Harry Kane brace seals Tottenham win at Nottingham Forest

Harry Kane surpasses 200 league goals as Spurs win against a gritty Nottingham Forest side.

Photo: OLI SCARFF

Harry Kane missed a penalty but scored twice to surpass 200 league goals in his career and give Tottenham Hotspur a 2-0 victory at Nottingham Forest that kept up their strong start to the Premier League season.

Forest, who have signed 17 players for about $290 million since promotion, made the early running before Spurs’ prolific striker silenced the crowd with a low fifth minute strike from inside the penalty area.

Spurs’ third victory in four games, plus one draw, left them third in the Premier League on 10 points – two behind north London rivals Arsenal who have had a flawless start.

The result left Forest 13th on four points.

Allan Saint-Maximin struck a thunderous volley in the final minute to rescue a point for Newcastle United in a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Newcastle had to do without record signing Alexander Isak, who arrived from Real Sociedad for a reported fee of $113 million last week, as his work permit did not come through in time, leaving the 22-year-old Swede to watch the game from the stands.

Newcastle are seventh on the table with six points and Wolves are 19th with two points.

West Ham United opened their goals and points account for the season as a deflected effort by Pablo Fornals sealed a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa.

The victory lifted West Ham off the foot of the table into 17th place with three points, the same as Villa.

-Reuters