EPL: 10-man Spurs tame Hammers

Tottenham Hotspur earned a dramatic 3-2 win over fierce rivals West Ham United at the London Stadium on Saturday.
The visitors looked to have the London derby sewn up on the hour mark after a brace from Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen strike had handed them a three-goal lead, but West Ham launched a late fightback in the final half an hour.
Javier Hernandez sparked it with trademark close-range finish before Serge Aurier’s red card raised hopes even further for the home side with 20 minutes remaining.
Cheikhou Kouyate then set up a grandstand finish with a second goal in the 87th minute, but Spurs held out for a club record-equalling fifth consecutive Premier League away win.
Andy Carroll made a quick impact, but not in the way Bilic would have expected as the sub gifted possession to Christian Eriksen, who began the move which provided the opening goal.
The Dane’s through-ball released Dele Alli down the right flank and his subsequent cross picked out Kane, who applied the finish touch for his first ever away goal against the Hammers.
It was a goal which came against the run of play, but Spurs and Kane had a second just three minutes later when he rolled a rebound into the empty empty after Joe Hart had denied Alli.
West Ham did give themselves a glimmer of hope with 25 minutes remaining when Hernandez broke his duck against Spurs at the ninth attempt with a typically predatory finish that saw him nod home from close range after Jose Fonte had flicked the initial corner on to the back post.
Hopes of a memorable comeback against their biggest Premier League rivals grew even further when Spurs were reduced to 10 men, with Aurier picking up a second yellow card in the space of six minutes with a rash and needless challenge from behind on Carroll.
Hernandez drew a couple of saves from Hugo Lloris in his search for another goal back, but it was Kouyate who eventually pulled the hosts to within one with a powerful header after being picked out by Arthur Masuaku’s cross.
The win sees Tottenham begin the campaign with three consecutive away victories for the first time in the Premier League era, ending a run of back-to-back defeats at the home of their London rivals in the process.