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Harry Kane has scored 20 goals in nine successive seasons across all competitions
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Tottenham boosted their hopes of top-four Premier League finish with a London derby win over Chelsea that increases the pressure on Blues boss Graham Potter.<\/p>\n

Oliver Skipp\u2019s thumping 20-yard effort just after the inter put the hosts in command and their victory was sealed when Harry Kane turned home Eric Dier\u2019s knock-down late on.<\/p>\n

While the majority of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were in a celebratory mood in the final stages, Kane\u2019s goal saw visiting supporters head for the exit as Chelsea\u2019s recent woes continued.<\/p>\n

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The Blues have now won just two of their last 15 top-flight matches and sit 14 points off the Champions League places.<\/p>\n

This result is likely to place more scrutiny on Chelsea\u2019s expensively assembled squad \u2013 with British record signing Enzo Fernandez at fault for the Spurs\u2019 opener \u2013 as well as Potter, who recently\u00a0outlined the toll\u00a0that criticism has placed on his family and mental health.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, things are on the up for Spurs, who have won four of their past five league matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The hosts now sit fourth in the table four points above fifth-placed Newcastle, who have two games in hand, and are expected to\u00a0welcome manager Antonio Conte back\u00a0to work this week after his recovery from surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Overall the hosts merited the three points and had come closest to breaking the deadlock in the early stages when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg saw his deflected effort go past a motionless Kepa Arrizabalaga but hit the right-hand post.<\/p>\n

The biggest talking point of an underwhelming first half was referee Stuart Attwell\u2019s initial decision to send off Chelsea\u2019s Hakim Ziyech after a melee that saw visiting forward Kai Havertz and home defender Emerson Royal booked.<\/p>\n

Having administered yellow cards to those players, Attwell dismissed the Morocco winger for a raised arm on the advice of his assistant referee before downgrading it to a yellow after the video assistant referee recommended that the official review his decision.<\/p>\n

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