Tottenham vs West Ham: 5 things we learned as Michail Antonio grabs shock winner

A quick look at the things you should take away from West Ham's win over Tottenham

West Ham beat crosstown rivals Tottenham Hotspur in their first game at Spurs' new stadium thanks to a second-half goal from Michail Antonio.

The Hammers soaked up a lot of pressure before the break and then caught out the hosts with a spark of inspiration from Marko Arnautovic setting up Antonio for the decisive strike.

Manuel Pellegrini takes his side back to east London with a win that will buoy the fanbase but which will ultimately not change much for their league position.

Tottenham, meanwhile, still look good to hold onto third place even with a tough defeat like this in the books.

But what did we learn? Here are five takeaways from the Hammers' away win...

1. Tottenham's injury crisis comes home to roost

Vincent Janssen missed a glorious late chance (Getty)

Vincent Janssen and Fernando Llorente might be one of the least inspiring strike partnerships the Premier League has seen all season.

And yet, with (potentially) a Champions League place on the line, it was those two ever-willing but never-scoring forwards that were spearheading Spurs' Premier League campaign.

The immobile Spaniard and the mobile but, ultimately, difficult to watch Dutchman were unsurprisingly incapable of breaking through the massed ranks of West Ham defenders. Issa Diop, the young French centre-back, had a particularly good game in shutting down Spurs' attacks.

The lack of available bodies means that many of these Tottenham players have no accumulated an eye-watering amount of minutes this season. They're tired, they're playing through injuries or they're already sidelined.

It will take a special effort to rouse themselves against a young, energetic Ajax side being given weekends off by the Dutch footballing authorities.

But their entire European campaign has been a special effort so far. It should be, and will be, their ultimate focus.

2. Issa Diop is proving a force

Scouts who had watched Issa Diop before he signed for West Ham thought he would end up at one of Europe's elite clubs.

Diop holds Son at bay in a great performance (Action Images via Reuters)

That may still be true, but for now he's at the Hammers and their recruitment staff look to have found a brilliant young defender.

Diop kept Spurs frustrated all afternoon and ended his game with a thrilling cameo run through the centre of the park that nearly doubled West Ham's lead. The clean sheet he helped his team keep will prove the most important contribution in the end, though.

3. Danny Rose's midfield role still provides more questions than answers

When Rose emerged as a talented teen at Leeds United he was a winger of some repute.

He then completed the 'inverse Gareth Bale' at Tottenham by converting from a speedy winger into a left-back but now he's drifting forwards again, playing four games at wing-back this season as well as four on the left of midfield, as he did in the first game at this stadium against Crystal Palace.

Rose's role was a little confusing against the Hammers (Action Plus via Getty Images)

Rose clearly has the energy and skill set to play anywhere on the flank but he struggled to create, which Spurs desperately need from the wing.

Against West Ham he had no shots on target - none at all, in fact - no key passes, no chances created and was dispossed twice, the same amount of times that he beat a man by dribbling.

There is clearly something you can do with Danny Rose in midfield, especially when you're deprived of so many players through injury. It's just becoming clear that whatever you can do with him, it isn't what Mauricio Pochettino is currently trying.

4. Arnautovic quality provides game-breaking moment

On his day, Marko Arnautovic is one of the best players in the Premier League not already at one of the top six clubs.

The problem has always been how few days he has.

Magic Marko was able to provide a spark despite little of the ball (Getty Images)

On this occasion, though, his intervention was the difference-making moment in a game that felt as if it would peter out into nothingness.

Arnautovic sort of clipped a lobbed through ball from wide, perfectly splitting Ben Davies and Davinson Sanchez to find Antonio.

Antonio did the rest, finishing well from a tight angle to send the claret corner of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (we're still calling it that?) absolutely wild.

The Austrian international also created West Ham's best chance of doubling their lead, earning himself a yard before curling one towards the far corner. Hugo Lloris, less reliable of late, was there to prevent the game-clinching goal though.

He may have had the fewest touches of any outfield player for the Hammers but when he got the ball, he showed the quality that makes the difference.

5. Little fallout for Hammers, Spurs now looking over their shoulder

This was an unwelcome blow for Tottenham's Champions League chase, but they are still in the box seat.

There is no time for nerves as Spurs have to immediately switch their focus to a first-ever Champions League semi-final amid an ever-growing injury list.

With Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United 'race' for the top four more akin to a blinking contest, Tottenham feel pretty secure in their qualification for next year's edition of Uefa's top club competition.

They do, however, need to get back on track next week at Bournemouth to just keep any worries from creeping in.