Premier League: Kane, Son on target as Tottenham Hotspur run riot as Leeds relegation fears intensify
India Today
Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur bounced back from their 1-0 defeat to Burnley by running rout at Leeds United on Saturday. Star strikers Harry Kane and Son Heung-min were on target as Leeds slipped further on the league table.
Leeds United's relegation fears have intensified as Marcelo Bielsa's men suffered a 0-4 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur in their Premier League match on Saturday. it was a welcome result for Antonio Conte's men as they bounced back from a 1-0 defeat to Burnley earlier this week to put on a strong show against Leeds.
Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Matt Doherty and Dejan Kulusevsk were on target a Tottenham Hotspur ran riot at Elland Road.
A fifth defeat in their last six league matches for Leeds leaves them 15th in the table, only three points clear of the bottom three, having played three games more than Burnley in 18th place.
Spurs' second successive win on the road moved Antonio Conte's side above Wolverhampton Wanderers into seventh in the standings. Conte should be a happy man as he was dejected after the Burnley defeat earlier this week. Spurs were aggressive from the world go and kept the pressure on Leeds throughout the one-sided contest.
Leeds fell apart early on in front of an expectant Elland Road, conceding twice inside 15 minutes as goals from Matt Doherty and Dejan Kulusevski put Spurs in the driving seat.
Harry Kane volleyed home a third in the 27th minute, making Leeds only the second side in Premier League history to concede three or more goals in five consecutive matches in the competition, after Sunderland in November 2005.
Son Heung-min completed the rout late on.