Dele Alli speaks:“It’s been a tough week for us emotionally. We’ve all spent a long time with Poch and were shocked when we heard the news. It was very sad. But we have a job to do. We have to go out and perform for the fans and for the club. No matter what happens, we have to stay together as a squad. In football things change. ”
Son Heung-min adds:“For almost five years we have tried to play from the back, but now we are trying something new. We adapted well, the lads did a really good job. We have to fight for the second ball. ”
That result catapults Tottenham up to sixth, at least for a couple of hours.West Ham are still stuck in 16 th place, currently five points clear of the relegation zone. Should Watford beat Burnley later, though, that’ll just be two. And as good as Spurs were for most of that game – Son and Alli were sensational in the first half – West Ham turned in the sort of performance that usually leads to a relegation scrap. Not a perfect day at the office for Mourinho, as it looked like being midway through the second half, but more than good enough. Onwards and upwards. West Ham by contrast are in all sorts of bother; those late goals don’t mask anything. Manuel Pellegrini is on very thin ice.
FULL TIME: West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur
But it’s too late for West Ham. Spurs have their first away win since January … though those late West Ham goals mean Jose Mourinho doesn’t look quite as pleased with his team’s performance as he was a little earlier.
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GOAL! West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur (Ogbonna 90 6)
Antonio, who has been the one plus point for West Ham this afternoon, races along the byline to the left of goal. His low cross-cum-shot pinballs off Alderweireld and Gazzaniga. Half the ground celebrate a goal, but the ball has somehow squirted wide of the bottom left. No matter! From the resulting corner, Ogbonna loses Sanchez and slams a shot into the bottom left!
90 min 4:Kane purchases a cheap free kick from Noble in midfield. That’s the pressure off Spurs, who are closing in on their first away win in thePremier Leaguesince January.
90 min 3:Another corner for West Ham. Snodgrass takes. Too long. Rice tries to recycle the ball from the right. Alderweireld clears.
(min 2:West Ham have enjoyed 82 percent of possession i n the last five minutes. Spurs fans better get used to matches ending like this, it’s how Mourinho rolls.
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90 min 1:There will be six added minutes. During the first, Snodgrass digs a cross out from a deep position on the left. Haller rises and heads straight at Gazzaniga.
90 min:… West Ham score! Ogbonna rises highest. The ball’s going wide left, but Rice turns it in by the post. The referee awards the goal … but VAR snatches it away quickly. Rice was clearly offside, so much so that the home fans didn’t really bother celebrating properly in the first place.
(min:) More good work by Antonio, who battles to win possession. Fredericks scoops a cross from the right. It’s deflected out for a corner, from which …
87 min:However, after giving it some thought , Michael Oliver books Kane and Snodgrass, who, it should be pointed out, are both grown men.
86 min:West Ham refuse to put the ball out of play with Sissoko down injured. Kane has a nibble at Snodgrass, who reacts angrily and throws the Spurs man to the floor. Just for a second, it looks like developing into a bit of rough-house, but everyone calms down quickly enough.
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84 min:Spurs are now sitting back. The plan presumably being to keep their shape, and keep hold of what they’ve got. Cresswell crosses from the left, but Sanchez heads powerfully clear with ease.
82 min:Moura knocks Cresswell to the ground, and it’s a free kick out on the left. West Ham load the box. Snodgrass can’t find anyone, though. That’s Moura’s last act of the afternoon, as he’s replaced by Sissoko.
81 min:Moura is bowled over by Sanchez, 25 yards out. Kane takes the free kick and belts it straight at Roberto, who gathers without fuss for once. The home crowd again with the ironic cheers.
79 min:Eriksen comes on for Alli, who takes his sweet time to leave the field of play. Noble gets up in the referee’s grille, pointing out that he should have departed at the nearest point of exit. That may be reflected in the time added on. Or it may not.
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77 min:Suddenly West Ham look lively. Noble launches long towards Antonio, who chests down on the edge of the box for Haller. Unfortunately Haller can’t get any purchase on his snapshot, and Tottenham can clear. But this is better from the home side, who have finally turned up, just the 70 – odd minutes late.
75 min:Davies injured himself while fouling Antonio back there. He limps off, to be replaced by Rose.
GOAL! West Ham United 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur (Antonio 73)
Antonio has been West Ham’s one success story this afternoon, putting himself about since coming on, a whirlwind of desire and talent. There’s some pinball in the Spurs box. The ball breaks to him. He slips Alderweireld with a deft shimmy right, then slaps a low shot into the bottom left from the edge of the area! A lovely finish, and there’s life in this match yet.
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72 min:That was really brave from Kane, who resisted the temptation to raise his hands to save himself. He took that full in the face, standing firm. He’s good to continue, though.
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70 min:Cresswell belts the free kickveryhard. It hits poor old Kane flush in his startled coupon. Ooyah, oof, that’s going to hurt a (lot) . He lies face down in the turf awhile. Selflessly, the Spurs captain has given the put-upon West Ham fans something to cheer.
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69 min:Antonio shines for West Ham, dribbling past Davies and Dier, cutting in from the right and drawing a foul from Davies, who had come back for more. A free kick in a dangerous position.
67 min:Aurier nutmegs Snodgrass out on the right wing, and scampers off tittering, like a cartoon character with a bag of sweeties. Snodgrass tilts his head back, scrunches his eyes, and emits a loud AW NO. It’s been that sort of day for West Ham.
66 min:Spurs are strutting around like they own the place. Which, this afternoon, they sort of do. They’re hogging possession, stroking it around in the grand manner. It’s very easy on the eye. Could this day be going any better for Jose Mourinho?
(min:Diop is put out of his misery, hooked for Carlos Sanchez, whose arrival isn’t met with uniform enthusiasm by the West Ham faithful.
(min:) Now it’s Son’s turn to beat the West Ham offside trap. He scoots down the left and wins a corner. The set piece leads to nothing, but there are more goals in this for Spurs.
61 min :West Ham United force Gazzaniga into a save! Antonio glides in from the right and curls towards the top right. It’s an easy catch for the keeper, who immediately launches long. Diop, who has been awful today, misjudges the flight of the long blooter, and allows Kane to tear clear on goal! To be fair to Diop, he mops up his own mess by powering back and blocking Kane, who dithered uncharacteristically. But still. What a mess.
60 min:Moura dinks a reverse pass down the left, nearly setting Kane clear. Fredericks does well to hook the ball away from danger.
58 min:West Ham have shown very little fight. Fornals tries to inject a bit of energy by bustling down the right, but nobody other than Noble seems particularly interested in joining in. The move peters out.
56 min:Yarmolenko isn’t happy either. He’s been totally anonymous today. But there he is anyway, a face like thunder as he’s yanked for Fornals.
55 min:Cresswell slips a ball down the left in the hope of releasing Antonio, but the striker’s gone too quickly and it’s an easy offside decision for the linesman. The home crowd are restless.
53 min:West Ham are all over the shop. Alli is allowed to trundle down the right, and nearly releases Kane into the area with a deft flick. Diop is on point this time, and intercepts. This particular panic is over, but the Hammers can’t keep on like this, or things could get extremely embarrassing.
51 min:Kane twisted his ankle while landing, but after a grimace and a rub, it looks as though he’ll be fine to continue.
48 min:Antonio has clearly been given a remit to put himself about up front. He battles with Sanchez down the left and wins a free kick. Snodgrass’s delivery is appalling, and Spurs clear easily … then break at great speed. Moura exchanges passes with Son, and he’s clear in the box. He should score, but drags a miserable effort across the face of goal and out to the left. He might have been trying to play in Alli, tearing down the inside left, caught in two minds.
47 min:Fredericks plays a ball down the right wing to nobody in particular. It dribbles out of play apologetically for a goal kick. Most of the folk in the London Stadium groan in unison, then fall silent. The misery is palpable.
46 min:Aurier slides through the back of Snodgrass in midfield. It should be a booking; it’s not even a foul. There have been some strange decisions in this match.
West Ham get the second half underway.Anderson has been hooked; Antonio comes on.
HALF TIME: West Ham United 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
A full (minutes into the Jose Mourinho era, and a first) ********************************** (Premier League) away win for Spurs in ten months is on. As for the Manuel Pellegrini era at West Ham … well, his coat’s on a shoogly peg. His team are booed off.
45 min 2:A corner for Spurs down the right. From which, Sanchez heads towards the top right. It’s going over, but Roberto takes no chances. He tips over the bar. And that’s the end of the half.
45 min:Snodgrass has a speculative dig from distance. It forces Gazzaniga to scramble in a panic towards his left-hand post, but the ball’s always whizzing wide.
GOAL! West Ham United 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur (Lucas 43)
This is a great goal. Alli, falling backwards on the left touchline, keeps the ball in play byBackheelingit towards Son from a prone position. Sensational!Bet his brother can’t do that. Son tears off down the wing, his ankle seemingly fine, and curls a low cross towards the far post, where Lucas races in to slam home. West Ham are a shambles, but Spurs have been very impressive.
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41 min:The resulting free kick is swung into the mixer. Roberto comes out to punch, succeeding only in clattering his own man Ogbonna. The ball drops to Alli, who hooks goalwards. Roberto sort of claws it away, just, but as the ball bounces around, the play’s stopped and he gets away with it. Roberto should be soundtracked by this at all times:
40 min:Fredericks slides in late on Son, who was preparing to make off down the left. He studs Son on his planted ankle, and is booked. That really should have been a red card. It’s checked by VAR, too, but the decision stands. A really sore one, and Son takes a while to recover.
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38 min:Roberto offered no resistance to Son’s shot, though take nothing away from the crispness of the finish. Son is such a fine player. Spurs come at West Ham again, Alli whipping a shot inches wide of the bottom left.
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