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Ludogorets Razgrad 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur: Harry Kane scores 200th goal

By Tom RostanceBBC Sport

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Harry Kane
The landmark goal was the 34th time Harry Kane has scored with his head for Tottenham

Harry Kane marked his 300th appearance for Tottenham with his 200th goal as Jose Mourinho's side dominated a Europa League mismatch in Bulgaria.

Kane, 27, long-since cemented his place in the Spurs history books but few could have predicted his prodigious goalscoring rate when he came into the first team seven years ago.

Only 1960s legends Jimmy Greaves and Bobby Smith stand ahead of him in the club's records and if he stays fit - and at the club - the England captain looks set to break record after record.

He could, and should, have already scored twice when he headed in a Lucas Moura corner to put Mourinho's side ahead against Ludogorets.

Kane then set up Moura for Spurs' second before being replaced at the interval as the Premier League side utterly dominated the multiple Bulgarian champions.

Mourinho was furious last week with his side's insipid display in Antwerp and was rewarded with a controlled, ruthless first-half performance, but the hosts were able to reply early in the second half through Claudiu Keseru.

That was an anomaly though, as Giovani lo Celso's tap-in secured a routine victory that puts Spurs back in contention in Group J.

Chasing down Greaves

Jimmy Greaves
Jimmy Greaves scored 266 goals for Spurs in 381 games - within reach?

Two hundred in 300 games, 101 in his last 135, 100 away from home - Kane's goalscoring record bears comparison with the all-time greats.

Next in his sights at Tottenham is 1961 double-winner Smith, who scored 208 times between 1955 and 1964, with overall record holder Greaves at least another season away on 266.

The Ludogorets defence had no answer to Kane's ability, but did see an uncharacteristic early miss with the striker blazing over after a fine pass from Harry Winks.

Kane then thumped the post from 25 yards but wiped the frustration from his face when he beat Gareth Bale to a corner to head in goal number 200 - 3,248 days after number one against Shamrock Rovers.

Mourinho is blessed with attacking talent this season, illustrated as Son Heung-min set up the third for Lo Celso just 17 seconds after coming on.

Bale showed promising signs of reaching full sharpness, starting the move for Moura's goal and going close with a dipping free-kick, while Kane's replacement Carlos Vinicius was raw but dangerous.

Steven Bergwijn also came on and Dele Alli was left on the sidelines as Spurs cruised to a needed win in the group.

Mourinho won the trophy with Manchester United in his only other Europa League campaign - could Tottenham end their silverware drought in Gdansk next May?

The stats

  • Tottenham picked up only their second away win in their last 10 away Europa League matches (W2 D2 L6).
  • Ludogorets have lost their last five Europa League matches, their worst ever losing run in the competition.
  • Tottenham's Harry Kane is the top scoring Premier League player in all competitions this season, netting 12 goals in 13 appearances, with only Robert Lewandowski scoring as many for a team in Europe's top five leagues (also 12 for Bayern Munich).
  • Harry Kane has been directly involved in 22 goals in just 13 appearances in all competitions for Spurs this season (12 goals, 10 assists).
  • Including qualifiers, Jose Mourinho has won 15 of his 21 matches in the Europa League with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur (71% - W15 D3 L3).
  • Ludogorets striker Claudiu Keseru has been directly involved in 12 goals in 15 Europa League group stage starts (10 goals, 2 assists).

Player of the match

KaneHarry Kane

with an average of 7.72

Ludogorets Razgrad

  1. Squad number25Player nameBadji
    Average rating

    5.56

  2. Squad number5Player nameTerziev
    Average rating

    5.55

  3. Squad number23Player nameIliev
    Average rating

    5.52

  4. Squad number12Player nameAndrianantenaina
    Average rating

    5.49

  5. Squad number64Player nameYankov
    Average rating

    5.49

  6. Squad number22Player nameIkoko
    Average rating

    5.48

  7. Squad number10Player nameManu
    Average rating

    5.39

  8. Squad number13Player nameTchibota
    Average rating

    5.36

  9. Squad number3Player nameNedyalkov
    Average rating

    5.35

  10. Squad number81Player nameMitkov
    Average rating

    5.35

  11. Squad number37Player nameTekpetey
    Average rating

    5.33

  12. Squad number82Player nameYordanov
    Average rating

    5.31

  13. Squad number24Player nameVerdon
    Average rating

    5.30

  14. Squad number28Player nameKeseru
    Average rating

    5.28

  15. Squad number7Player nameAlex Santana
    Average rating

    5.28

  16. Squad number95Player nameCauly
    Average rating

    5.27

Tottenham Hotspur

  1. Squad number10Player nameKane
    Average rating

    7.72

  2. Squad number9Player nameBale
    Average rating

    7.61

  3. Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-Min
    Average rating

    7.56

  4. Squad number18Player nameLo Celso
    Average rating

    7.24

  5. Squad number27Player nameLucas Moura
    Average rating

    7.19

  6. Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
    Average rating

    7.12

  7. Squad number23Player nameBergwijn
    Average rating

    6.80

  8. Squad number28Player nameNdombele
    Average rating

    6.72

  9. Squad number12Player nameHart
    Average rating

    6.66

  10. Squad number4Player nameAlderweireld
    Average rating

    6.56

  11. Squad number17Player nameSissoko
    Average rating

    6.52

  12. Squad number33Player nameDavies
    Average rating

    6.45

  13. Squad number2Player nameDoherty
    Average rating

    6.43

  14. Squad number8Player nameWinks
    Average rating

    6.37

  15. Squad number15Player nameDier
    Average rating

    6.33

  16. Squad number45Player nameCarlos Vinicius
    Average rating

    6.21

Line-ups

Ludogorets

Formation 4-4-2

  • 23Iliev
  • 22Ikoko
  • 5Terziev
  • 24Verdon
  • 3Nedyalkov
  • 95Oliveira Souza
  • 12AndrianantenainaBooked at 14minsSubstituted forMenezes Santanaat 59'minutes
  • 25BadjiSubstituted forYordanovat 90+2'minutes
  • 64YankovSubstituted forTchibotaat 75'minutes
  • 10ManuSubstituted forTekpeteyat 45'minutes
  • 28KeseruSubstituted forMitkovat 59'minutes

Substitutes

  • 4Gusmao
  • 7Menezes Santana
  • 13Tchibota
  • 27Stoyanov
  • 30Moti
  • 32Gonçalves Leal Sá
  • 37Tekpetey
  • 81Mitkov
  • 82Yordanov

Tottenham

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 12Hart
  • 2DohertyBooked at 79mins
  • 4Alderweireld
  • 15Dier
  • 33Davies
  • 17SissokoSubstituted forHøjbjergat 45'minutes
  • 8Winks
  • 9BaleSubstituted forBergwijnat 65'minutes
  • 18Lo CelsoSubstituted forNdombeleat 72'minutes
  • 27Lucas MouraSubstituted forSon Heung-Minat 61'minutes
  • 10KaneSubstituted forAlves Moraisat 45'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Lloris
  • 5Højbjerg
  • 6D Sánchez
  • 7Son Heung-Min
  • 20Alli
  • 23Bergwijn
  • 28Ndombele
  • 40Austin
  • 45Alves Morais
  • 47Clarke
  • 48White
  • 49Cirkin
Referee:
Fran Jovic

Match Stats

Home TeamLudogoretsAway TeamTottenham
Possession
Home44%
Away56%
Shots
Home12
Away22
Shots on Target
Home4
Away9
Corners
Home2
Away5
Fouls
Home8
Away16

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Ludogorets Razgrad 1, Tottenham Hotspur 3.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Ludogorets Razgrad 1, Tottenham Hotspur 3.

  3. Substitution

    Substitution, Ludogorets Razgrad. Ivan Yordanov replaces Stéphane Badji.

  4. Post update

    Hand ball by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).

  5. Post update

    Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

  6. Post update

    Foul by Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).

  7. Post update

    Mavis Tchibota (Ludogorets Razgrad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. Post update

    Foul by Carlos Vinicius (Tottenham Hotspur).

  9. Post update

    Anton Nedyalkov (Ludogorets Razgrad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. Post update

    Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  11. Post update

    Foul by Bernard Tekpetey (Ludogorets Razgrad).

  12. Post update

    Attempt missed. Bernard Tekpetey (Ludogorets Razgrad) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Cauly.

  13. Post update

    Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. Post update

    Foul by Bernard Tekpetey (Ludogorets Razgrad).

  15. Post update

    Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

  16. Post update

    Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  17. Post update

    Foul by Alex Santana (Ludogorets Razgrad).

  18. Post update

    Hand ball by Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur).

  19. Post update

    Dangerous play by Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur).

  20. Post update

    Bernard Tekpetey (Ludogorets Razgrad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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324 comments

  • Comment posted by DaveP1982, at 20:14 5 Nov 2020

    I'm not a Tottenham fan but well done Harry Kane. I dont understand why many people try to discredit him.
    The article mentions Jimmy Greaves their record goalscorer, the highest goalscorer in our top flight & 44 in 57 for England. They hand out gongs like confetti to sports stars so its shocking that he never had an MBE or anything like that, perhaps the FA or BBC could do something about it

    • Reply posted by lawman, at 20:17 5 Nov 2020

      lawman replied:
      Well said!!

  • Comment posted by Kings Cross Bear, at 20:03 5 Nov 2020

    No doubt there'll be lots comments about how Kane only scores against rubbish sides, but 200 goals in 300 games means that almost every team he faces is rubbish.

    • Reply posted by RiotZappa, at 20:14 5 Nov 2020

      RiotZappa replied:
      Mourinho getting Kane into the best form of his career?

      (BBC won't mention that though in an article......Utd are about to turn a corner).

  • Comment posted by Marco1987, at 20:02 5 Nov 2020

    Harry Kane.. he’s just a 1 season wonder.....

    • Reply posted by Mark, at 20:29 5 Nov 2020

      Mark replied:
      lol i remember that quote. Look where we are now World Class Kane!

  • Comment posted by KEV0, at 20:31 5 Nov 2020

    Where would Spurs be without Harry Kane and his goals. Shame what's happened to Deli Ali though. Hope he comes back to what he was.

    • Reply posted by Laughing all the way, at 23:06 5 Nov 2020

      Laughing all the way replied:
      Where would Spurs be without Kane? With or without him there’s no trophy in sight.

  • Comment posted by whl1972, at 20:04 5 Nov 2020

    Good to see Lo Celso looking sharp again tonight, pivotal to any potential success

    • Reply posted by U19048601, at 20:37 5 Nov 2020

      U19048601 replied:
      Fair played sp*rs you played well but by the looks of it you need a better defence as you can't win trophies without getting clean sheets ;)
      #YNWA

  • Comment posted by lawman, at 19:58 5 Nov 2020

    Harry. You’re some striker!
    Well done.

    • Reply posted by Fan Of Whoever Plays Man Utd, at 20:34 5 Nov 2020

      Fan Of Whoever Plays Man Utd replied:
      Top notch, when he is not injured.

  • Comment posted by hankie50, at 20:44 5 Nov 2020

    The British way.....go on a blog site and run down anybody who is successful and represents their country.

    • Reply posted by LupusDrauwulf, at 21:42 5 Nov 2020

      LupusDrauwulf replied:
      They're just jealous. 200 goals in 300 games is on par with all the great strikers, just because he's a Spurs player he gets slagged off.

  • Comment posted by legaleagle47, at 20:08 5 Nov 2020

    Errrm...Lets see, Jose or OGS?
    Terrific squad, good team spirit... it really does look like Spurs are going to challenge on all fronts this season, winning a trophy may well be a reality this season!!

    • Reply posted by kingsley, at 20:10 5 Nov 2020

      kingsley replied:
      United fans have got what they deserve for constantly hounding Jose after all he did for them

  • Comment posted by Kevin Doomlord, at 19:57 5 Nov 2020

    I think Jose took the "How to win a football match" manual with him when he left United.

    • Reply posted by Bashstreetkid, at 20:01 5 Nov 2020

      Bashstreetkid replied:
      Imagine a lot of the fans wish he'd taken some of the players as well

  • Comment posted by VanImpe, at 20:54 5 Nov 2020

    CNN have interrupted the US election news, and are reporting that Arsenal have an Englishman in the team. Incredible.

    • Reply posted by Lets all laugh at Tottenham, at 21:58 5 Nov 2020

      Lets all laugh at Tottenham replied:
      Comedy gold! Prat

  • Comment posted by JasonB, at 21:12 5 Nov 2020

    Does anyone else reckon Scouser Since 1966 gets the horn on match days wait for HYS to open?

    • Reply posted by McWibble, at 21:27 5 Nov 2020

      McWibble replied:
      I'd put my money on him being Bianca Jackson/Darren from Devon. Same prose, same ludicrous comments, same ability to be 1st on almost every HYS like he sits in his bedsit waiting for them.

      The dude used to annoy me at one point, now I feel nothing but pity. He's clearly extremely lonely or mentally ill and this place is his only escape.

      And yes I assumed his gender, it has to be a bloke.

  • Comment posted by U19053097, at 20:19 5 Nov 2020

    Absolute masterclass from Tottenham tonight. Love it when all the British sides do. well in Europe.!

    • Reply posted by U19048601, at 20:44 5 Nov 2020

      U19048601 replied:
      Not really a masterclass if you concede against a farmers team like ludogorets :/
      If you wanna watch a masterclass check Liverpool VS Atalanta (5-0) ;)
      AC Milan will smash sp*rs in the last 32!
      #YNWA

  • Comment posted by The Earl of Chutney, at 21:23 5 Nov 2020

    Well done Harry Kane.

    Any supporter dissing a player for bagging 200 goals for a single club is talking out of their Ar$enal.

    • Reply posted by stevef, at 22:23 5 Nov 2020

      stevef replied:
      They do it because they fear him and would take him in their team without a second thought. Nobody comments negatively about the CF of the lowest team I'm the lowest division as they don't see a threat.

  • Comment posted by U17842330, at 20:30 5 Nov 2020

    A comfortable win for Spurs and a good run out for their players. Interesting that Molde are doing what Utd couldnt do and scored against the Gunners, lol.
    Molde must have improved after Gollum left.

    • Reply posted by Pooface123, at 20:59 5 Nov 2020

      Pooface123 replied:
      Interesting that Tottenham haven’t won a major trophy since 1990, lol. Must be a small club.

  • Comment posted by ambo, at 20:12 5 Nov 2020

    Spurs could make it more than 3 goals. Bravo Jose ! COYS

    • Reply posted by U19048601, at 20:38 5 Nov 2020

      U19048601 replied:
      This still doesn't change the fact you lost to a team who doesn't even have a picture on google 😭
      Forever in our shadows
      #YNWA

  • Comment posted by kingsley, at 20:06 5 Nov 2020

    Oh I do hope united fans are watching as Jose finishes above them and deservedly rubs their noses in it. Who dumps a proven winner a replaces him with a nobody - only United could be so stupid