Tottenham responded to their “worst defeat” under Ange Postecoglou with a brilliant second half display to secure a 4-1 victory over West Ham at home.
In their first match since surrendering a two-goal lead against Brighton, Tottenham went behind at home versus the Hammers with Mohammed Kudus arriving at the back post to turn home a Jarrod Bowen pull back.
Spurs had been dominating possession and stepped up the tempo after going behind. Dejan Kulusevski was a bright spark and pulled the hosts level with an inside run and strike from the right wing.
1-1 was the half-time score and the match seemed like a close contest. The second half was anything but. Son Heung-min slipped a fine ball into the box for Destiny Udogie to set up Yves Bissouma’s goal before an unfortunate own goal extended Tottenham’s lead.
Having been involved in the previous two goals Son then drifted into space on the left and finished off a fine solo run to put the game out of West Ham’s reach. Kudus was visibly frustrated and let that show late in the game by collecting a red card.
Relive the updates from Tottenham vs West Ham in the Premier League in today’s live blog
‘Sarr changed the game’ says Kulusevski
A potentially big call from Ange Postecoglou came at half-time when he replaced James Maddison with Pape Matar Sarr. Dejan Kulusevski thinks that was a turning point in the match as Spurs went on to score three more goals and win the game.
He said: “It’s hard to do both things [attack and defend] all the time and it was good to get Pape in, he changed the game for us.”
Mike Jones19 October 2024 14:43
Post-match reaction from Kulusevski
Tottenham forward Dejan Kulusevski was awarded the Player of the Match and spoke to TNT Sports saying: “First half was tough because you cannot always be 100% physically. They did good and they scored but, when I scored, I knew we were going to win.
“When we play good we are unbelievable but we have to defend much better. The balance was not good enough, we have to improve that for the next game.
“When everything is clicking we can score four goals.”
Mike Jones19 October 2024 14:42
Mohammed Kudus sent off after flooring three Tottenham players in wild meltdown
West Ham forward Mohammed Kudus was sent off after taking out three Tottenham players in a matter of seconds in an extraordinary meltdown in the London derby.
The Ghana international appeared to kick out twice at Micky van de Ven after the Spurs defender fell onto the ball, sparking the melee in which Kudus would lose his head.
Mike Jones19 October 2024 14:38
Full-time! Tottenham 4-1 West Ham
90+7 mins: There goes the full-time whistle. Tottenham comeback from conceding against the Hammers to successfully storm to victory at home.
Goals from Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-min and Yves Bissouma completed the comeback.
Mike Jones19 October 2024 14:28
Tottenham 4-1 West Ham
90+3 mins: West Ham are still trying to give it a go and score more goals but things look bleak for Julen Lopetegui’s team. It’s been a shocking start to the season for them and they’ll need to turn it around quickly.
Mike Jones19 October 2024 14:21
Tottenham 4-1 West Ham
90 mins: Seven minutes of added time to play.
Mike Jones19 October 2024 14:18
Tottenham 4-1 West Ham
89 mins: With things settling down once again, Ange Posecoglou sends on Archie Gray for Spurs. There’s a few minutes left in this match before added time.
Mike Jones19 October 2024 14:16
RED CARD! Tottenham 4-1 West Ham
86 mins: Kudus twice shoved Spurs players in the face in that altercation. The VAR informed the referee about the situation and the initial yellow card is scrapped and upgraded to a straight red for the West Ham midfielder.
The Hammers are down to 10-men.
Mike Jones19 October 2024 14:14
Tottenham 4-1 West Ham
85 mins: Yellow cards. Kudus and Van de Ven are both sent into the book by the referee. Kudus is a lucky boy but there’s a second incident with Kudus showing a hand into Pape Matar Sarr’s face.
This could be a second yellow card…
Mike Jones19 October 2024 14:12
Tottenham 4-1 West Ham
82 mins: Into the final 10 minutes for the game now and Spurs look very comfortable. Micky van de Ven shoulders Mohammed Kudus off the ball as the West Ham midfielder looks to get into the box.
Kudus kicks out at the Spurs defender when he’s on the floor. The two then come to slapping blows and it all kicks off.
How will the referee sort this one out?
Mike Jones19 October 2024 14:11