Will goal hero Harry Kane be crowned Premier League top scorer?

Terrific Tottenham striker Harry Kane’s stock continues to rise, as the youngster propelled his club back into the top six and within touching distance of a coveted Champions League spot, after bagging a brilliant brace against QPR.

A superbly timed and powerful header from a set piece, plus a cool finish around QPR keeper Robert Green, perfectly summed up what the Spurs striker is all about; instinct, movement, determination, energy.

Those two fine finishes now place cunning Kane third in the Premier League top scorer chart, with a sensational 16 goals in 24 outings, just one behind current joint-top marksmen Sergio Aguero and Diego Costa.

Eight strikes in his last six league games have understandably added to the hyperbole surrounding confident Kane, but the praise is certainly well deserved.

Before his brace-bagging heroics, the 21-year-old was 7/1 with Coral to be crowned Premier League top scorer for the season, but customers should prepare for those odds to now shorten significantly.

To be counted among blockbuster names such as Aguero and Costa is a testament to the incredible progress that Spurs starlet Kane has made since last summer, with a senior England call-up also expected imminently.

Despite his obvious talents, the Young Lion has benefited from circumstance, as Spurs have failed to land a suitable striker in recent transfer windows.

The poacher’s rise to prominence thanks to Europa League group stage goals, plus a struggling Roberto Soldado and Emmanuel Adebayor being frozen out again, eventually forced Mauricio Pochettino’s hand, and Kane has never looked back.

A truly impressive 26 goals across all competitions this campaign means he has emphatically announced himself at club level, but now Kane must turn his attention to his country.

In a recent interview, England boss Roy Hodgson said of him: “Kane is ready; if he wasn’t ready, he wouldn’t be playing for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League and scoring lots of goals.