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2021.04.17 11:14 GMT+8

Kane double earns Spurs 2-2 draw at Everton

Updated 2021.04.17 11:14 GMT+8
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Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane in action during the Premier League match against Everton in Liverpool, England, April 16, 2021. /CFP

Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane moved clear at the top of this season's Premier League scoring charts but his two goals were only good enough for a 2-2 draw away to Everton on Friday.

The England captain opened the scoring in the 27th minute with his 20th league goal of the campaign but former Spurs player Gylfi Sigurdsson leveled from the penalty spot.

Sigurdsson's clinical finish gave Everton a 62nd-minute lead as they sought the win to push themselves back into the frame for a European place.

But Kane punished a defensive mistake six minutes later to earn his side a draw.

Worryingly for seventh-placed Tottenham, whose top-four hopes are fading fast, Kane hobbled off in stoppage time with what looked like an ankle injury.

Tottenham have 50 points from 32 games, five behind fourth-placed West Ham United, while Everton are eighth with 49 points having played one game fewer.

Players of Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig in action during the Bundesliga match in Leipzig, Germany, April 16, 2021. /CFP

In Bundesliga, RB Leipzig squandered the chance to put the pressure on Bayern Munich in the title race as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by struggling Hoffenheim.

Ligue 1 leaders Lille dropped two precious points in a tight title race when they drew 1-1 at home against Montpellier.

Luiz Araujo's late goal cancelled out Andy Delort's first-half opener for Montpellier as Lille were left on 70 points from 33 games, four ahead of second-placed Paris St Germain who host St Etienne on Sunday.

Source(s): Reuters
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