Tottenham vs. West Ham result: Son shines as Spurs win 3-1, gain ground in top four race

Son Heung-min bagged a brace for Tottenham Hotspur as they claimed a 3-1 win over rivals West Ham United to boost their chances of finishing in the top four.

It took Spurs just eight minutes to open the scoring when Kurt Zouma deflected a Son shot into the back of the his own net under pressure at the near post.

Tottenham doubled their advantage soon after with Harry Kane producing yet another assist for Son with the South Korean international giving the home team a 2-0 lead after 24 minutes.

West Ham gave themselves a lifeline against the run of play when Said Benrahma volleyed home at the back post after a corner kick had been flicked on by Craig Dawson.

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David Moyes' team were sharper in the second period, but ran out of steam having made such an effort in the Europa League against Sevilla on Thursday.

Spurs made sure of the points late on with Son scoring his second and his team's third after a header by Kane released him clean through on goal.

Tottenham vs. West Ham final score   1H 2H Final Tottenham 2 3 3 West Ham 1 1 1

Goals: 8th min - TOT - Kurt Zouma (OG)24th min - TOT - Heung-Min Son36th min - WHU - Said Benrahma89th min - TOT - Heung-Min Son

(All times Eastern)

2:56 p.m.: After the match, Antonio Conte explained that there's a clear top four in the Premier League...but it's not exactly the four you may have thought.