Shot-shy Kane out to 12/1 to retain Premier League top goalscorer crown
- Paul Okey
- 20 September 2021
Tottenham striker has failed to register a goal in the opening four league games for the first time since 2015/16.
Harry Kane had drifted from 10/1 to 12/1 with Planet Sport Bet to finish the season as the Premier League's top goalscorer following another blank weekend.
It helped gain Kane a reputation as a notoriously slow starter but the stats fail to back that up.
In 2018/19, he hit five goals in his first seven games and went on to match that figure the following campaign. In 2020/21, he hit three in his first four games on the way to nine in 12.
This summer's failed move to Manchester City has only increased the focus on the 28-year-old but he will be buoyed by a look at Spurs' next two league fixtures.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side travel to north London rivals Arsenal on Sunday, a team Kane has scored 11 times against in just 13 fixtures.
It is followed by a home game against Aston Villa, who have conceded seven times to Kane in eight games.
Kane has ground to make up on Cristiano Ronaldo in the race to be the Premier League's leading goalscorer, however. The Portuguese striker took his tally to three with a strike against West Ham at the weekend.
Mo Salah's fourth goal of the campaign drew the Egyptian level with Bruno Fernandes and Michail Antonio at the head of the scoring charts and saw his odds tumble from 9/2 to 11/4.
Romelu Lukaku is next best at 4/1, with Ronaldo 5s and Kane out at 25/1.
