Kane heads winner against Wolves - on-the-whistle report

Harry Kane’s 250th Spurs goal was the difference between the two sides as we edged past Wolves 1-0 in a tough Premier League battle at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Following a below-par first half in which the visitors had the better opportunities, we were much-improved after the break and finally penetrated Wolves’ purposeful defence thanks to Kane’s header in the 64th minute. It was a significant strike for us as well as him, as it marked our 1,000th home goal in the Premier League.

There wasn’t a great deal to shout about in the first period, with chances at a premium. The visitors had the first sight at goal when Goncalo Guedes’ deep corner was met with a sweet volley by Ruben Neves but it was straight at Hugo Lloris. We had plenty of the ball but lacked creativity and it wasn’t until just before half-time that we carved out our first effort on goal, Kane’s looping header from an Ivan Perisic cross heading for the top corner until Jose Sa leapt to tip it away.

And it was Kane who almost grabbed the opener six minutes after the restart as we began the second half much brighter, a header from a Dejan Kulusevski cross hitting the crossbar. We started to get on top at this stage, Heung-Min Son skewing wide when in on goal, Kane having a shot blocked and Son hitting the post from close range before the pressure finally told. Son’s corner was flicked on at the near post by Perisic and there was Kane at the back post to nod home his milestone goal.

Wolves always carried a threat and kept pushing plenty of players forward in the closing stages in search of their equaliser, but the closest they came was when Neves flashed a 25-yard free-kick a yard wide of Lloris’ post. Richarlison came on for his home debut in our colours and was a menace in the final third with his desire to always drive at the Wolves defence. The second goal didn’t materialise but, in the end, it didn’t matter as Kane’s goal secured the points to maintain our unbeaten start to the campaign.

'I have to be pleased'

Antonio Conte told SPURSPLAY after the game: "I said to the players that the first half was important to suffer together as a team, don’t concede chances, in the first half, I don’t remember a big save from Hugo. In the second half, we fixed some tactical situations and we pushed a lot with the pressure to defend with a higher line, created chances to score and in the end, I have to be pleased."

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Match data

Goal: Spurs – Kane 64.

Yellow cards: Spurs – Hojbjerg, Kane; Wolves – Ait-Nouri, Collins.

Referee: Simon Hooper.

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Weather: Sunny intervals, gentle breeze, 21 degrees.

Attendance: 61,298.