Harry Kane set a new record for the most Premier League goals in a year and will finish as Europe’s leading scorer for 2017 after the Tottenham Hotspur forward hit a hat-trick in his side’s 5-2 rout of Southampton on Tuesday. Kane’s 22nd-minute header at Wembley was his 37th goal of the year, moving him past Alan Shearer’s previous Premier League record, which was set when he played for Blackburn Rovers in 1995. The 24-year-old reached his landmark 37th goal in 36 league appearances, while Shearer played 42 times when he set the old record with 36 goals. The Tottenham goalkeeper was saved by the post as the ball stayed out and a comical own goal was narrowly averted. Normal service was resumed three minutes later when Kane collected Alli’s pass to chip home for the best goal of the match.

Source: Punch December 26, 2017 13:30 UTC