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Harry Kane’s insane Premier League stats for 2022 show Tottenham striker ought to be most feared player in England

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TOTTENHAM striker Harry Kane is bossing it this year - and these stats prove it.

The 28-year-old might not have scored in the 5-1 thrashing of Newcastle on Sunday, but he put in a man-of-the-match performance.

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Kane assisted Matt Doherty for Spurs' second goal, and his general play was a joy to behold.

The forward dropped deep to collect the ball, before spraying angled passes out wide and through the middle for the likes of Son Heung-Min and Dejan Kulusevski all game.

Newcastle could not cope with the England captain's movement.

Kane has had his critics this season - but his 2022 stats prove he is at the top of his game.

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And these will give England fans renewed hope that 56 years of hurt can be ended at the year's World Cup in Qatar.

Kane has scored the most goals in the Premier League since the turn of the year with eight.

He is joint-top of the assist queue too with five, sharing this with team-mate Kulusevski, Liverpool's Andrew Robertson and Brentford's Bryan Mbuemo.

Kane has had more shots than any other player with 55, with 22 of these being on target, which is also the highest.

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And to top it off, Kane has played more through-balls to team-mates than anybody else with 11.

After helping Antonio Conte's side secure an easy three points against Newcastle, Kane was compared to football legend Diego Maradona.

Ex-Spurs star David Ginola was in Sky Sports' studio to watch Kane put on a masterclass at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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After the game, Ginola said: "The new playmaker at Spurs is Harry Kane. I told you - Harry Kane, the playmaker, the number 10, he's like Maradona now.

"He's playing in the middle of the park, long balls, short balls, scoring, assisting, wow. This is a new Harry Kane."

Kane was at the forefront of most of Tottenham's attacking playCredit: Reuters
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