Harry Kane, Man of the Match in Tottenham Vs. West Ham
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham survived a late fight back from West Ham to move into third place in the Premier League.
In-form striker Kane fired the visitors into a two goal lead before half time, marking seven goals in six outings against West Ham and a total of 21 in 29 Premier League outings against all the London clubs combined, the Daily Mail reports.
Kane was inches away from a hat-trick for the second time when he hit a 59 minute free-kick against the post but barely a minute passed before midfielder Christian Eriksen claimed a third for Spurs, as he slipped in Serge Aurier's deflected cross.
However, five minutes later West Ham claimed a goal back through Mexico forward Javier Hernandez, who headed in from close range.
Twenty minutes from time and Tottenham were down to ten men, after defender Serge Aurier was shown a second yellow card for a late tackle on forward Andy Carroll.
West Ham pressed forward, and claimed another goal back three minutes from time when Cheikhou Kouyate blasted in a ball from substitute Arthur Masuaku.
Tottenham held on to claim their third consecutive league victory, and consigned West Ham to their fourth league defeat this season.
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