At 14:30 Lithuanian time, the first match of the 6th round of the English Premier League took place.
The London derby took place at the Olympic Stadium, where the clubs "West Ham" and "Tottenham" clashed. In an emotional confrontation, "Spurs" barely held on to a three-goal lead against "The Hammers".
In the first half, things were going well for the "Tottenham" team - Harry Kane scored two goals. The Englishman scored the first goal in the 34th minute, and increased the lead to two goals just four minutes later.
The beginning of the second half was also successful for the guests, but it was much harder to fight in the second part of the match. In the 60th minute, Christian Eriksen scored the third goal, seemingly securing the team's victory, but "West Ham" did not give up.
In the 65th minute, Javier Hernandez finally defeated Hugo Lloris, and to make matters worse, in the 70th minute "Tottenham" was left with ten players when Serge Aurier received his second yellow card.
Despite almost giving up, "West Ham" pushed hard and pressed their opponents. In the 87th minute, Cheikhou Kouyate reduced the deficit to one goal with a great header.
"Tottenham" almost stopped attacking, while "West Ham" tried to equalize with high passes. However, "Tottenham" held on and after a tense end to the match, which almost turned into a brawl, they secured an important victory.
The North London team now has 11 points and temporarily rose to third place. This was the fourth defeat for "West Ham" this season.
Result:
"West Ham" 2 - 3 "Tottenham" 34' [0 - 1] H. Kane 38' [0 - 2 H. Kane 60' [0 - 3] C. Eriksen 65' [1 - 3] Chicharito 87' [2 - 3] C. Kouyate 70' S. Aurier ("Tottenham") sent off
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