LONDON:
Tottenham ran riot within the second half of their 3-0 win over 10-man West Ham on Saturday because the stress mounted on under-fire boss Graham Potter.
Thomas Frank’s aspect took the lead via Pape Sarr’s header quickly after the interval on the London Stadium.
West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek was despatched off for a studs-up foul on Joao Palhinha seven minutes after Sarr’s opener.
Lucas Bergvall made positive Tottenham capitalised on Soucek’s dismissal as he bagged Tottenham’s second objective and offered the help for Micky van de Ven to seal the factors in a one-sided London derby.
Tottenham climbed to second within the Premier League, their third win in 4 video games erasing the bitter style of a shock defeat in opposition to Bournemouth earlier than the worldwide break.
It was the perfect preparation for Tottenham’s Champions League marketing campaign, which begins with a go to from Villarreal on Tuesday.
“We had some good crosses into the field, dominated and stored West Ham hemmed in,” Frank mentioned.
“We scored a superb objective from a nook. The crimson card helps, after all, however I felt we had been dominant within the sport.”
In stark distinction to Tottenham’s early-season success, West Ham are languishing within the relegation zone after a 3rd defeat in 4 matches.
Potter and his crew had been booed off on the closing whistle because the few followers who remained within the stadium confirmed their displeasure.
“The scoreline is a tough one for us. We made a mistake early within the second half and the sport will get away from us after the crimson card,” Potter mentioned.
“It was tough for the gamers, we’re at house, we have our pleasure and do not need to make it worse.
“I perceive the followers’ response as a result of the scoreline is the scoreline. I perceive why individuals are upset.”
The Hammers have conceded 11 targets within the league, in addition to crashing out of the League Cup in opposition to Wolves to go away Potter combating to keep away from the sack.
Employed in January after Julen Lopetegui’s sacking, Potter has struggled to make an influence in east London.
The previous Chelsea and Brighton boss desperately wants a profitable run to stave off the axe, beginning with subsequent weekend’s sport in opposition to Crystal Palace.
“We’re a brand new crew and we’ve got to stay collectively and give attention to the issues we have achieved properly and see the place we will enhance,” Potter mentioned.
– Soucek sees crimson –
West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta squandered a golden alternative when he dragged his shot broad within the opening moments.
Hammers captain Jarrod Bowen lashed simply broad after a flowing transfer early within the second half.
Nevertheless it was Tottenham who took the lead from their first shot heading in the right direction within the forty seventh minute.
Sarr was left unmarked on the far put up to fulfill Xavi Simons’ nook with a robust header into the roof of the online.
It was the fifth objective in 4 video games that West Ham had conceded from a set-piece this season.
Guglielmo Vicario preserved Tottenham’s lead moments later, plunging to his proper to maintain out Bowen’s drive from simply inside the realm.
Soucek noticed crimson within the 54th minute, rashly crunching into Palhinha along with his raised boot in an unsightly problem that left the midfielder writhing in ache.
Simply 9 seconds after Soucek’s dismissal, Bergvall doubled Tottenham’s lead along with his first objective this season.
Romero despatched an extended move arcing over the Tottenham defence and the Swedish midfielder rose highest to loop an outstanding header past Mads Hermansen.
Bergvall was Tottenham’s youngest scorer within the Premier League since Dele Alli 10 years in the past.
The 19-year-old wasn’t completed. His buccaneering run unhinged the West Ham defence within the sixty fourth minute, with Van de Ven making use of the of completion as he drilled into the far nook from 10 yards.
