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Harry Kane sets new Premier League record and overtakes Lionel Messi

Sport360 staff

17:19 26/12/2017

Harry Kane set a new record for the most Premier League goals in a calendar year as the Tottenham forward scored for the 37th and 38th time in 2017.

Kane’s 22nd minute header against Southampton at Wembley on Tuesday took him past Alan Shearer’s previous record, which was set when he played for Blackburn in 1995.

The 24-year-old admitted he was keen to break Shearer’s record after he moved level with the former England star with a hat-trick in Tottenham’s win at Burnley on Saturday.

The striker then scored a tap-in in the 39th minute to overtake Barcelona‘s Lionel Messi for the most goals in 2017. The Englishman now has 55 goals for the year, while the Argentine finished on 54.

Kane now has 23 goals for Tottenham in all competitions this season.

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