Sam Johnstone 7; Harry Kane 7, Sergio Reguilon 8: West Brom v Tottenham player ratings

Kane's late header sends Spurs top of the Premier League

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  WEST BROM RATINGS: Sam Johnstone - 7: Looked to have secured a valuable point late on with a fine save from Vinicius but was caught in no man's land for Kane's winner. AFP

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  Darnell Furlong - 7: Managed to keep Bale in check and forced Lloris into a fine save with a header. AFP

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  Semi Ajayi - 7. A commanding presence at the heart of the West Brom defence. Rock solid alongside centre-back partner Kyle Bartey. AFP

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  Kyle Bartley - 7. Robust presence and stood up well to Kane's threat throughout. AFP

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  Dara O'Shea - 6: A crucial block to deny Kane and a glancing header at the other end flashed just wide of the post. AFP

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  Conor Townsend - 5: Passing too often went astray and never looked to take Doherty on. AFP

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  Jake Livermore - 6: As strong as an ox in the tackle. A typical nuts-and-bolts display at the base of West Brom's midfield. AFP

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  Conor Gallagher - 7: The on-loan winger with the surfer dude haircut showed he is willing to get stuck in and was unlucky to see his second-half effort clip the post. AFP

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  Filip Krovinovic - 6. Bright on the ball in the first half as the hosts matched Spurs but faded out of the game after the interval. AFP

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  Callum Robinson - 6: Always willing to run at the Spurs defence but badly lacking support. AFP

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  Karlan Grant - 5: Always on the periphery. Hard to fathom why the lively Robinson was withdrawn well before his ineffective strike partner. AFP

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  SUB: Grady Diangana (Robinson 67') - 5: Starved of the ball and failed to clear the first man when given corner kick duty. AFP

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  SUB: Matt Phillips (Grant, 84') - N/A. No time to make an impact. AFP

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  SUB: Kyle Edwards (Livermore, 89') - N/A. Introduced right after Spurs scored. AFP

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  TOTTENHAM RATINGS: Hugo Lloris - 7: Kept plenty busy by West Brom but was always alert. Reuters

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  Matt Doherty - 7: Still shy of the form he showed at Wolves but the Irishman's wonferfully flighted ball for Kane led to a late winner. AFP

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  Toby Alderweireld - 7: Little got past the Belgian while his passing from the back was impressive. Reuters

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  Eric Dier - 8: Combative and commanding at the heart of the Spurs defence. Superb headed clearance to deny West Brom a goal early on. AFP

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  Sergio Reguilon - 8: The Spanish speedster needs no invitation to get forward. Was Spurs' best attacking outlet down the left.

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  Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg - 7: Another workmanlike performance from Spurs' no-thrills midfielder. Adds real steel in the middle of the park. AFP

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  Moussa Sissoko - 6: The Frenchman's role seems a little diminished since Hojbjerg's arrival, but didn't let his side down here. AFP

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  Tanguy Ndombele - 6: Always looking to break forward to join Spurs front three. Withdrawn in the second half after picking up an injury. Reuters

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  Son Heung-min - 6: A rare quiet game for the South Korean forward. His touch deserted him a little today, although he had a glorious chance to open the scoring early on. EPA

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  Gareth Bale - 6: Given his first league start since rejoining from Real Madrid on loan. You can see the relationship between Bale, Son and Kane showing some signs of working but the Welshman rarely troubled the West Brom defence. EPA

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  Harry Kane - 7: Tottenham's talisman took his Premier League tally to 150 goals - level with Michael Owen - with a delicate header that only enhanced his reputation as a modern day great. EPA

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  SUB: Giovani Lo Celso (Ndombele, 64') - 5: Wasted a superb chance from close range. AFP

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  SUB: Carlos Vinicius (Bale, 78') - 6: Forced Johnstone into a finger-tip save with a fine turn and shot. Reuters

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  SUB: Lucas Moura (Sissoko, 79') - 5: Ran and harried as West Brom piled pressure late on in search of an equaliser. AFP

Harry Kane's late header earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 victory at struggling West Bromwich Albion on Sunday and took the London club to the top of the Premier League table.

It looked as though Tottenham had been frustrated by a resolute West Brom side, but in the 88th minute Matt Doherty floated a ball forward and Kane glanced it into the net.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho had started the attacking trio of Kane, Gareth Bale and Son Heung-min together for the first time in a league game but they were well shackled by the hosts.

Tottenham failed to even test West Brom keeper Sam Johnstone for almost an hour at the Hawthorns but showed more urgency late on and were finally rewarded as Kane delivered again.