Striker Harry Kane marked his 300th Premier League appearance with a brace of goals to hand Tottenham Hotspur an emphatic 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace in their London derby at Selhurst Park.
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Defender Matt Doherty and Son Heung-min netted further goals for the visitors as Palace capitulated in the second half having been the better side in the opening period when the teams went to the break at 0-0.
The win moves Tottenham to 33 points from their 18 matches and to within two points of fourth-placed Manchester United, though they have played a game more. Palace are in 12th position with 22 points from 17 games.
The win eases the pressure on Tottenham manager Antonio Conte after his Spurs side had lost four of their previous seven topflight matches, including a demoralising 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa last weekend that saw them booed off the pitch by their own supporters.
West Ham United brought an end to a run of five consecutive League defeats as they battled to a 2-2 draw at Leeds United.
Both sides had chances to win it but had to settle for a point apiece, with West Ham remaining 17th in the table, level on 15 points with Everton in the relegation zone, while Leeds are two points clear of the bottom three in 14th.
Nottingham Forest moved out of the relegation zone with their first away win of the League season as Southampton sank to a 1-0 defeat at St Mary's and remained rooted to the bottom of the table.
Forest's goal, only their second away this season, moved them up to 15th with 17 points while Southampton are on 12.
Aston Villa and Wolves drew 1-1.
-Reuters
