The ultimate end result regarded snug for Tottenham however it’s value remembering again to how nervous individuals have been contained in the stadium when it was nonetheless 1-0 to West Ham.

What turned the sport and launched the stress from Spurs was Dejan Kulusevski’s good strike after 36 minutes.

That was the second the sport modified. As quickly as Spurs scored as soon as, you could possibly inform they have been going to overwhelm West Ham. The dam had burst. The guests might not sustain their diligent early defending, monitoring runners and squeezing the area between the strains.

Spurs regarded like scoring each time they bought the ball. Half-time was a reduction for them. In reality, they need to have completed the sport with a couple of extra targets than they did. When Spurs are on it, they assault in wave after unstoppable wave.

It simply took Kulusevski’s equaliser to get them going.