Tottenham Hotspur 6-1 Inter Milan: Harry Kane bags a brace as Dele Alli, Erik Lamela and Vincent Janssen all grab goals with Spurs running riot in Oslo

August 05, 2016

Tottenham will be delighted with their work in Oslo as they absolutely demolished Inter Milan at the Ullevaal Stadion to lay down a marker ahead of the new Premier League season.

Mauricio Pochettino watched from the dugout as a strong Spurs side hit six past the Italians in Oslo. Harry Kane's form will buoy his manager, as the England striker marked his post-Euro 2016 return with a brace.

When Kane scored from the spot just minutes five in Tottenham always looked likely to run up a score, but Ivan Perisic did equalise 20 minutes later. Erik Lamela put the English side back ahead before half-time with Dele Alli, Kane, Vincent Janssen and Shayon Harrison all scoring in the second half.

Most of Spurs' Euro 2016 stars came back into the team with young defender Cameron Carter-Vickers keeping his spot in central defence, alongside Toby Alderweireld.

Tottenham started the match at Premier League pace and won themselves a penalty after just five minutes. Kyle Walker went down just inside the box after a tangle with Danilo D'Ambrosio, with Svein-Erik Edvartsen's decision very harsh on the Italian.

Kane sent Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic the wrong way from the spot, firing his effort towards the top right corner.

MATCH FACTS

Tottenham (4-5-1): Vorm (Lloris 45); Walker (Trippier 45), Carter-Vickers, Alderweireld, Rose (Davies 45); Mason (Winks 45), Dier (Amos 85), Alli (Harrison 76), Eriksen (Janssen 45), Lamela (Edwards 81); Kane (Carroll 62).

Subs unused: Walkes, Wimmer, McGee.

Goals: Kane 5pen, 57, Lamela 40, Alli 51, Janssen 65, Harrison 77.

Booked: Mason, Eriksen, Lamela

Inter Milan (4-4-2) : Handanovic; Miranda (Bessa 75), Ansaldi (Erkin 60), Murillo (Yao 75), D'Ambrosio; Banega (Jovetic 60), Kondogbia, Brozovic (Felie Melo 60), Biabiany; Perisic (Nagatomo 60), Icardi Ranocchia 75).

Subs unused: Carrizo, Palacio, Berni.

Goal: Perisic 24

Booked: Felipe Melo

Spurs had more half chances, but it was Inter who scored next. After Alli gave the ball away in the Italian's half, Ever Banega played in Perisic who lashed a shot past Michel Vorm.

The game then settled down until Lamela lit up proceedings just before the break. Picked out by Kane in the middle, the Argentine took a touch to set himself before clipping a curling left-footed effort into the top right corner.

Pochettino made five changes for the second half, including Vincent Janssen playing just ahead of Kane, but the changes seemed to invigorate Spurs.

Janssen was involved just seven minutes in, linking with Dele Alli in a superb one-two which put the England youngster through to smash a shot past Handanovic into the bottom right corner.

Kane hit his second after Lamela through ball allowed the England striker to hit a swerving effort into the top left of the Inter net.

Janssen got on the scoresheet minutes after Kane's withdrawal. Alli was brought down on the edge of the Italians' penalty area, but managed to touch through to the big Dutch forward who slotted home.

Youngster Shayon Harrison replaced Alli on 75 minutes and broke his first-team duck minutes later. Lamela got free on the right and pulled the ball back to the unmarked Harrison to fire home with aplomb.