West Ham vs Tottenham: Result and reaction from Premier League fixture today
Re-live all the action from the London Stadium as Jose Mourinho made his much-anticipated return to the Premier League
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Your support makes all the difference.Jose Mourinho got off to the best possible start as Tottenham Hotspur manager as his new side beat West Ham United 3-2 at London Stadium on Saturday - their first Premier League away win in 10 months.
First-half goals from Son Heung-min and Lucas Moura and another after the break from Harry Kane – his 175th for the club - inflicted West Ham’s fifth league defeat in seven games and piled more pressure on manager Manuel Pellegrini whose side sit close to the drop zone.
Mourinho, however, will not be happy with the way Spurs conceded two late goals as substitute Michail Antonio and Angelo Ogbonna capitalised on familiar errors in a defence that has kept just one league clean sheet all season.
After Kane had an early effort ruled out for offside, Son put the visitors ahead on 36 minutes, sweeping by Papa Diop and firing past West Ham’s unconvincing keeper Roberto for his sixth goal in as many games.
Mourinho, returning to English football after 11 months, punched the air in celebration and his mood improved further before the break when an outrageous scooped pass from Dele Alli freed Son on the left.
The South Korean’s inviting cross was forced home at the back post by Moura, who was one of three changes on Mourinho’s first teamsheet.
Kane was completely unmarked to head home Tottenham’s third on 49 minutes and move third on Spurs’ list of all-time scorers, behind Jimmy Greaves (266) and Bobby Smith (208).
Declan Rice had a late effort disallowed for offside by VAR as West Ham rallied, although the result was never in doubt, Ogbonna netting their second deep into stoppage-time.
Teams
West Ham XI: Roberto; Fredericks, Ogbonna, Diop, Cresswell; Rice, Noble; Snodgrass, Anderson, Yarmolenko; Haller.
Spurs XI: Gazzaniga; Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies; Dier, Winks; Dele, Lucas, Son, Kane.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
51 mins: Jorginho brings down Cancelo and stops a Man City attack. Rodri is taken off by Pep Guardiola with Gundogan coming on.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
54 mins: Chance for Kante. Willian plays the ball into the box and it takes a deflection to come to Azpilicueta. He passes to Kante who shoots and wins a corner. The corner ball comes into the box for Chelsea but Man City have everyone back and they clear the ball all the way down the pitch.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
57 mins: Mahrez takes a corner for Man City. He puts a low ball into the box for Cancelo who meets it and shoots but the shot is blocked before crossing the line. Chelsea get away with one.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
60 mins: Frank Lampard makes a change for Chelsea and brings on 19-year-old Reece James who replaces Emerson.
Sterling holds up the ball in the box and gives it to Mahrez. He can't find an angle to shoot and the attack breaks down for Man City.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
63 mins: Jorginho is shown a yellow card for taking out Kevin De Bruyne. It's a fair decision he'll have not complaints with that.
Sterling wins a corner as Zouma blocks his cross into the box. De Bruyne plays it back to Mahrez who passes it back to De Bruyne. De Bruyne sends the ball into Aguero who chips it across goal. The ball falls for Mahrez and he hits the ball over the crossbar.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
66 mins: David Silva is taken off for Man City. Phil Foden comes on in his place.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
69 mins: Reece James puts a decent cross into the six yard box for Chelsea but it's just out of the reach of Tammy Abraham. Chelsea are having their best period since the opening 20 minutes and the home fans are a little nervous.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
72 mins: Foden has a shy at goal from a way out but Kepa collects the ball with relative ease. Sterling plays the ball up to Aguero and James collides with him but the referee doesn't think it is a foul.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
75 mins: Mount and Batshuayi come on for Jorginho and Abraham as Frank Lampard makes a double change to freshen things up for the final quarter of an hour.
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