"The match-defining moments all came in the second half, with Pape Matar Sarr breaking the deadlock less than two minutes after the break, and West Ham's Tomas Soucek earning a straight red card in the 54th minute. Just three minutes later, Lucas Bergvall doubled the visitors' lead, and in the 64th, Micky van de Ven set the final score at 0-3."
"Manager Graham Potter arranged his men in a 4-2-3-1 shape. Mads Hermansen was in goal, with Konstantinos Mavropanos and Max Kilman paired up in the heart of defence, flanked by former Spurs man Kyle Walker-Peters and Malick Diouf. Another one who played for Spurs in the past - James Ward-Prowse - joined Soucek in the middle of the park, while the trio of Jarrod Bowen, Mateus Fernandes and Crysencio Summerville supported Lucas Paqueta as the lone striker."
"Meanwhile, Spurs boss Thomas Frank had plenty of squad issues to work around. There are three players with cruciate ligament injuries in his ranks: forward Dejan Kulusevski, midfielder James Maddison and defender Radu Dragusin. Forward Dominic Solanke, midfielder Yves Bissouma, and defender Kota Takai, were all absent too. Guglielmo Vicario stood between the posts, with Djed Spence shifted to the left defensive flank, Pedro Porro on the right, and Cristian Romero forming the centre-back duo with Van de Ven."
Tottenham Hotspur produced a comprehensive 3-0 victory over West Ham at the London Stadium, with all decisive moments occurring after halftime. Pape Matar Sarr opened the scoring immediately after the break, Tomas Soucek received a straight red card in the 54th minute, and Lucas Bergvall added a second three minutes later before Micky van de Ven completed the rout in the 64th. West Ham deployed a 4-2-3-1 with Lucas Paqueta as the lone striker and several former Spurs names in the lineup. Tottenham coped with multiple absences but fielded a balanced side led by Guglielmo Vicario and Joao Palhinha.
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