West Brom 0 Spurs 3 - Report and pictures

Tony Pulis' unbeaten record as West Brom boss ended as two goals from Harry Kane helped Tottenham to a comfortable victory at the Hawthorns.

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Kane added to Christian Eriksen's early free-kick to give Spurs a 2-0 half-time lead despite a bright end to the opening period from the Baggies.

And the Spurs striker completed the scoring from the penalty spot after the interval to cap a miserable afternoon for Albion, who handed a debut to new signing Callum McManaman.

Albion suffered the worst possible start as they fell behind on six minutes. Claudio Yacob was guilty of a needless foul on Mousa Dembele on the edge of the box.

Eriksen bent a fine free-kick over the wall and in, although Ben Foster in the Baggies goal appeared to be caught off-balance.

And it got worse on 15 minutes when dreadful Baggies defending allowed the visitors to double their lead.

Kane received a pass from Dembele and cut inside before beating Andre Wisdom easily and blasting a shot past Foster.

Albion barely laid a glove on their visitors throughout the first 25 minutes but the hosts were then stirred into life.

Chris Brunt tried his luck from distance with a left-footed drive from distance that gave Hugo Lloris in the Spurs goal a comfortable save.

And Lloris then made a superb stop with his fingertips to stop a James Morrison shot finding the top corner after a powerful surge from Victor Anichebe.

Goals: Eriksen 8, Kane 15, 64 (pen).

West Brom (4-4-2): Foster, Wisdom (Gardner 60), McAuley, Dawson, Lescott; McManaman (Ideye 60), Morrison (Dorrans 88), Yacob, Brunt; Berahino, Anichebe.

Substitutes not used: Rose (GK), Baird, Pocognoli, Sessegnon.

Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Lloris, Walker, Fazio, Vertonghen, Rose, Paulinho, Mason (Stambouli 73); Lamela, Dembele (Chadli 62), Eriksen, Kane (Soldado 87).

Substitutes not used: Vorm (GK), Dier, Townsend, Davies.

Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)

Attendance: 25,079 [/breakout]

Then Anichebe was fouled 25 yards from the Tottenham goal and the Baggies almost reduced the arrears with a clever set-piece.

Morrison found Anichebe, who worked the ball to Berahino. His pull-back found Claudio Yacob, whose shot brought another great save from Lloris, this time down low.

And then more smart play from the Baggies sent Berahino racing down the right. His cross found Anichebe, whose shot deflected behind off centre-back Federico Fazio.

The Baggies' pressure was maintained and they had another near miss when a curling free-kick found Craig Dawson, whose header hit the crossbar.

Five minutes into the second half Spurs could have made sure of victory when Eriksen darted in from the right flank and let fly with a left-footed shot that flashed just wide of the far post.

And they got their third goal on 64 minutes with another big helping hand from the Baggies.

Dawson gave away cheap possession 35 yards from goal, Lescott was penalised for blocking Kyle Walker's cross with his arm and Kane struck home the resulting spot-kick.

Albion went close when Berahino latched onto a clever through-ball from substitute Craig Gardner and burst into the box before blasting wide of the far post.

With 16 minutes remaining Berahino turns sharply in the box and his shot at goal was parried by Lloris with Danny Rose hooking away the rebound as substitute Brown Ideye closed in.

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