40

5. Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva

   Average rating

   4.33

6. Squad number31Player nameEderson

   Average rating

   4.31

7. Squad number25Player nameAkanji

   Average rating

   4.19

8. Squad number2Player nameWalker

   Average rating

   4.18

9. Squad number82Player nameLewis

   Average rating

   4.08

10. Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez

    Average rating

    4.08

11. Squad number16Player nameRodri

    Average rating

    3.75

12. Squad number9Player nameHaaland

    Average rating

    3.71

13. Squad number8Player nameGündogan

    Average rating

    3.69

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