Tottenham's once-blossoming title challenge has faltered over the last eight days, with only one point collected by Jose Mourinho's side from three games.
Kane collected a short pass from Son and sent in a speculative, swerving shot from about 30 meters (yards) that befuddled Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita and flew into the middle of the goal in the 23rd minute.
It was a wonder goal from Son that put Spurs in front in the 13th minute. Freed down the left by Kane, the South Korean cut inside and curled a brilliant 25-yard (meter) strike into the top corner.
In 2018-19, Tottenham made a profit of 68.6 million pounds ($91.7 million) during its first partial season in its new 1.2 billion-pound ($1.6 billion) stadium.
Ten-man Benfica came from two goals down to draw 3-3 with Rangers after an equalizer in injury time, and Arsenal had to come from one goal down to beat Norwegian club Molden 4-1 at home for its third straight win.
Son headed in from Kane's flick-on to secure a 1-0 win at Burnley on Monday, making it the 29th time they have combined for a goal. It was the ninth time in six league matches this season alone.
North London rival Arsenal opened its fourth straight Europa League campaign with a 2-1 come-from-behind win at Rapid Vienna in an opening round of games affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
A header by Newcastle substitute Andy Carroll struck the outstretched arm of Eric Dier — who was looking the other way — inside the area and the referee awarded a penalty after viewing the incident on the pitchside monitor.
There were no major upsets as Tottenham, Celtic, Wolfsburg, PSV Eindhoven and Sporting Lisbon all advanced to the playoff round.
After opening the league season with a loss to Everton, Tottenham registered its first win a day after Gareth Bale returned to the London club.
Tottenham sold Bale to Madrid in 2013 for 100 million euros (then $132 million ) — months after Mourinho left the Spanish giants.
Kane posted a heartfelt message for the duo on social media, seemingly to say goodbye.
Leicester remains in the Champions League places — where it has been since last September — but can be dislodged from fourth spot by Manchester United
Son, who was dropped from the starting lineup for the 0-0 draw at Bournemouth on Thursday, provided the corner that Toby Alderweireld sent past Martínez in the 81st with a glancing header.
VAR's decision not to disallow Tottenham's opener for a handball in their 2-0 win over West Ham did not go down well with Moyes.
It was the only positive case after the Premier League tested further 1,197 players and club staff.
The global virus outbreak means there will be at least two stadiums without fans when the Champions League resumes this week with second-leg matches in the round of 16
Tottenham had twice led through Steven Bergwijn and Serge Aurier, but Wolves hit back each time as Matt Doherty and Diogo Jota leveled before Raul Jimenez scored the winner.
Chelsea, somehow, finds itself still holding onto fourth place in the league heading into Saturday’s London derby against its nearest rival in the race for Champions League qualification.
Inter paid a reported 20 million euros ($22 million) for the 27-year-old Denmark midfielder despite his Tottenham contract expiring in July. Inter said he signed a five-season deal with the Serie A club through June 2024.
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