Harry Kane continued his red-hot form, marking his 400th Tottenham appearance with the opening goal as Antonio Conte’s side closed the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal with victory over Everton.

Tottenham moved to within a point of the Premier League summit with its 2-0 win over Everton.

The England forward earned and converted a 59th minute penalty to lay the foundations for an eighth straight top-flight victory on home turf for the Lilywhites.

Spurs dominated in the early exchanges with former Toffee, Richarlison contriving to send a free header over the bar.

Everton improved as the first half wore on and should have gone in at the interval ahead, but Demarai Gray and Amadou Onana both blew excellent chances.

Frank Lampard was left ruing those misses in the second period as Spurs made the most of a dominant spell to lead through Kane, who marked his 400th appearance in style.

The hosts then sealed victory four minutes from the end when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg fired into the corner following a neat move down the right.

The result sees Spurs remain third, one point off leaders Arsenal having played a game more.

Everton sit in 14th spot. Next up, Spurs visit Manchester United on Wednesday while Everton travel to Newcastle.

Man-of-the-match, Harry Kane told Sky, “We had to be patient. The spaces would open up as they get tired. We kept knocking at the door. We made a couple of chances, a good clean sheet at the back, and a really good win.

“Jordan Pickford made a couple of good saves, and I snuck the penalty past him. Happy to get on the scoresheet and get the win.

“Whenever you miss a penalty (as he did during the week against Eintracht Frankfurt) the next one is an important one. We’re in a good space. We just need to keep it going.”

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