Tottenham vs West Ham LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Son and Kane combine to seal win
Tottenham 3-1 West Ham: Son Heung-min and Harry Kane continued their sublime partnership as Spurs claimed a big three points in what was a crucial match in the race for next season’s Champions League
Tottenham Hotspur boosted their Champions League qualification hopes thanks to a 3-1 win over top-four rivals West Ham United in the Premier League.
A Kurt Zouma own goal gave Spurs the lead after nine minutes and the hosts doubled their lead when Son Heung-min combined with Harry Kane midway through the first half.
West Ham pulled one back through Said Benrahma but could not find the energy to produce a comeback following Thursday’s extra-time win over Sevilla in the Europa League.
And the win was sealed as Son raced clear to score his second and move Spurs ahead of Manchester United into fifth, three points behind Arsenal.
The result also means Spurs have won back-to-back games in the Premier League for the first time since December as Antonio Conte’s side backed up Wednesday’s win at Brighton.
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Harry Kane is aiming to score in five successive Premier League matches for the first time.
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Michail Antonio has scored six top-flight goals versus Spurs, his highest total against any team.
Antonio Conte confident Dejan Kulusevski will explode into top Tottenham player
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte believes Dejan Kulusevski will explode into a top player for the club.
The Sweden international has enjoyed an impressive start since signing on deadline day from Juventus, scoring two goals and notching four assists in eight Premier League games.
Even though the 21-year-old is already delivering, Conte reckons the best is still to come.
“We are talking about an important prospect,” he said. “He is very young, only 21 years old and despite his young age, he has good experience with the national team.
Antonio Conte confident Dejan Kulusevski will explode into top Tottenham player
The Sweden international has enjoyed an impressive start since signing on deadline day from Juventus.
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Son Heung-min has six goals and one assist in his last seven top-flight home games.
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David Moyes is winless in his last nine Premier League fixtures away at Spurs with five draws and four defeats.
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Spurs have suffered defeat in five of their seven Premier League London derbies this season but have won their other two. Will they earn a third victory this afternoon?
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West Ham’s last away clean sheet came in a 0-0 draw with Burnley on 12th December 2021 but at the other end of the pitch the Hammers need one more away goal to reach 500 in the Premier League.
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Hammers’ defender, Ben Johnson, expects a great end to the season for his team as they compete for the Champions League spots in the Premier League and for the Europa League trophy. Speaking ahead of today’s game he said:
You know what you’re going to get in the league. Tottenham have got some terrific players like [Harry] Kane and [Heung-Min] Son, and [Dejan] Kulusevski coming in, so it’s going to be a tough game, but we’re looking forward to it.
“We’re going to be analysing them and seeing what we can do and seeing what we can bring on Sunday, and of course it’s a huge game that means a lot to us players and fans, so we’re going to give it our all out there as we did in the return game earlier in the season when we won 1-0.
“Of course, we’ve got an international break then, so after that, we’ll focus on playing Lyon. We’re very confident and we just want to do the fans proud.
“Every game we’ve got – however many we’ve got left – it’s going to be a great end to the season for everyone involved for the Club.”
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West Ham have won three of their last four matches against London opposition but lost the other game.
David Moyes may be worried about their away form. The Hammers have just one win from their last six away games in all competitions - a 2-1 extra-time victory at Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Cup fourth round.
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Tottenham have won eight and lost eight of their 16 matches in 2022 and Antonio Conte’s side have lost two of their last three top-flight home games - winning the other one.
But, which Tottenham will turn up today?
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