LONDON :Tottenham Hotspur cruised to a comprehensive 3-0 win over West Ham United on Saturday to leave the home side languishing in the Premier League bottom three, with the Hammers suffering another blow as midfielder Tomas Soucek was sent off for a dangerous tackle.
Christian Romero had the ball in the net for Spurs with a header from a corner in the 19th minute, but the goal was immediately ruled out by referee Jarred Gillett for a push in the build-up, with the VAR confirming his decision as correct.
The visitors continued to threaten from set pieces and they took the lead in the 47th minute as Pape Matar Sarr was left unmarked at the back post, and he sent a powerful header from a Xavi Simons corner flying into the net.
Soucek was then shown a straight red card for a horrendously-timed studs-up challenge on Joao Palhinha, and Lucas Bergvall added a second before teeing up Micky Van de Ven for the third to move Spurs up to second in the table on nine points and leave West Ham in 18th with three points from their first four games.
