Tottenham mounted a comeback of their very own after three objectives in eight second-half minutes impressed a 4-1 victory over 10-player West Ham on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Spurs had been left to dwell on their collapse at Brighton through the worldwide break and after a vibrant begin, they may have been left fearing the worst as Mohammed Kudus gave the Hammers the lead (18). The hosts had been warned moments earlier as Guglielmo Vicario needed to pull of a shocking save to disclaim the Ghana worldwide, however the Spurs goalkeeper may do nothing to maintain out his second effort after latching onto Jarrod Bowen’s cross.
You might sense the frustration throughout the bottom after Spurs wasted one other vibrant begin and alternatives continued to return and go. The returning Heung-min Son’s curled effort flew inches huge, whereas the in-form Brennan Johnson missed with a header from six yards because the ball hit his shoulder and bounced huge.
However Spurs finally discovered the breakthrough as Dejan Kulusevski’s shot beat Alphonse Areola earlier than hitting each posts and creeping over the road, a lot to the aid of the house followers.
From that second, Spurs, who changed James Maddison with Pape Sarr on the break, by no means seemed again amidst a speedy capitulation from West Ham.
Yves Bissouma began the scoring rush within the 52nd minute earlier than an personal objective from Areola after Jean-Clair Todibo had additionally deflected Son’s shot (55) and was described as “comical” by Sky Sports activities‘ Micahel Dawson on Soccer Saturday, three minutes later noticed Spurs open up a two-goal benefit.
Son (60) capped the scoring spree with Spurs third in eight minutes, slamming dwelling on the far submit to see his facet bounce again from their Brighton nightmare in excellent type.
West Ham’s dramatic second-half collapse was full when Kudus lastly obtained a crimson card after a prolonged VAR test. In a fracas in the direction of the tip of the match after a coming along with Micky van de Ven, Kudus raised his fingers to each the Dutchman and Sarr. He was initially proven a yellow card however after being despatched to the VAR display, referee Andrew Madley brandished a crimson card to cap a day to neglect for Julen Lopetegui and his facet.
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