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Kane record in London derbies unrivalled

24 Nov 2016
Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs striker heads into match at Chelsea as most prolific player in fixtures between capital clubs

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Having scored twice late on to defeat West Ham United in Matchweek 12,  Harry Kane will be looking to continue a prolific record when Tottenham Hotspur visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Kane’s two goals against the Hammers took him to 18 in 22 Premier League London derbies, making him the most efficient scorer in such fixtures.

Top 10 goal ratios in London derbies

   Played (min. 10) Goals Goals/match
Harry Kane 22 18 0.82
Thierry Henry 59 43 0.73
Jurgen Klinsmann 17 11 0.65
Dimitar Berbatov 31 17 0.55
Ian Wright 53 28 0.53
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 43 22 0.51
Andy Hunt 10 5 0.50
Gianluca Vialli 14 7 0.50
Lukas Podolski  17 8 0.47
Robin van Persie 54 25 0.46

His goals-per-match ratio of 0.82 beats Thierry Henry's, who netted 43 times in 59 Arsenal appearances.

Jurgen Klinsmann, Dimitar Berbatov and Ian Wright round off the top five.

Hary Kane, Spurs
Harry Kane has scored seven away goals in PL London derbies

Kane's 18 goals rank him 10th overall for goals scored in PL London derbies. Scoring against Chelsea would move him level with Emmanuel Adebayor.

Top London derby scorers

 Player Goals
Thierry Henry 43
Frank Lampard 32
Teddy Sheringham 32
Jermain Defoe 28
Ian Wright 28
Robin van Persie 25
Didier Drogba 23
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 22
Emmanuel Adebayor 19
Harry Kane 18

Although a larger proportion of his goals have come against Arsenal (five) and West Ham (five), Kane has struck three times in four matches against Saturday’s opponents.

Kane goals v London clubs

   Played  Goals
West Ham 6 5
Arsenal 4 5
Chelsea 4 3
Crystal Palace 5 2
QPR  2 2
Fulham  1 1

Kane's goal in the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge in April is one of seven away goals scored in PL London derbies, with the other 11 coming at White Hart Lane.

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