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

Son celebrates wrapping up three points for Spurs (Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty I)

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.

Tottenham vs West Ham

• Kurt Zouma own goal gives Spurs early lead, Tottenham 1-0 West Ham
• Son Heung-min finishes Harry Kane’s pass, Tottenham 2-0 West Ham
• Said Benrahma pulls a goal back, Tottenham 2-1 West Ham
• Son races clear from Kane flick to seal win, Tottenham 3-1 West Ham
• FT: Spurs go three points Arsenal after back-to-back wins

[20 March 2022 17:53 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

63 mins: Sergio Reguilon is fuming. He sprints into the left side of the penalty area as Harry Kane plays in the ball. Ben Johnson tracks he and there’s a tussle with Reguilon hitting the deck. He thinks it’s a guaranteed penalty but the referee disagrees and West Ham run the ball clear.

[20 March 2022 17:50 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

60 mins: West Ham have back into the game strongly after those two goals. Manuel Lanzini sends the ball up to Andriy Yarmolenko in the Tottenham penalty area. He tries to flick it on and misses but his action means the ball hits Ben Davies and bounces into the path of Said Benrahma sweeping in from the right. Hugo Lloris is aware of the danger though and sprints off his line to get to the ball first and smother it.

[20 March 2022 17:46 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

57 mins: Chance! Son’s corner kick is headed clear by Masuaku and West Ham sweep up the pitch. Aaron Cresswell is given the ball on the left side of the box and perfectly picks out Michail Antonio who volleys his effort over the goal!

It’s Antonio’s last involvement as he and Arthur Masuaku go off for West Ham with Yarmolenko and Fornals brought on.

[20 March 2022 17:43 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

54 mins: Rodrigo Bentancur shoves Said Benrahma off the ball in his own final third and sends Son Heung-min storming up the pitch on the counter. He carries the ball forward and plays it into the box for Harry Kane. Kane attempts to dink it over Lukasz Fabianski but the goalkeeper gets a good chunk of the ball and guides it out for a corner.

Pablo Fornals and Andriy Yarmolenko are getting ready to come for West Ham.

[20 March 2022 17:40 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

51 mins: Harry Kane times a run off the shoulder of Kurt Zouma expertly and chases down a through ball just to the left of the West Ham box. He flicks a cross over to the back post where it bounces up nicely for the arriving Matt Doherty but Arthur Masuaku sticks out his leg and does just enough to shove the Tottenham right-back away from the ball.

[20 March 2022 17:38 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

48 mins: Kulusevski darts inside with the ball and laces a pass out to Son on the left wing. He rolls it onto his right foot and flicks a cross into the box winning a corner for Spurs as West Ham guide the out of play.

Son takes the corner himself and delivers the ball onto the head of Masuaku who nods it down to Antonio to complete the clearance.

[20 March 2022 17:36 · Michael Jones]

Second half: Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

Kick off: No changes at half-time from either team as Tottenham get the game back underway. They make early inroads into the Hammers’ box as Kane slips a through ball down the left side for Son’s overlapping run. He brings it into the area but gets tackled by Zouma as the offside flag gets raised.

[20 March 2022 17:33 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

As it stands Tottenham are moving ahead of West Ham and Manchester United into fifth place. Can they hold onto this lead over the second half?

[20 March 2022 17:30 · Michael Jones]

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[20 March 2022 17:28 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

Son Heung-min and Harry Kane have now combined for a 38th Premier League goal, overtaking Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard (37) as the duo who have assisted one another for the most goals in history of the competition.

38 - Harry Kane & Son Heung-min,

37 - Didier Drogba & Frank Lampard,

31 - Sergio Aguero & David Silva,

29 - Thierry Henry & Robert Pires.