Tottenham adds to West Ham's woes with big win
Tottenham Hotspur coasted to a 3-0 derby win over 10-man West Ham United at London Stadium in the Premier League, with Lucas Bergvall scoring his first goal in the competition.
Spurs went into the international break on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth, their first Premier League loss under Thomas Frank.
But they issued an emphatic response, running riot in the second half after seeing an early Cristian Romero header disallowed.
Mohammed Kudus, who was continually booed on his first return to West Ham, saw his right-wing corner powered home by Romero in the 19th minute, but referee Jarred Gillett disallowed the goal because of Micky van de Ven's push on Kyle Walker-Peters.
However, some more dreadful set-piece defending from West Ham was punished in the 47th minute, with Pape Matar Sarr nodding in from Xavi Simons's deep corner.
Things soon got worse for the hosts as Tomas Soucek caught Joao Palhinha's shin with a desperate lunge and received a straight red card in the 54th minute.
Moments after play restarted, Bergvall looped a wonderful header into the far corner from Romero's searching pass over the top.
Van de Ven put the result beyond all doubt in the 64th minute, sweeping home after Bergvall's enterprising run into the area, while only a fine save from Mads Hermansen denied Kudus a late fourth.
