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 facet took the lead by means of 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 certain Tottenham capitalised on Soucek’s dismissal as he bagged Tottenham’s second aim and supplied 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 stated.
“We scored a superb aim from a nook. The purple card helps, after all, however I felt we had been dominant within the recreation.”
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 staff had been booed off on the ultimate 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 purple card,” Potter stated.
“It was tough for the gamers, we’re at residence, we’ve bought our satisfaction and don’t wish 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 objectives within the league, in addition to crashing out of the League Cup in opposition to Wolves to depart Potter combating to keep away from the sack.
Employed in January after Julen Lopetegui’s sacking, Potter has struggled to make an impression in east London.
The previous Chelsea and Brighton boss desperately wants a profitable run to stave off the axe, beginning with subsequent weekend’s recreation in opposition to Crystal Palace.
“We’re a brand new staff and we now have to stay collectively and deal with the issues we’ve achieved properly and see the place we are able to enhance,” Potter stated.
– Soucek sees purple –
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 on the right track within the forty seventh minute.
Sarr was left unmarked on the far publish to satisfy Xavi Simons’ nook with a robust header into the roof of the web.
It was the fifth aim 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 world.
Soucek noticed purple within the 54th minute, rashly crunching into Palhinha together 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 together with his first aim this season.
Romero despatched an extended move arcing over the Tottenham defence and the Swedish midfielder rose highest to loop an excellent 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.
