Kane scored his 209th Premier League goal in first-half injury time, one more than Wayne Rooney but still well below the record-holder Alan Shearer's 260. With 57 points from 35 games, Tottenham's victory moved them up to sixth place in the standings. They trail fourth-placed Manchester United by six points and have two more games remaining to qualify for the Champions League. Manchester United holds the last spot. Palace has 40 points and is in 12th place.
Although Tottenham had let up 15 goals in their previous four games, there was no threat of that happening in a dull first half from both teams that featured few clear-cut opportunities until injury time. Son Heung-min had an excellent chance to make it 2-0 but was unable to beat Sam Johnstone in a one-on-one with the custodian. Tottenham had already struck the crossbar before Cristian Romero's goal from a header, and they controlled the second half in terms of possession.