Son and Kane set new record and 100 goals this season – key benchmarks in Palace win

Sunday evening’s 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium yielded some incredible goals and three important points to keep our winning momentum rolling – but it also saw some eye-catching landmarks achieved.

Two goals apiece from Gareth Bale and Harry Kane saw us home, with a fast start to the second half important after Christian Benteke’s equaliser for the visitors on the stroke of half-time.

Here’s a look at the key milestones reached during the game...

Son and Kane combine to break record – with another one in sight

When Heung-Min Son squared for Harry to tap home his second and our fourth goal of the night 15 minutes from time, a new Premier League record was set.

The free-scoring forwards have now combined to set each other up for 14 goals in the division this season, one more than the 13 achieved by the duo of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton for Blackburn Rovers in 1994/95.

Overall in the top flight, Harry and Sonny have combined for 34 goals and are now just two shy of the overall all-time Premier League record of 36, set by Chelsea’s Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba.

Here are the 14 goals the duo have scored and assisted each other for this season...

1. Southampton 2-5 Spurs (20/09/2020) – first goal – Kane assist, Son goal
2. Southampton 2-5 Spurs (20/09/2020) – second goal – Kane assist, Son goal
3. Southampton 2-5 Spurs (20/09/2020) – third goal – Kane assist, Son goal
4. Southampton 2-5 Spurs (20/09/2020) – fourth goal – Kane assist, Son goal
5. Manchester United 1-6 Spurs (04/10/2020) – second goal – Kane assist, Son goal
6. Manchester United 1-6 Spurs (04/10/2020) – third goal – Son assist, Kane goal
7. Spurs 3-3 West Ham (18/10/2020) – first goal – Kane assist, Son goal
8. Spurs 3-3 West Ham (18/10/2020) – second goal – Son assist, Kane goal
9. Burnley 0-1 Spurs (26/10/2020) – first goal – Kane assist, Son goal
10. Spurs 2-0 Arsenal (06/12/2020) – first goal – Kane assist, Son goal
11. Spurs 2-0 Arsenal (06/12/2020) – second goal – Son assist, Kane goal
12. Crystal Palace 1-1 Spurs (13/12/2020) – first goal – Son assist, Kane goal
13. Spurs 3-0 Leeds United (02/01/2021) – second goal – Kane assist, Son goal
14. Spurs 4-1 Crystal Palace (07/03/2021) – fourth goal – Son assist, Kane goal

Most Premier League goal combinations in a single season...

14 – Kane/Son (Spurs) – 2020/21
13 – Shearer/Sutton (Blackburn Rovers) – 1994/95
12 – Fraser/Wilson (AFC Bournemouth) – 2018/19
11 – Ferdinand/Gallen (QPR) – 1994/95
11 – Newell/Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) – 1995/96
10 – Collymore/Fowler (Liverpool) – 1995/96
10 – Anelka/Bergkamp (Arsenal) – 1998/99
10 – Jimenez/Traore (Wolves) – 2019/20

Most all-time Premier League goal combinations...

36 – Drogba/Lampard (Chelsea)
34 – Kane/Son (Spurs)
29 – Aguero/David Silva (Manchester City)
29 – Henry/Pires (Arsenal)
27 – Anderton/Sheringham (Spurs)

100 goals scored this season

When Harry converted his second goal to make it 4-1 on Sunday, we brought up the landmark of 100 goals scored so far this season in all competitions.

That means we’re only the second club from Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues to reach that tally in 2020/21, behind German side Bayern Munich, who have scored 106.

Here’s the breakdown of our goals by competition so far this term...

Premier League – 46
UEFA Europa League (qualifiers and competition proper) – 35
FA Cup – 13
Carabao Cup – 6