Meanwhile, in a match that saw Tottenham move within two points of top four thanks to their victory against West Ham, the Spurs now remain unbeaten since the opening game of the Barclays Premier League season.
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Diafra Sakho of West Ham United is challenged by Danny Rose of Tottenham Hotspur.
Kane admitted he should have had at least a hat-trick after wasting a glorious first-half opportunity with a poor left-footed finish but otherwise feels confident after making it 12 goals in 14 London derby appearances.
Jose Mourinho’s side head into Sunday’s clash at White Hart Lane ten points adrift of their London rivals following a woeful start to their title defence. The Argentine boss believes the north London team are an “attractive” proposition for any player on the planet.
Christian Eriksen’s immaculately delivered corner found Alderweireld for Tottenham to double their lead in the 32nd minute.
Kane could have made it 3-0 with a one-on-one with West Ham goalkeeper Adrian, but pushed the shot across the goal and post.
Kane started the season with just one goal in his first 13 games for Spurs but has hit back in stunning style to silence the one-season wonder talk.
Kane’s second, soon after the break, essentially sealed the win before Walker added a well-taken fourth and Manuel Lanzini fired in a late consolation for the Hammers. “We knew from the group, you share the same philosophy and the way you play is the best in the world”.
– No team has scored more first half goals than Spurs (12) so far this season – level with Everton. It is hard to say today what will happen in four or five months. If we combine those two bets in a score-cast, then we get very tempting odds of 25/1.
Heung-Min Son is set to come in for the suspended Erik Lamela, whilst Andros Townsend could return to the squad after his suspension for an altercation with the club’s fitness coach.
“He is young”, Pochettino said.
Bilic insisted it was a shock because of the good preparation but the hosts were too good for them on the day.
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West Ham have beaten Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City already away from home this season but they were a pale shadow of the team that managed those risky and disciplined displays. It was a big step forward because it was a very good example of how we want to play, and how we want to play in the future.
