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Tottenham vs West Ham LIVE: Premier League latest as Behrama scores after Son and Kane combine

Tottenham vs West Ham LIVE Premier League latest as Behrama scores after Son and Kane combine
Follow all the latest updates from the match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs and West Ham vie for a place in next season’s Champions League
<p>Son Heung-min celebrates scoring Spurs’ second</p><p>Son Heung-min celebrates scoring Spurs’ second</p>

Son Heung-min celebrates scoring Spurs’ second

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The race for the top four continues this afternoon as West Ham travel to Tottenham Hotspur for a London derby in the Premier League.

The Hammers are in a confident mood having knocked six-time Europa League champions Sevilla out of the competition on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals in one of the greatest nights in the club’s history. David Moyes’ side are fighting on two fronts and still have ambitions of finishing in the European spots, as they face a Spurs side also vying for the Champions League spots.

Spurs took advantage of Arsenal dropping points at home to Liverpool last Wednesday, by beating Brighton, and also move level on points with West Ham having played a game less. The Gunners’ victory over Aston Villa yesterday has put them six points clear of Antonio Conte’s side but they can cut that gap to three today with the knowledge of a north London derby still to come.

Tottenham’s main problem has been a lack of consistency and recent form suggests Conte’s side are due for a defeat. However, West Ham might find it hard to produce the type of performance needed to beat Spurs just days after their Europa League heroics and with Harry Kane also on form, it leaves Spurs as the favourites.

Follow all the live updates asTottenham take on West Ham in the Premier League:

Tottenham vs West Ham
  • Both teams battling for top four
  • Tottenham XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Doherty, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Reguilon, Kulusevski, Son, Kane
  • West Ham XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Masuaku, Rice, Soucek, Lanzini, Antonio, Benrahma
  • Kurt Zouma own goal gives Spurs early lead, Tottenham 1-0 West Ham
  • Son Heung-min finishes Harry Kane’s pass, Tottenham 2-0 West Ham
  • Said Benrahma pulls a goal back, Tottenham 2-1 West Ham
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Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

66 mins: Chance! Patient play from Spurs sees them string together a bunch of passes and push up the middle of the pitch. Doherty drifts into space on the right wing and receives the ball from Son. He curls a nice cross to the back post where Reguilon has the jump on Johnson. The Tottenham left-back wins the header but can’t guide his effort at goal and sends it wide.

Michael Jones20 March 2022 17:57

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63 mins: Sergio Reguilon is fuming. He sprints into the left side of the penalty area as Harry Kane plays in the ball. Ben Johnson tracks he and there’s a tussle with Reguilon hitting the deck. He thinks it’s a guaranteed penalty but the referee disagrees and West Ham run the ball clear.

Michael Jones20 March 2022 17:53

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Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

60 mins: West Ham have back into the game strongly after those two goals. Manuel Lanzini sends the ball up to Andriy Yarmolenko in the Tottenham penalty area. He tries to flick it on and misses but his action means the ball hits Ben Davies and bounces into the path of Said Benrahma sweeping in from the right. Hugo Lloris is aware of the danger though and sprints off his line to get to the ball first and smother it.

Michael Jones20 March 2022 17:50

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57 mins: Chance! Son’s corner kick is headed clear by Masuaku and West Ham sweep up the pitch. Aaron Cresswell is given the ball on the left side of the box and perfectly picks out Michail Antonio who volleys his effort over the goal!

It’s Antonio’s last involvement as he and Arthur Masuaku go off for West Ham with Yarmolenko and Fornals brought on.

Michael Jones20 March 2022 17:46

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54 mins: Rodrigo Bentancur shoves Said Benrahma off the ball in his own final third and sends Son Heung-min storming up the pitch on the counter. He carries the ball forward and plays it into the box for Harry Kane. Kane attempts to dink it over Lukasz Fabianski but the goalkeeper gets a good chunk of the ball and guides it out for a corner.

Pablo Fornals and Andriy Yarmolenko are getting ready to come for West Ham.

Michael Jones20 March 2022 17:43

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51 mins: Harry Kane times a run off the shoulder of Kurt Zouma expertly and chases down a through ball just to the left of the West Ham box. He flicks a cross over to the back post where it bounces up nicely for the arriving Matt Doherty but Arthur Masuaku sticks out his leg and does just enough to shove the Tottenham right-back away from the ball.

Michael Jones20 March 2022 17:40

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48 mins: Kulusevski darts inside with the ball and laces a pass out to Son on the left wing. He rolls it onto his right foot and flicks a cross into the box winning a corner for Spurs as West Ham guide the out of play.

Son takes the corner himself and delivers the ball onto the head of Masuaku who nods it down to Antonio to complete the clearance.

Michael Jones20 March 2022 17:38

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Second half: Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham

Kick off: No changes at half-time from either team as Tottenham get the game back underway. They make early inroads into the Hammers’ box as Kane slips a through ball down the left side for Son’s overlapping run. He brings it into the area but gets tackled by Zouma as the offside flag gets raised.

Michael Jones20 March 2022 17:36

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As it stands Tottenham are moving ahead of West Ham and Manchester United into fifth place. Can they hold onto this lead over the second half?

Michael Jones20 March 2022 17:33

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Michael Jones20 March 2022 17:30

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