Tottenham vs West Ham: Michail Antonio goal gives Hammers deserved away victory
Relive the Premier League clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham Hotspur suffered their first defeat at their new stadium after Michail Antonio gave West Ham United a 1-0 win in the Premier League on Saturday.
Tottenham made a number of changes to their side as they prepared for their Champions League semi-final first leg against Ajax on Tuesday but Mauricio Pochettino's gamble backfired against a resolute West Ham side.
Spurs dominated the first half and could have been ahead after 11 minutes when Son Heung-min was played through by Dele Alli but his shot from the left was too close to the near post of Lukasz Fabianski who got down to save.
The Pole also did well to deny Christian Eriksen who shot from close range after good work down the right from Lucas Moura.
Tottenham were made to pay for those missed chances as West Ham took the lead after halftime. A lofted cross from Marko Arnautovic in the 67th minute found Antonio who lashed it in past goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Relive the match above.
6 minutes
Hard to get a read on the game so far with it yet to truly settle down.
West Ham are trying to preserve high and Dele Alli is taking up occupying the spaces left in a midfield that looks perhaps disjointed, Declan Rice a little exposes early on.
Even start, however.
7 minutes
Solid defending from Toby Alderweireld, using his body to block the charge of the much faster Marko Arnautovic and prevent the Austrian beating him to the ball, stepping across and calmly knocking the ball out of play for a throw.
8 minutes
Lucas Moura drops deep and sets about weaving between the bodies in a congested middle, doing well to move through them before having his path blocked by Declan Rice.
Free kick.
10 minutes
Christian Eriksen's chip down the middle is initially cleared, and though Arthur Masuaku foolishly knocks the ball straight to a Tottenham shirt, the full-back is in the way of Dele Alli's attempt through pass for Heung-Min Son running out-to-in from an inside right position.
Son chases a diagonal in vain, and Lukasz Fabianski will launch a goal kick.
11 minutes
A first real chance, and Heung-Min Son might have done better.
Dele Alli is being allowed space and time on the ball and it was only a bmatter of time before he found a pass, feeding between Fabian Balbuena and Ryan Fredericks, arcing a nice low ball into Son's path.
His first touch drags him slightly wide and with the defence quickly recovering Son opts for an early shot, opening his body up but catching it on the inside of his foot, Lukasz Fabianski secure at his near post.
Mauricio Pochettino watches on sternly as his side find their footing in the game.
13 minutes
West Ham are leaving alarming areas of space in behind as they push high, and are a little fortunate for Dele Alli's hesitance, Issa Diop's long-striding recovery run getting in the way of Alli's attempt to find the top corner.
Alli could perhaps have released a shot earlier, or, having waited, looked for a teammate.
15 minutes
The crowd asks Anthony Taylor the question as Mark Noble seems to lunge in on Lucas Moura but the midfielder has taken the ball, Taylor indicating as such with a point. Few complaints from Moura, back on his feet swiftly despite being sent flying through the air by Noble's firm intervention.
16 minutes
Lukasz Fabianski nearly gets himself in a pickle as Danny Rose optimistically crosses to the far post.
There are no Spurs shirts nearby but Fabianski has to watch it closely, wary of the post behind him as he back tracks, eventually content to withdraw his reach and watch it hop out of play for a goal kick.
17 minutes
An innocuous-enough drive from Ryan Fredericks fizzes low, a yard-or-so from the turf, dipping towards Hugo Lloris' left-hand upright.
It appears to be just fading wide, but Lloris takes no chances, palming it behind.
From the corner, Michail Antonio meets Robert Snodgrass' loopy inswinger, but heads comfortably wide.
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