Tottenham vs West Ham LIVE result: Premier League final score as Son goal settles London derby
Tottenham 2-0 West Ham: Spurs go fourth while the Hammers remain in the bottom three
Tottenham moved into the Premier League’s top four as they returned to form with a 2-0 home win over West Ham that left their London rivals in the bottom three on Sunday.
There was little to separate the sides in a forgettable first half but Spurs stepped up the pace after the interval with goals by Emerson Royal and substitute Son Heung-min.
It was a big win for Tottenham following defeat at Leicester City and a midweek loss away to AC Milan in the Champions League and allowed them to leapfrog Newcastle United in the table.
Right back Emerson marked his 50th Premier League game by opening the scoring in the 56th minute from a Ben Davies pass.
Son, who has struggled for form this season and was left out of the starting lineup by Spurs’ stand-in manager Cristian Stellini, then linked with Harry Kane to double the advantage.
West Ham had started the derby brightly with Jarrod Bowen wasting an early chance but offered little and have now won only once in their last 11 league games with pressure mounting on manager David Moyes.
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A gingerly-moving Bowen wins a corner and crosses the ball in, with an odd glancing header from Spurs' Romero sending the ball behind for another!
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WIDE!!! He had to do better there!! Rice is caught out by Kulusevski, who plays Kane in behind. The striker looks to find the far corner with his half-volley in the box, but smashes the ball well wide of the intended target!
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SAVED!!! Richarlison and Kuluesvski spark a Spurs counter-attack and the latter tees up an arriving Kane. He shoots from just inside the area, but his low effort is well held by Fabianski!
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Spurs have scored a league-low share 36 per cent of their goals in the first half of games this season, with just 15 of their 42 overall coming in the opening 45 minutes.
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Kane kicks off for the hosts, and we're back underway at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
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We're back for the second half, and who, if any, will be the player to break the deadlock here?
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Soucek has been very heavily involved on his return to the Hammers' XI, having three touches in the box and firing off one shot. He's contested a game-high 13 duels, winning nine, including five in the air, and has also won three tackles as well as completing three interceptions and clearances apiece.
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