Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane enjoyed a special day with a brilliant hat trick as his side and neighbor Arsenal maintained its pursuit of London rival Chelsea at the top of the Premier League with four-goal wins Saturday. Kane celebrated his return to action after becoming a father last Sunday with a treble in the 4-0 demolition of West Bromwich Albion that saw Spurs jump into second place on 45 points, four behind Chelsea which visits Leicester City in the late game. Arsenal moved into third above Liverpool on goal difference, just one point behind Tottenham, as Olivier Giroud struck his fifth goal in as many games to set it on the way to a 4-0 trouncing of Swansea City, which is now bottom of the table. Between Giroud's opener and Alexis Sanchez's 73rd minute effort, Paul Clement, in his first league game in charge of the Swans, also had to watch miserably as Jack Cork and Kyle Naughton put past their own keeper from Alex Iwobi shots. Hull City recovered to beat Bournemouth 3-1 with a double from Abel Hernandez giving new manager Marco Silva the ideal league debut as it leapt from last place above Swansea and Sunderland, which was beaten 3-1 at home by Stoke City. Peter Crouch scored his 99th Premier League goal for the Potters while Marko Arnautovic netted twice, but the goal of the day came from West Ham's Andy Carroll who blasted home a mid-air volley in their 3-0 win over struggling Crystal Palace. It was an emotional afternoon at Vicarage Road as Watford fans paid a lovely tribute to Graham Taylor, the former England manager who died Thursday, before facing Middlesbrough. At the club he took from the old fourth division into the top flight, the chant of "One Graham Taylor" rang around the ground, fans in the stand named after him held up cards that spelt out "Love G.T" and others were reduced to tears. However, after a long round of applause for its old manager, the Hornets could not deliver the result the supporters craved as it missed chances and was held to a 0-0 draw. - Reuters
