Heung-min Son returned to spearhead Tottenham's devastating second-half performance as they came from behind to thrash neighbours West Ham . Mohammed Kudus had put the Hammers in front with a fine first-half effort but, after Dejan Kulusevski levelled, Julen Lopetegui's visitors fell apart after the break in diabolical fashion. Yves Bissouma put Ange Postecoglou's side in front before a comical own goal, eventually given to Alphonse Areola after some pinball following a Son shot, made it 3-1.
The South Korean superstar soon added a fourth before Kudus lost the plot by pushing two Spurs players in the face. Here are the talking points from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Substitute shambles Tottenham had not long made it 2-1 when three West Ham substitutes lined up near the halfway line ready to come on.
By the time they entered the field of play it was 4-1. Six minutes had passed with Edson Alvarez, Crysencio Summerville and Carlos Soler watching idly as the XI on the pitch fell apart with dismal consequences. And it was difficult to understand what the hold-up was.
Did Julen Lopetegui want to wait for the game to settle down? Was there a technical issue? Either way it was a shambolic moment that summed up a shameful spell of football from the away team. Sharp Son After three weeks out with injury the Spurs skipper showed no signs of rustiness with a ruthlessly efficient performance. Having come desperately close with a spectacular effort in the first half, he dragged Tottenham to.