Harry Kane has been handed a boost in his bid for a third successive Premier League Golden Boot after being awarded Tottenham’s second goal at Stoke. The goal was given to Christian Eriksen but after Spurs appealed to the Premier League’s goal accreditation appeals panel the decision was overturned and Kane’s tally now stands at 25, four behind the leading scorer Mohamed Salah. Kane was adamant he got a touch on Eriksen’s wicked free-kick at Stoke, which turned out to be the decisive moment in a 2-1 win. It was awarded to the Dane but Kane took to Twitter to appeal to Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Danny Murphy and Frank Lampard to push his case on the BBC’s Match of the Day and the Premier League have now made the change. Salah, who has scored 11 goals in his last eight Premier League games, appeared to question the decision on Twitter.

Source: The Guardian April 11, 2018 18:32 UTC