When Antonio Conte and Tottenham look back at the end of the 2022/23 campaign, Monday evening's slender win at Fulham could potentially turn out to be a key moment in their season. Following back-to-back defeats against top two Arsenal and Manchester City, it was imperative that Spurs left Craven Cottage with three points in the bag.
Always going to be an incredibly tough evening in west London with Marco Silva's men making big strides and registering notable results against the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool at home since their promotion from the Championship, Tottenham had to weather the storm in the opening 45 minutes with the hosts dominating play. Doing very little of note as Bernd Leno remained largely untroubled, Harry Kane produced a moment of brilliance just prior to the half-time whistle to give them the lead against the run of play.
Receiving the ball from Son Heung-min, the England captain swivelled past Tim Ream before curling the ball into the bottom corner of the net past the helpless Leno. It was a momentous goal for the 29-year-old as it saw him draw level on Jimmy Greaves' club-record 266 goals for Tottenham.
