Tottenham 2-0 West Ham: Emerson Royal and Son Heung-min goals take Spurs into Premier League top four

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Tottenham moved into the apical 4 of the Premier League acknowledgment to a location triumph implicit struggling West Ham, who stay successful the relegation zone.

The Spurs wing-backs linked up for the archetypal extremity of the game, with Ben Davies releasing Emerson Royal to sprout into the bottommost corner.

West Ham had an contiguous accidental to equalise but Jarrod Bowen's almighty effort, aft helium outpaced Cristian Romero, was good saved by location goalkeeper Fraser Forster.

Spurs substitute Son Heung-min scored 4 minutes aft coming connected erstwhile helium raced onto Harry Kane's done shot and slotted a decorativeness past Lukasz Fabianski.

The Hammers would person moved supra some Bournemouth and Everton with a draw, but alternatively stay 18th arsenic they suffered their archetypal decision successful 5 matches successful each competitions.

Tottenham moved 1 constituent up of Newcastle, though Eddie Howe's side, beaten 2-0 astatine location by Liverpool connected Saturday, person a crippled successful hand.

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Line-ups

Tottenham

Formation 3-4-2-1

20Forster
17Romero
15Dier
34LengletSubstituted forPerisicat 78'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
12Emerson Royal
4SkippBooked astatine 9minsSubstituted forSarrat 89'minutes
5Højbjerg
33Davies
21KulusevskiSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 89'minutes
9RicharlisonSubstituted forSon Heung-minat 68'minutes
10Kane

Substitutes

6D Sánchez
7Son Heung-min
14Perisic
16Danjuma
23Porro
25Tanganga
27Lucas Moura
29Sarr
40Austin

West Ham

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Fabianski
24Kehrer
21OgbonnaSubstituted forJohnsonat 81'minutes
27Aguerd
5Coufal
28Soucek
41Rice
33EmersonSubstituted forFornalsat 82'minutes
12DownesSubstituted forBenrahmaat 72'minutes
20Bowen
9AntonioBooked astatine 62minsSubstituted forIngsat 72'minutes

Substitutes

2Johnson
3Cresswell
7Scamacca
8Fornals
10Lanzini
13Aréola
18Ings
22Benrahma
70Casey

Referee:Michael Oliver

Attendance:61,476

Live Text

Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, West Ham United 0.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, West Ham United 0.
Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur).
Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Pape Sarr.
Foul by Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur).
Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Sarr replaces Oliver Skipp.
Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (West Ham United) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked.
Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
Ben Johnson (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Emerson.
Substitution, West Ham United. Ben Johnson replaces Angelo Ogbonna.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ivan Perisic replaces Clément Lenglet.