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Bournemouth 1 Tottenham 5 analysis: Hat-trick hero Harry Kane the star man as Artur Boruc has disastrous afternoon

Kane got his season back on track with treble

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Sunday 25 October 2015 17:48 GMT
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Harry Kane equalised from the penalty spot
Harry Kane equalised from the penalty spot (Getty Images)

STAR PLAYER

Harry Kane: On any other afternoon Eriksen's sublime display would have meant he would walk any poll for star player. But Kane's hat-trick, coming after such a barren run for the England forward, just edges out his team-mate.

MOMENT OF THE MATCH

Artur Boruc: Hard to select which of the Polish goalkeeper's clangers deserve to be highlighted here but his first fumble proved costly, gifting Lamela Tottenham's third goal and taking the game away from the hosts.

VIEW FROM THE BENCH

Eddie Howe opted to recall Boruc after he was injured in the warm-up at Man City last week and he will be regretting that decision this evening. For Mauricio Pochettino, his decision to start Kane having rested the striker for the Europa League defeat at Anderlecht, was vindicated. Dembele was also impressive in a more advanced role.

MOAN OF THE MATCH

Bournemouth have drawn plenty of plaudits for their style of football since gaining promotion to the Premier League but even the very best sides would struggle for results with such a shaky goalkeeper.

WHO'S UP NEXT

Liverpool v Bournemouth (Carling Cup fourth round, Wednesday October 28).

Tottenham v Aston Villa (Premier League, Sunday November 2).

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