Dele Alli: Assist in West Ham win

West Ham captain Mark Noble admits that the 4-1 defeat against Spurs on Sunday still “hurts” the players.

It could easily have already been more.

Kane clinically lashed in his first after 23 minutes before Alderweireld headed in Christian Eriksen’s corner 10 minutes.

West Ham were on the ropes.

They are probably one of the most entertaining sides to watch at the moment. In the first half they could have taken the game to United more – they maybe gave them too much respect.

Garth Crooks has hailed Harry Kane as “vital” to Tottenham’s quest to finish in the top four this season after the striker’s goals against West Ham on Sunday, per BBC Sport.

With West Ham unquestionably beaten, Walker’s goal, from inside the area in the 83rd minute, resembled one more likely to be seen in training.

Walker was booked after a needless face-off with Sakho, but the right-back made amends in the 83rd minute by using the outside of his right foot to curl Son’s lay-off around Adrian’s forlorn dive and into the net.

It’s time to get to Hugo Lloris’s post-match interview.

With Arsenal and City anything but reliable in the league up until this point, the Argentine boss could even be forgiven for thinking his team are dark horses for the title this season. “The crowd were incredible and they got right behind us”. All the clubs in the Premier League at the beginning of the season want to play on TV because it’s a business.

The Metropolitan police said the victim was knifed in the abdomen in the incident which took place around the junction of White Hart Lane and Tottenham High Road.

Spurs’ 4-1 home win over West Ham was overshadowed in part by fan violence after reports surfaced that a West Ham United fan was hospitalized after being stabbed outside White Hart Lane just prior to kick-off.

Dele Alli has enjoyed a brilliant start to the season but the 19-year-old was less influential playing further forward behind Kane.

They were cruising when Kane grabbed his second goal of the game shortly after the restart and Kyle Walker wrapped up the three points with a fine goal seven minutes from time.

And former Sporting Lisbon midfielder Dier, 22, said: “That’s great for us”.

“You can see from the touchline that the players believe in the way that we play”. We worked very hard for the win! Atmosphere was unreal! Let’s keep it going!

If you only looked at the club’s table position, Spurs’ run might seem relatively unremarkable.

Tottenham maintaining their current level of performance in the next month or so will have meant them overcoming some considerable hurdles.

Of the packed fixture list facing Tottenham, who had to manage three matches in six days a fortnight ago, Pochettino said: “I laugh”.

“We need to stay calm with him”.

While six draws have led to frustration at not being able to turn performances into wins, the return to goalscoring form of Harry Kane is quickly eroding that sense of wastefulness.