Tottenham vs West Ham LIVE result: Premier League final score as Son goal settles London derby
Tottenham 2-0 West Ham: Spurs go fourth while the Hammers remain in the bottom three
Tottenham moved into the Premier League’s top four as they returned to form with a 2-0 home win over West Ham that left their London rivals in the bottom three on Sunday.
There was little to separate the sides in a forgettable first half but Spurs stepped up the pace after the interval with goals by Emerson Royal and substitute Son Heung-min.
It was a big win for Tottenham following defeat at Leicester City and a midweek loss away to AC Milan in the Champions League and allowed them to leapfrog Newcastle United in the table.
Right back Emerson marked his 50th Premier League game by opening the scoring in the 56th minute from a Ben Davies pass.
Son, who has struggled for form this season and was left out of the starting lineup by Spurs’ stand-in manager Cristian Stellini, then linked with Harry Kane to double the advantage.
West Ham had started the derby brightly with Jarrod Bowen wasting an early chance but offered little and have now won only once in their last 11 league games with pressure mounting on manager David Moyes.
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The teams head out of the tunnel at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which is packed to the rafters as kick-off ticks down!
Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United
Lucas Paqueta impressed in the Hammers’ 1-1 draw with Chelsea in their last game, but a shoulder injury rules him out of this one. Tomas Soucek joins the midfield in his place, while Flynn Downes replaces Said Benrahma in the front three.
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Tottenham are still missing mansger Antonio Conte on the touchline, who is currently in Italy recovering from a gall bladder operation. In his place, assistant Cristian Stellini makes three changes, with Heung-Min Son, Ivan Perisic and Pape Sarr benched, with Richarlison, Ben Davies and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg coming in to fill their positions.
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WEST HAM SUBS: Alphonse Areola, Ben Johnson, Aaron Cresswell, Gianluca Scamacca, Pablo Fornals, Manuel Lanzini, Danny Ings, Said Benrahma, Kaelan Casey.
Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United
WEST HAM (3-4-2-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Thilo Kehrer, Angelo Ogbonna, Nayef Aguerd; Vladimir Coufal, Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice, Emerson Palmieri; Jarrod Bowen, Flynn Downes; Michail Antonio.
Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United
TOTTENHAM SUBS: Brandon Austin, Davinson Sanchez, Son Heung-Min, Ivan Perisic, Arnaut Danjuma, Pedro Porro, Japhet Tanganga, Lucas Moura, Pape Sarr.
Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United
TOTTENHAM (3-4-3): Fraser Forster; Cristian Romero, Eric Dier, Clement Lenglet; Emerson Royal, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Oliver Skipp, Ben Davies; Dejan Kulusevski, Harry Kane, Richarlison.
Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United
Things are far less comfortable for West Ham at the other end of the table, with the Hammers currently occupying the final relegation place having won just once since the break for the World Cup. They are unbeaten since that victory though, drawing their last two games, and will exit the bottom three if they avoid defeat in North London.
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