Tottenham maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a 1-0 win over Sunderland at White Hart Lane.
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Dele Alli nodded down Walker’s cross and Djilobodji should have made a routine clearance but instead sliced it into the path of Kane, who was perfectly placed to stab home.
But it proved a bittersweet afternoon for the England striker as he was stretchered off with an ankle injury sustained late on in the game.
As for the Black Cats, Moyes saw on-loan Manchester United wide man Januzaj dismissed in the 90th minute, having picked up two bookings in the final nine minutes of the game, the first a needless caution for dissent. Nevertheless, manager, Mauricio Pochettino had been critical of his side following their midweek Champions League defeat and was keen for his charges to redress the situation with a better display at Sunderland’s expense.
Harry Kane could be out until November after injuring his ankle on Sunday.
Late in the half Spurs survived a huge scare when Kyle Walker brilliantly cleared off the line after Steven Pienaar had side footed Adnan Januzaj’s cutback past Lloris.
Meanwhile, Charlie Austin climbed off the bench to secure Southampton’s first Premier League win of the season as they edged out Swansea at St Mary’s Stadium.
Tottenham Hotspur star Heung-Min Son has expressed his delight in helping his side beat Sunderland 1-0 on Sunday by putting in an impressive performance.
“We need to get the momentum going”, admitted Pickford.
The England worldwide who scored a brace during the Saints Europa Cup 3-0 win against Dinamo Zagreb, sent in a rising shot to score the only goal of the game as it ended 1-0.
“We all enjoy the way we work, but last season was a very, very tough season and very long, and you need time to recover that”.
“If we had scored before half-time then it would have been a totally different game”. “Today was a great feeling, I was very happy and we got three points”. “He came to see me and said “I need your help”, Pochettino said.
Pickford had the most touches and his eight saves were vital in keeping the score respectable.
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Dembele was making his first appearance of the campaign after completing a six-game ban for gouging the eye of Chelsea’s Diego Costa last season.
