adminTwo goals from in-form Harry Kane lifted Tottenham back in to the Premier League top six as they punished a wasteful QPR at Loftus Road. England hopeful Kane headed unmarked from an Andros Townsend free-kick to open the scoring in the first half.He netted his 16th Premier League goal of the season after the break following a through ball from Ryan Mason.
Former Tottenham pair Sandro and Bobby Zamora combined as Brazil midfielder Sandro pulled a goal back for QPR.
The result leaves QPR, who started the stronger of the two sides, three points adrift of safety in the bottom three.
Zamora had Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris scrambling across his line to tip a header over the bar in the opening minute.
Tottenham, who made just one change from the side which beat Swansea 3-2 on Wednesday, responded immediately as Kane’s close-range header was palmed over by QPR keeper Rob Green.
Kyle Walker then put Lloris in trouble with a back pass which gave Charlie Austin a great chance to put QPR in front, but Lloris reacted with a fine save to his left.
Austin linked neatly with Matty Phillips, who fired narrowly wide from the edge of the box and then hammered a shot against the underside of the bar with a left-footed strike.
Tottenham survived the pressure and went ahead when Kane nodded in Townsend’s free-kick. Green was caught out coming off his line as Kane outmuscled Nedum Onuoha to finish with ease.
QPR appealed for a penalty when Mauricio Isla, one of two changes to the QPR side which lost 2-1 to Arsenal on Wednesday, went down in the area under a challenge from Lloris. Referee Craig Pawson waved away appeals.
Tottenham maintained a high tempo after the break and Christian Eriksen curled a right-foot shot against a post moments after the restart.
Tottenham’s pressure eventually told as Kane doubled the lead by evading the offside trap. Mason’s ball over the top found the striker unmarked and he calmly rounded Green to slot home.
Sandro rifled a low right-foot shot past Lloris with 15 minutes to go as QPR pulled a goal back and the hosts were again appealing for a penalty as Nicola Bentaleb appeared to block Austin’s effort with both hands. — BBC Sport
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