Eric Dier and Mousa Dembélé struggled to find out balls ahead of them, instead frequently cycling possession back through to the centre-backs more often than not.
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“We have a good balance in the squad, we are still young and we can grow – time, belief and working hard is the key for us”.
The Metropolitan police said the victim was knifed in the abdomen in the incident which took place around the junction of White Hart Lane and Tottenham High Road.
West Ham’s heaviest defeat of the season came in their first match without the injured Dimitri Payet but manager Slaven Bilic said the maestro’s absence could be no excuse.
It was the third game in Tottenham’s last four matches in which they’ve scored three or more goals and they managed twelve shots on target, more than any other side in a single league game this season.
West Ham’s surprising survival in the top six through the opening four months of the season suggests that they too will prove a tough opposition.
Mauricio Pochettino, usually guarded in his praise, could not hide his delight. We are very proud of the players, we congratulate them, there are a lot of positive things we can say today.
It was 2-0 on 33 minutes, however, as Alderweireld timed his near-post run to perfection to thump a header past Adrian from Christian Eriksen’s in-swinging corner.
“So they are both key games and we go game by game, so the most important game is the next one and that’s Qarabag”.
It was 3-0 to the home side five minutes into the second half when Eriksen played Kane through on goal and he made no mistake to grab his second goal of the game.
The reluctant recipient of a throw from Adrian, Tomkins passed the ball straight to Eriksen, who moved it on to Kane, and the England striker drove a low strike through Adrian from outside the box.
Dele Alli has enjoyed a brilliant start to the season but the 19-year-old was less influential playing further forward behind Kane. Manuel Lanzini netted a stunning consolation for West Ham – but it did little to dampen the mood at the ground.
Tottenham’s Ryan Mason, left, and Kyle Walker celebrate after… “It can’t be up to one player to have such a difference in performances from two weeks ago to now”.
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– Kyle Walker scored his first Premier League goal for Tottenham since December 2013 (v Manchester United).
