Tottenham Hotspur hold a narrow 1-0 lead over Brighton at half time of the clash between the sides, but they have been far from eye-catching.
In a fitting way, the goal itself was scruffy, with Dejan Kulusevski’s shot deflecting in off centre-back Christian Romero to hand Antonio Conte’s side the lead and leave Brighton staring down the barrel of a sixth successive defeat in the Premier League.
And though far from Vintage Tottenham, it would prove a massive three points as they look to bounce back from defeat to a Ronaldo-inspired Manchester United at the weekend, and with Arsenal likely to drop points against Liverpool at the same time.
Harry Kane singled out
But, as the selection of social media posts below show, viewers of the dour entertainment were quick to point the finger in one direction. That of their captain Harry Kane, who was guilty of missing an open goal in the opening minutes before turning in a performance well below-par.
Kane is having a stinker.
— Max (@thfcmax_) March 16, 2022
Kane & Son look drained. Good thing we have invested so wisely in squad depth so they can both be rested soon. Oh. Wait.
— KOAST (@TomKoast) March 16, 2022
Kane is having a shocker so far #BHATOT
— Alex Mitton (@Alexmitton10) March 16, 2022
Harry Kane needs a nap
— poche guevara (@tobotobotobot) March 16, 2022
What’s going on with Kane
— Wael (@WaelTHFC) March 16, 2022
Kane why are u playing against us
— nath (@thfcnxthan) March 16, 2022
Kane has been horrible
— Disway (@___nanayaw) March 16, 2022
Kane wake up there
— The Irrelevant Pundit (@gspurTHFC) March 16, 2022
Kane ain’t looking sharp. It’s wraps
— Nodle (@thxc_eld) March 16, 2022
Harry Kane is garbage
— Banco (@sheriffsisay) March 16, 2022
Kane’s has been awful so far!
— antonios blue n white army (@kaneszn1) March 16, 2022
kane two stinkers in a row
— (@thfc_amar) March 16, 2022
kane has been god awful today
— nicky (@PFF_Nicky) March 16, 2022
Kane was poor vs United. Poor again tonight. Bentancur poor vs United. Poor again tonight! #thfc
— OJ (@OjayTsime) March 16, 2022
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 29 | 50 | 70 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 28 | 53 | 66 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 28 | 38 | 59 |
| 4 | Arsenal FC | 26 | 14 | 51 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 29 | 8 | 50 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 29 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 6 | 46 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 7 | 45 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 28 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | Southampton FC | 29 | -9 | 35 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 26 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 28 | -16 | 31 |
| 15 | Brentford FC | 29 | -13 | 30 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 29 | -34 | 26 |
| 17 | Everton FC | 26 | -19 | 22 |
| 18 | Watford FC | 29 | -26 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 27 | -16 | 21 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 29 | -45 | 17 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 12 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 9 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 8 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 6 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 7 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 7 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 7 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 6 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 6 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 5 |
| Henderson, Jordan | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
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