Tottenham Hotspur smashed Crystal Palaced 4-1 as Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son broke a Premier League record.
The pair are now the most prolific partnership in Premier League history, combining for 14 goals in the campaign, so far.
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Spurs had taken the lead through Gareth Bale and looked comfortable but then allowed Christian Benteke to level before the break.
The Eagles threw Wilfried Zaha into the mix after half-time but instead, their opponents went up a gear and put themselves out of sight.
Bale doubled his tally to put his side back in front with a header, meaning both his efforts were assisted by Kane.
The England captain then netted two goals of his own, the first a stunning first-time curler, before Son laid the fourth on plate for his teammate to complete the rout.
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Earlier this weekend, Kane revealed he was targeting surpassing Robbie Fowler’s record of 163 Premier League goals this season, and already his own total has gone up from 157 to 159.
His first order of the day, though, was setting up teammate Bale, who poked home his cross at the far post.
The Welshman now has six goals and three assists in his last six appearances for Tottenham.
The goal came from great work from Lucas Moura, winning the ball high up the pitch but the Brazilian losing the ball before half-time cost Spurs their lead.
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After a failed Tottenham counter attack, Palace worked the ball across the pitch and Luka Milivojevic crossed the ball for Christian Benteke to head home beyond Hugo Lloris.
Spurs might have been nervous after the break with Zaha coming into the fold but instead they roared back into the lead, with Kane once again setting up Bale after 49 minutes.
Three minutes later, the indomitable Kane was on the scoresheet himself, whipping home a first-time curled effort from outside the box.
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It was a strike which took the wind out of Palace and, just as it looked like the game was easing to a conclusion, he popped up again becoming the first Tottenham player since Jurgen Klinsmann in 1998 to score 2+ goals and make 2+ assists in a Premier League match.
Erik Lamela’s excellent pass to Son was teed up for Kane at the far post, where he headed home with ease.
It was also the pair’s record breaking goal and gives them a huge boost ahead of next Sunday’s north London derby with Arsenal.
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