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Son Heung-min said the only downside to Tottenham’s Premier League win over West Ham was that Harry Kane drew another blank in front of goal.
A 3-1 victory lifted Spurs to fifth place in the Premier League, three points behind north London rivals Arsenal, with Son hitting a fine double.
Kane and Son combined to cause the panic that prompted Kurt Zouma to put the ball into his own net early on, before wreaking more havoc at the heart of West Ham’s defence.
A sumptuous throughball from Kane set up Son to make it 2-0, before Said Benrahma pulled one back.
In the 88th minute, Kane flicked on a long kick from Hugo Lloris and Son dashed through to finish off West Ham.
It means Kane has managed a competition-high 19 assists in the Premier League since the start of last season, though he has hit only four league goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this term.
The England captain has now been involved in 50 goals in Premier League London derbies (39 goals, 11 assists), becoming just the third player to reach this milestone after Thierry Henry (55) and Frank Lampard (50).
Kane has assisted Son 20 times for goals in the Premier League, with only Lampard (24 to Didier Drogba) and David Silva (21 to Sergio Aguero) having teed up a single team-mate more often in the competition’s history.
“The relationship with Harry, I’ve spoken about it more than 100 times now,” Son said on Sky Sports.
“It’s incredible to have this striker alongside me and I feel sorry for him today that he didn’t score.
“He looked sad, obviously as a striker, and I feel sad as well for him because I want him to score so many goals, and you want everything as a team-mate and as a friend.”
Kane hit a double at home against Everton earlier this month, but his luck was out against West Ham, although he made his presence felt with his creative skills.
As a result, Tottenham are firmly in the hunt for a top-four finish and Champions League football next season.
“From the start of the game we played really well; especially in the first half we created so many chances,” Son added.
“It’s a massive, massive three points before the international break, so we are really happy.”
Spurs have won four of their last five Premier League games now, and reaching the Champions League is looking a real possibility again.
An FA Cup exit to Middlesbrough came early in Tottenham’s recent strong league run, and that meant that coming into this game they had not won back-to-back games across all competitions since December.
They have now banished that particular demon and Son recognised the importance of doing so.
“We haven’t wanted to speak about this situation,” he said. “To bounce back is always so, so important, for your confidence as well, and your rhythm.”
