Tottenham moved into the top four of the Premier League after defeating struggling West Ham, who remain in the relegation zone, at home.
Spurs’ wing-backs combined for the game’s first goal, with Ben Davies releasing Emerson Royal to shoot into the bottom corner.
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West Ham had an immediate chance to equalize, but home goalkeeper Fraser Forster saved Jarrod Bowen’s powerful effort after outpacing Cristian Romero.
Son Heung-min scored for Tottenham four minutes after coming on, racing onto Harry Kane’s through ball and slotting a finish past Lukasz Fabianski.
With a tie, the Hammers would have surpassed both Bournemouth and Everton, but instead they fell to their first loss in five games overall, keeping them in 18th place.
Tottenham climbed one point ahead of Newcastle, despite the fact that Eddie Howe’s team still has a game remaining after being defeated 2-0 by Liverpool at home on Saturday.
Antonio Conte, who recently underwent gallbladder surgery, was on leave, and Tottenham had assistant manager Cristian Stellini in command once more.
Conte stated he had pushed his rehabilitation and was not ready for a full-time return after watching the recent matches against Leicester and AC Milan from the sidelines.
Kane scored his 267th Tottenham goal in the club’s last home game, a 1-0 win over reigning champions Manchester City on 5 February, to surpass Jimmy Greaves’ total and become the club’s all-time leading goalscorer.
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Kane was presented with a silver boot trophy before this match, as part of a celebration of his achievement. Members of the Greaves family made the presentation.
Spurs fans also spelled out the word ‘Harry’ with an impressive Tifo before the game, with Kane’s children, wearing Spurs shirts with the words ‘Daddy 267’ on the back, joining the England captain on the pitch.
