Carabao Cup: Kane Strikes As Spurs Edge Chelsea 1-0

Harry Kane scored from the penalty spot to give Tottenham a 1-0 win in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final against rivals Chelsea- their third successive win against the Blues in all competitions for the

first time since a run of five between March 1961 and September 1963.

The strike sees Kane become the first Tottenham player to score 20-plus goals in five successive seasons.

Kepa Arrizabalaga’s poor challenge on Kane allowed Tottenham to claim their slender advantage ahead of the return clash on January 22.

N’Golo Kante hit the post for Chelsea, who controlled large spells of the second-half only to gain little change out of a miserly Spurs backline.

Callum Hudson-Odoi brought a vibrancy to the Chelsea attack and forced Paulo Gazzaniga into a routine save before life became more complicated for the Spurs goalkeeper’s opposite number.

Kepa hared off his line as Kane chased Toby Alderweireld’s raking ball and, once a VAR referral confirmed the England captain was onside, a penalty and booking were inevitable.

Chelsea’s number one guessed correctly but could not redeem himself as Kane’s spot-kick beat him for pace.

The post twice came to Tottenham’s aid late in the first half, with Kante side-footing Marcos Alonso’s cross against Gazzaniga’s right-hand upright before Hudson-Odoi’s deflected cross also bounced to safety.