Tottenham beat West Ham 4-1

Tottenham dominated the Premier League against local rivals West Ham in north London.
Hammers winger Mohammed Kudus scored the game’s first goal from a Jarrod Bowen cross in the 18th minute, having missed a similar chance moments earlier.
Midfielder Dejan Kulusevski gave Spurs the goal they deserved, hitting both posts in the 36th minute.
But Spurs, already dominant in the first half, took their game to another level after the break when James Maddison was replaced by Pape Matar Sarr.
They scored just seven minutes later when Yves Bissouma finished off Destiny Udogie’s pass to give Spurs the lead. Son Heung-min, who had pulled the strings for the other goals, saw his shot saved by Alphonse Areola, but his save deflected by Jean-Clair Todibo and into the net.
The Korean scored five minutes later after the Hammers failed to clear a free ball, but then hit the post with a similar chance after West Ham lost the ball shortly after kick-off.
Unsurprisingly, Kudus was sent off for kicking Sarr and Micky van de Ven in the face, following an intervention by VAR Christopher Kavanagh.
The result was what Spurs’ impressive attacking play deserved and their second-half display helped exorcise the demons as the club blew a 2-0 lead at Brighton before the international break.
They lost that game 3-2 at the Amex Stadium – prompting Ange Postecoglou to describe the performance as his “worst defeat” since becoming Spurs manager last summer.

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