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
81 mins: Pulisic squares the ball to Willian who drills one from the edge of the box and Ederson tips the ball over the bar. The referee gives a goal kick and Chelsea can't believe it.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
84 mins: Ederson's overconfidence almost undoes Man City and he tries to hit the ball over the top of Batshuayi but doesn't get the elevation. The ball hits the Chelsea forward and bounces wide of goal.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
87 mins: Mendy boots a free kick up the left wing and Man City regain the ball. Mahrez plays it into the box where Foden runs onto it. He squares the ball but Chelsea clear it away.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
90 mins: Four added minutes to end the game. Can Chelsea salvage an equaliser?
Man City 3 - 1 Chelsea - Sterling
90+3 mins: GOAL! Sterling finishes off the match with a decent finish after the ball bounces up to him as he runs into the box. VAR is going to check to see if he was offside.
Man City 2 - 1 Chelsea
90+4 mins: No goal! Sterling is found to be a couple of milimetres ahead of the defenders as so the goal doesn't stand.
The final whistle goes and Man City hold out for the win draw. They've bounced back from their defeat to Liverpool with a victory over Chelsea.
Goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez put City in front after N'Golo Kante had sent them behind.
Chelsea’s courage was their undoing when two cheap concessions of possession gave City the opportunity to counter-attack:
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