Tottenham's crisis continues

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West Ham could play in the Premier League's top-4 with a victory at home over the city children Tottenham. Conversely, the visitors in the local derby had the opportunity to gain some confidence into the squad after four defeats in five league games.

The opening goal fell just after five minutes when a passive Tottenham defense watched as Jarrod Bowen hit a cross into the box, which stroked all the way through to the visitors' goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris, who gave a return. Michail Antonio came first on the loose ball and the 1-0 lead was a fact.

After the shock start, Tottenham pushed the ball further up the home side's half, but the visitors had great challenges playing through the red / white wall of West Ham players. Despite a ball possession of 71%, Tottenham failed to find their way to the scoreboard in the first 45 minutes.

With 47 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as Jesse Lingard flipped the ball in after a cross from the left. The subsequent VAR review approved Lingard's goal, and the home team thus sat comfortably on the match with a 2-0 lead.

17 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defense had to look on as Lucas Moura dashed through, knocking home 3 - 0 for Gareth Bale. From a sharp angle, he headed the ball in behind Lukasz Fabianski in the West Ham goal, and the reduction to 2-1 was a reality.

Tottenham subsequently pushed further up, which resulted in more chances for the 'Lilywhites'. The biggest fell in the 78th minute when Bale pressed off a few yards from the field. The Welshman, however, had to see his shot hit the crossbar. The visitors did not come close to scoring, and the match ended with a 2-1 victory for West Ham. The three points send West Ham up to 4th place in the Premier League, while Tottenham remain in 9th place.