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Harry Kane was once again Tottenham's talisman as he inspired them to a 1-0 win over Fulham in Monday night's London derby.
Kane proved the difference-maker with a brilliant finish just before half-time.
Here, Sportsmail's DANIEL MATTHEWS picks out some key talking points and some things you may have missed from Craven Cottage...
Harry Kane was Tottenham's matchwinner again as they beat Fulham 1-0 on Monday night
Get nasty. That was the message from Antonio Conte before this trip across London.
And in fairness, aggression didn’t prove a problem here. Their first-half struggles stemmed more from sloppiness in possession. Perhaps nothing illustrated that more clearly than when Ivan Perisic attempted a quick throw-in and the ball never made it over the white line.
But Conte's message did seem to breach the ears of some players. Eric Dier set the tone inside the first minute, when his crunching challenge-turned-shot almost caught out Bernd Leno. Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg attempted to make their presence felt.
Son-Heung min certainly succeeded, albeit accidentally. He was perhaps lucky not to see red when he trod on Kenny Tete's ankle. So was Cristian Romero after the break, when his boot caught Aleksandar Mitrovic in the chest. Well, Conte can't say they didn't listen.
Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic was left in the heap after a poor challenge from Cristian Romero
Mitrovic was left stricken after this high foot from Spurs defender Romero hit him in the chest
Fair play to Sean Davis. The former Tottenham and Fulham midfielder has been retired more than a decade. He appears to be keeping busy enough, mind. Davis rocked up to Craven Cottage on Monday
