Tottenham striker Kane defends actions for Brighton penalty | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane has defended his actions after he was fouled by Adam Lallana in the 2-1 win over Brighton.

Kane received some criticism after he collided with Lallana, who was going up for a header before clattering into the the England skipper.

"From my point of view the ball was in the air, I've tried to put my body in between the player to shield the ball as if you would from a goal kick," Kane told Sky Sports.

"He has jumped into the back of me with quite a bit of force, which obviously put me to the floor.

"The ref gave it as a free-kick, VAR gave it as a foul, from my point of view I can understand maybe it's a 50-50 decision, it's not a definite foul you get all the time. But you definitely get five out of 10 of them in a game.

"Just the fact it was turned into a penalty it then becomes more of a talking point, but that's why VAR is there. They have a look at it, they decide if they think it's a foul, the ref and the VAR both did and that's why I got the penalty."