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Tottenham’s Season in Ten Matches

By Ryan Wrenn

STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Mauricio Pochettino manager of Tottenham Hotspur applauds the travelling fans after victory in the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur at the Britannia Stadium on April 18, 2016 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Mauricio Pochettino manager of Tottenham Hotspur applauds the travelling fans after victory in the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur at the Britannia Stadium on April 18, 2016 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 25: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur scores his team’s fifth and his hat trick goal past Artur Boruc of Bournemouth during the Barclays Premier League match between A.F.C. Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur at Vitality Stadium on October 25, 2015 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 25: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur scores his team’s fifth and his hat trick goal past Artur Boruc of Bournemouth during the Barclays Premier League match between A.F.C. Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur at Vitality Stadium on October 25, 2015 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images) /

Bournemouth 1 – 5 Tottenham, October 25th

The victory over City wasn’t the end of Tottenham’s heartburn, however. Three consecutive draws in the Premier League and Europa League followed, a run of middling form capped with a shock loss away to Anderlect toward the end of October.

A visit to recently promoted Bournemouth felt surprisingly like it could have gone either way. When Matt Richie scored in the first minute, it seemed as if Tottenham fans would be asked to suffer through another 90 minutes of disappointment.

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    • Kane wouldn’t have it though. Tottenham’s homegrown striker was having a rough start to the season, having only scored once prior to the trip to Bournemouth. Some thought that his 30 goal season last time out was a fluke, and that he wouldn’t be unable to capture that same spark a second time.

    Beginning with a penalty scored in the eight minute of this match, that narrative began to slow and then reverse. Thanks in part to some horrendous mistakes by Bournemouth keeper Artur Boruc, Tottenham managed to be up 3-1 by half-time and then finish it 5-1, complete with a hat-trick from Kane himself.

    A victory over lowly Bournemouth was nice, but it paled in comparison to Tottenham having their local hero back. Kane would go on to win the Premier League’s Golden Boot with 25 goals to his credit.

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