Tottenham 1 – 0 Man City

Harry Kane broke Jimmy Greaves’ record to become Tottenham’s all-time leading scorer as they inflicted a blow to Manchester City’s title-defence with a 1-0 win in a frantic encounter.

Kane punished Rodri’s error in possession on the edge of his own box by scoring his 267th goal in Spurs colours (15) as City failed to take advantage of league leaders Arsenal’s defeat at Everton on Saturday.

Spurs held on despite Cristian Romero’s late red card for a second bookable offence to ensure City have now lost all five of their games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and remain five points behind the Gunners in their race for a third successive title.

Spurs, meanwhile, move to within a point of the top four having played a game more than their rivals after recording three consecutive wins for just the second time this season with one of their best performances of the campaign.

How Kane made history on big night for Spurs

Man City dominated possession in the early stages but looked vulnerable to the counter-attack. The early blow, though, came after Rodri gave up possession on the edge of his own box to allow Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to set up Kane to become Spurs’ all-time leading scorer.

Kane received the ball at an angle and slotted home first-time with a low finish, which was his first touch of the game with his feet after 15 minutes. It was a landmark goal for the 29-year-old as he became Spurs’ record scorer on 267 and the quickest player to 200 Premier League goals.

Spurs were roared on by the home crowd after going ahead and continued to cause City problems with Kane coming close to doubling their lead at a set-piece. City, though had a chance to level in the dying moments of the first-half as Riyad Mahrez rattled the bar with a strike from inside the box.

Man City failed to find their groove in the second half and Kevin De Bruyne came on as the game became stretched. It was Spurs, though, that looked more dangerous with City’s forward line looking disjointed and Erling Haaland unable to get into the game.

Kane twice came close to scoring after the hour as he just missed a low cross from Ivan Perisic at the back post and was denied by a big Ederson save in quick succession. City also threatened with Jack Grealish pushing the team forward, but couldn’t create a clear-cut chance and came closest with a long-range strike from Julian Alvarez.

What’s next?

Tottenham visit Leicester next up on Saturday February 11; kick-off 3pm, before they return to their Champions League campaign with a last-16 trip to AC Milan on Tuesday February 14; kick-off 8pm.

Manchester City’s next challenge is a televised game with Aston Villa, live on Sky Sports from the Etihad Stadium on Sunday February 12; kick-off 4.30pm. They then visit leaders Arsenal on Wednesday February 15; kick-off 8pm.