Tottenham star Harry Kane to face no further action from the FA

Tottenham striker Harry Kane will face no further action from the Football Association following an apparent headbutt on Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta.

The England captain appeared to put his head towards the Chelsea defender after the pair clashed in the first half of Spurs’ 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

The incident, which stemmed from Kane closing down David Luiz after Spurs had returned possession to Chelsea, was not acted upon by referee Andre Marriner at the time.

Harry Kane faces the possibility of missing three games if the FA decide to hand out a ban

Kane appeared to throw his face towards Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta in the first half

The FA were waiting to see whether Marriner included the incident in his report, and whether he saw it or not. Marriner said he did see the incident and therefore Kane can face no further action.

In a worst-case scenario Kane could have been charged with violent conduct and faced a three-match ban.

He will now be clear to play in Saturday’s north London derby with Arsenal at Wembley, along with games against Southampton and Premier League leaders Liverpool. 

Kane did later receive a yellow card after another tussle with Luiz in a fiesty encounter.

Kane went into the referee’s book for a separate incident during Tottenham’s loss at Chelsea

‘I think he’s so competitive on the pitch,’ boss Mauricio Pochettino said of Kane. ‘We were frustrated, we want to win, we show our character.

‘Things that happen that we don’t know because it’s impossible from outside the pitch to see what is going on inside. But that is football.

‘It’s not a thing we should be worried about. When you finish the game and shake hands, big hug and the game finishes and it’s finished.’

Pochettino is also waiting to hear from the FA over his punishment for an improper conduct charge.

The Spurs boss was sanctioned after clashing with referee Mike Dean at the end of the 2-1 loss at Burnley on Saturday.

He accepted the charge and is awaiting punishment after turning down the chance of a personal hearing.