Tottenham beat Cardiff as Harry Kane scores again
Relive all the action from the Cardiff City Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Harry Kane ended his Cardiff hoodoo as Tottenham stayed in the Premier League title picture with a 3-0 win in the Welsh capital.
Kane had previously scored at least once against 27 of the 28 Premier League opponents he had faced, with Cardiff the solitary team he had failed to net against in three previous encounters.
But Kane needed only two and a half minutes to put that record straight on New Year's Day, and further goals from Christian Eriksen and Son Heung-min provided a swift panacea to the pain of losing 3-1 at home to Wolves on Saturday.
Relive all of the action below.
What time does it start?
Cardiff City vs Tottenham kicks off at 5:30pm (GMT).
Where can I watch it?
The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League.
Independent Sport will also keep you up to date with all the action via our live blog.
Player to watch…
Harry Kane: After a slower start to the season, the England international is beginning to find his form and, as a result, the back of the net. He’s scored four goals in his last three matches and can be lethal if the players surrounding him can provide good service. With Kane being one of the best strikers in the world, the Cardiff defence are going to need to be on their A-game.
Form guide…
Cardiff City: WDLLWL
Tottenham: LWWWWW
Odds…
Cardiff to win: 6/1
Tottenham to win: 12/25
Draw: 17/5
Prediction…
Cardiff City 0-2 Tottenham: Similarly to Arsenal, it’s likely that Tottenham will come out quick from the blocks, looking to put right what went so badly wrong at the weekend. Both Kane and Son Heung-min are on top form and I feel Tottenham will be relatively comfortable in this one.
6 minutes
A wretched start for Cardiff, though they may take solace from Wolves' come-from-behind win on Saturday.
Harry Kane also opened the scoring in that game, though in rather contrasting fashion to today's goal.
8 minutes
Harry Winks slams the ball down to take a quick free kick and spark a Spurs attack, but Dele Alli's touch is too heavy as he looks to cut inside and Cardiff are able to dispossess him and clear.
Victor Camarasa carries the ball forward but finds his options limited and has to go back to Josh Murphy.
10 minutes
Cardiff have responded well.
This time Murphy is there to run beyond Kieran Trippier and move onto Aron Gunnarsson's diagonal, but Toby Alderweireld cuts his cross out before Bobby Reid can profit.
11 minutes
Superb defensive header from Danny Rose!
Callum Paterson is certainly coming in from the right and has the size advantage over Rose, but the left-back times his intervention perfectly to turn the ball behind ahead of the Scottish utility-man.
GOAL! Cardiff 0-2 Tottenham (Christian Eriksen, 12 minutes)
It's two!
A Cardiff giveaway allows Moussa Sissoko to move down the right, and the Frenchman passes inside for Heung-Min Son in space on the edge of the box.
Christian Eriksen is screaming for the ball unmarked on the left but Son's pass is poor, and should be cut out.
It is only deflected by Harry Arter tracking back, and thus Eriksen is able to pick up the ball, move it out of his feet and drill a perfectly-placed finish into the bottom corner to the right of Neil Etheridge.
15 minutes
Spurs look dangerous every time they move forward, and you sense there a number in the Tottenham team looking to respond after the Wolves disappointment.
Mauricio Pochettino's side have scored with each of their first two shots. Ominous for Cardiff.
19 minutes
Harry Kane drops deep, moving all the way into his own half, before turning and looking to find Heung-Min Son with a driven left-footed pass.
It is very ambitious, and in the end overhit. Neil Etheridge collects in comfort.
22 minutes
It is hard to foresee Cardiff scoring twice and not conceding again, and there is a somewhat resigned air to both the crowd and the Cardiff players at this point.
It might be damage limitation from here, though Cardiff did trouble Spurs early on. What will concern Neil Warnock is how his side rather folded against Manchester United in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first game. A repeat would not be pleasant...
25 minutes
The combinations are working nicely for Spurs now, with Dele Alli exchanging passes first with Heung-Min Son and then with Kieran Trippier to move into the Cardiff box.
Sol Bamba makes a timely challenge as Alli tries to cut inside the Ivorian.
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