It's okay without Son Heungmin! Tottenham is crazy, 'Very crazy performance' overpowered West Ham 30 and ranked second in EPL
Sep 14, 2025
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Tottenham, led by head coach Thomas Frank, won 3-0 against West Ham United in the fourth round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at London Stadium in London, England, on the 14th (Korea time). Tottenham, which has won three games in four league games, is in second place, behind Arsenal, who are ranked first in the league.
Home side West Ham brought up a 4-2-3-1 formation. Mars Hermansen defended the goal. El Hadji Diouf, Max Kilman, Constantinos Mavropanos and Kyle Walker-Peters were in the defense, while James Wardfrowse and Thomas Soucek were paired in the midfield. In the second line, Cricencio Somerville, Luis Paqueta and Matheus Fernandez were deployed, while Jerod Bowen was in charge of the front line.
Tottenham faced off in a 4-3-3 format. The goal was guarded by Guglielmo Vicario, and Jed Spence, Mitty van der Penn, Christian Romero and Pedro Porro were on the defense. Pape Matar Sarr, João Paligna and Lucas Beribal were located in the midfield, and the attack consisted of Xavi Simmons, Matisse Tell and Mohammed Kudus.
At the beginning of the game, West Ham took the lead, but Tottenham endured the difficult trend well. The team that shook the net first was Tottenham. In the 19th minute of the first half, Romero seemed to shake the net by pushing the ball with a header from Kudus' corner, but the referee declared a foul in the previous contest and the score was invalid.
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But at the start of the second half, Tottenham once again showed their strength in set-pieces. In the second minute of the second half, Sarr finished the corner kick by Simmons with an accurate header in the box and scored the first goal. It was the moment when Simmons' first debut attack point, who made his Tottenham debut, exploded.
West Ham soon faced a crisis. In the 10th minute of the second half, Soucek was sent off while trying to make a rough tackle on Palinha, putting him in a numerical inferiority. It was unintentional, but he couldn't avoid the exit as a tackle that stamped Palinha's shin came out.
As soon as the game resumed, Tottenham did not miss it. In the 12th minute of the second half, Beribal penetrated sharply into the penalty box, and Romero properly stabbed a long pass. Beribal immediately shook the net with a header to make it 2-0. The away fans cheered, and the atmosphere at West Ham was sharply subdued.
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By the time it was 3-0, West Ham fans had begun to return home. West Ham lost the power to chase amid numerical inferiority, and Tottenham managed the game with ease. The game ended as it was. The victory laid the groundwork for Tottenham to leap to the top of the league.
Tottenham's victory on the day maintained its early rise in the season. It was a game that proved that Frank's system was well rooted. However, there is something to worry about. It was not a game where the offense's performance was outstanding. Set piece, center back duo and Veribal's performance led the team to victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
