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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WIDE!!! Spurs turn defence to attack in the blink of an eye as Kulusevski collects a West Ham cross and charges back up the other end. He finds Skipp centrally, who darts to the edge of the box and shapes to shoot before linking with Davies, whose first-time shot from a tight angle lashes into the side netting!
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Substitution Clément Nicolas Laurent Lenglet Ivan Perišić
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OVER!! West Ham win a free-kick right on the edge of the Spurs box, and Benrahma steps up to fire a curling effort inches over the crossbar!
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That's Son's sixth goal in 14 appearances against West Ham, while Kane has notched his fifth assist in 20.
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