Brennan Johnson equals Harry Kane in achieving impressive goalscoring feat for Tottenham
Brennan Johnson has equaled Harry Kane's almost six-year goalscoring record for Tottenham with his latest goal against Brighton.
The 23-year-old shot by Spurs in the 23rd minute after a through ball from Dominic Solanke moments after they had a goal disallowed for offside.
Johnson was in excellent form for the north London side ahead of the weekend trip to the south coast, scoring five goals in five.
He has now extended this figure to six in six appearances in all competitions, equaling the club legend. Kane in the process.
The striker was the last Spurs player to score in consecutive games in January 2019, in three different competitions.
Of his seven goals, five came in the Premier League and the other two in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
Johnson has scored three in the League and another in the Carabao Cup, and his other two finals have been in the Europa League.
The former Nottingham Forest man's first came late in the 2-1 Carabao Cup match at Coventry City before he scored the second at home against Brentford.
Qarabag were the next opponent to concede a goal to Johnson in the Europa League before his first game for Spurs in their 3-0 win over Manchester United.
The fifth goal was scored against Ferencvaros, with Johnson firing on all cylinders in his second season at the club and surpassing his tally of five goals from the previous campaign.
Spurs' night got even better in the 37th minute when James Maddison fired the ball past Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen after receiving a pass from Timo Werner.
Ange Postecoglou's side have responded well to their consecutive league defeats against Arsenal and Newcastle by scoring 12 goals in six games.
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However, Brighton scored just moments into the second half through Yankuba Minteh's shot from inside the area.
