Harry Kane set to become Tottenham’s all-time record goalscorer

Tottenham forward Harry Kane admitted he was trying not to think about records when Spurs beat Portsmouth 1-0 in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Kane moved to within one goal of Jimmy Greaves’ total with his strike in the 50th minute at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Kane’s FA Cup third-round effort was his 265th goal for Spurs and he is closing in on the record that Greaves, who passed away in September 2021, held since 1970.

“I try to not think about it,” Kane said of Greaves’ record to BBC Sport on Saturday.

“Sometimes you can think too much. Obviously, I feel in good form and I feel fit. My mindset is to help the team and hopefully, the goals will come.

“It was a tough game. We were clear favourites and people probably expected a bigger score but credit to them, they stayed compact and made it difficult.

“We thought after the first it might open up but they stopped us getting the second one. It’s good to get through - that was the objective - and we’ll see who we get next.”

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Kane’s goal was his 17th goal of the season as he looks to move on from his penalty miss at the World Cup which saw England go crashing out at the quarter-final stage after a 2-1 defeat to France.

After the death of former Juventus player Gianluca Vialli, Tottenham assistant Cristian Stellini stepped in for Antonio Conte in the Spurs dugout and said: “Harry is amazing. When you see Harry play, you feel and enjoy the football. I am not impressed because this is the type of player (he is). He is an amazing player.

“This is football. If you take a penalty you can miss but you have to go through the next game. He has the mentality. To be an amazing player, you need to be like Harry.”