England Roundup: Kane bouncing back from World Cup woes with two more goals 
With two traditional centre ahead’s finishes, Harry Kane confirmed he isn’t struggling any lasting results from his World Cup disappointment with England.
It’s now three objectives in three Premier League video games for Tottenham since getting back from Qatar after his double in a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
Kane has needed to shoulder the burden of lacking a late penalty in England’s 2-1 loss to France within the quarterfinals on Dec. 10.
Back with Tottenham, he scored within the 2-2 draw with Brentford on the primary day of the league’s resumption and added two extra in opposition to Palace — a header on the again publish and an emphatic low end into the underside nook.
It was a reminder, not that it was actually wanted, of Kane’s opportunism in entrance of aim and introduced some respite for his supervisor, Antonio Conte, who was pessimistic about his group’s top-four probabilities after a 2-0 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday.
The win over Palace moved fifth-place Tottenham 5 factors away from sixth-place Liverpool, and two factors behind each Newcastle and Manchester United, who’re in third and fourth, respectively. United has a sport in hand.
Matt Doherty and Son Heung-min additionally scored at Selhurst Park, with all objectives coming within the house of 24 minutes within the second half.
SOUTHAMPTON ADRIFT
At the opposite finish of the standings, Southampton is 2 factors adrift in final place after a 1-0 house loss in opposition to Nottingham Forest, which moved out of the relegation zone.
Taiwo Awoniyi scored within the twenty seventh minute at St. Mary’s to earn Forest’s first away win of the season. The group climbed three locations to fifteenth.
Southampton has misplaced all 4 of its league video games since Nathan Jones was employed as supervisor because the substitute for the fired Ralph Hasenhuttl on Nov. 10. There have been loud jeers on the remaining whistle.
BAILEY’S TEARS
A tearful Leon Bailey needed to be helped off the bottom after the ultimate whistle after his obtrusive late miss for Aston Villa in its 1-1 draw with next-to-last Wolverhampton.
Bailey rounded goalkeeper José Sá after being performed via by Danny Ings, Villa’s scorer, however mishit a shot that bobbled vast of the aim. The Jamaica worldwide slumped to the bottom at fulltime and was finally applauded off the sphere at Villa Park by house followers as Bailey coated his face along with his jersey.
Daniel Podence scored within the twelfth minute for Wolverhampton. Ings got here on in its place and equalized within the 78th when he break up two defenders and ran onto a ball excessive from Tyrone Mings earlier than beating Sá.
Wolves stayed in next-to-last place however is now two factors forward of Southampton.
TRIBUTE TO GOLD
West Ham performed hours after the announcement of the dying of its co-chairman, David Gold, and drew 2-2 at Leeds.
Both groups wore black armbands as a mark of respect for Gold, who died on the age of 86 after a brief sickness.
Rodrigo salvaged a degree for Leeds, powering house his tenth league aim of the season halfway via the second half.
The Hammers have been on target for his or her first league win since October after objectives both facet of halftime — through Lucas Paqueta’s penalty and Gianluca Scamacca’s strike — had canceled out teenager Wilfried Gnonto’s opener for Leeds.
The Hammers halted a run of 5 straight league defeats however are in fourth-to-last place and solely out of the relegation zone on aim distinction. Leeds is three factors larger in 14th place.
