Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham beat West Ham 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday, surviving a late scare with two goals and a sending off in the final 25 minutes.
Kane produced a leaping header to score the opener at the London Stadium before adding his second with a simple tap in not long after and Christian Eriksen hitting a hard, low effort to add the third in the second half.
There were some hopes of a West Ham comeback when Javier Hernandez and Cheikhou Kouyate scored the replies for the hosts and Serge Aurier was sent off after picking up a second yellow card for two fouls.
It was a mostly quiet first half and it took 24 minutes for the first real chance to materialise. Aurier burst down the right wing before driving in a low cross that Kane got caught in his feet and could not slot home at the back post.
There were some hopes of a West Ham comeback when Javier Hernandez and Cheikhou Kouyate scored the replies for the hosts and Serge Aurier was sent off after picking up a second yellow card for two fouls.
It was a mostly quiet first half and it took 24 minutes for the first real chance to materialise. Aurier burst down the right wing before driving in a low cross that Kane got caught in his feet and could not slot home at the back post.
Kane made it two just four minutes later with a simple tap in. Alli's initial shot after a lovely slotted pass from Jan Vertonghen was parried away by Joe Hart but the Spurs striker was lurking in acres of space in the middle of the box to slide home.
It was a first goal against Tottenham for Hernandez, who nodded home at the back post after Jose Fonte had flicked on a corner.
It signalled a slight turn of fortune for the visitors, who went down to ten men with 20 minutes left to play.
It signalled a slight turn of fortune for the visitors, who went down to ten men with 20 minutes left to play.
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