Michail Antonio’s fifth-minute strike sent West Ham on their way to a 2-1 victory over Tottenham and condemned Spurs to a fifth defeat in six league games.
The 30-year-old pounced after Eric Dier and Japhet Tanganga failed to deal with Jarrod Bowen’s excellent cross. He initially failed to make contact but a touch off Hugo Lloris saw the ball fall invitingly for the striker who was happy to tuck it in to hand David Moyes’s side the perfect start.
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Kane did his best to cut the deficit just before the hour mark. His free-kick had Fabianski scrambling but it flew just wide.
The visitors came more into the game as the half progressed. And they were rewarded with a goal in the 64th minutes when pablo fornals tees up Jesse Lingard (West Ham) on the edge of the box and he fired the ball into the bottom right corner to make it 2:0.
Lucas moura however, got on the end of Bale’s corner and his flicked header gave Fabianski no chance. Spurs began to dominate as the Hammers scrambled to keep their lead.
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Once again Kane came close with a shot from distance before whipping a dangerous ball across the box.
West Ham’s attacking ambitious was limited to counter-attacks and Bale almost levelled affairs on 79 minutes. The Welshman’s shot crashed against the bar after good work from Kane.
The last 10 minutes was end-to-end stuff. Spurs almost equalised once again in injury time as Son Heung-min’s shot struck the post. It was all hands to the pump for Moyes’s men.
Mourinho will doubtless feel his side deserved something from the game and Bale’s return to form was a huge bonus.
But they still came away empty-handed while West Ham moved into fourth spot.
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