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Tottenham are aiming to win their first trophy since lifting the League Cup in 2008Tottenham moved into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup as they edged West Ham in a thrilling quarter-final tie.
The hosts went ahead when Steven Bergwijn linked up with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and fired home his first goal of the season after 29 minutes.
But Tottenham's lead only lasted three minutes before Eric Dier's poor clearance led to Nikola Vlasic having a shot and the ball falling to Jarrod Bowen, who finished neatly after producing a superb turn to create space.
However, Spurs retook the lead - and ultimately grabbed the winner - just two minutes later with Lucas Moura netting from Bergwijn's pull-back.
West Ham so nearly forced penalties, but substitute Andriy Yarmolenko's looping effort hit the crossbar in the third minute of injury time.
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Spurs keep alive hopes of ending trophy drought
Tottenham are aiming to win their first trophy since lifting the League Cup in the 2007-08 campaign - and Antonio Conte's side had to battle hard to overcome a West Ham team, two places above them in fifth spot in the Premier League table.
Spurs had three games postponed earlier this month because of Covid-19, including their final Europa League Conference League game, which saw Rennes awarded an automatic 3-0 victory. It was a result that denied Tottenham a chance to advance into the next phase.
But, since returning to action, they have drawn 2-2 with Liverpool and now beaten the Hammers. Both named strong sides, although the visitors were without top goalscorer Michail Antonio because of a positive coronavirus test result.
Harry Kane nearly opened the scoring, but had an angled effort parried by away goalkeeper Alphonse Areola before a frantic spell of three goals in five minutes.
Bergwijn put the hosts ahead, but West Ham's response was instant with Tomas Soucek twice having headers saved by Hugo Lloris and Craig Dawson also heading over before Bowen's equaliser.
West Ham have now won only one match in seven in all competitionsBut Hammers boss David Moyes would have been furious the scores were only level for two minutes before Dutchman Bergwijn added an assist to his earlier goal, linking up well with Moura and the Brazilian's calm finish put the hosts back in front.
West Ham had beaten Manchester United and last season's Carabao Cup winners Manchester City in previous rounds and pushed for an equaliser that would have taken the game to a penalty shootout.
Substitute Said Benrahma shot over on the turn from inside the penalty area, had another effort saved by Lloris and, after a fine piece to skill to flick up the ball, volleyed wide. Yarmolenko caused another late scare for Tottenham, but they held on for the victory.
Spurs reached the final of this competition last season, losing 1-0 to Manchester City at Wembley, and are now only two rounds away from the chance of claiming long-awaited silverware.
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Tottenham Hotspur
Squad number1Player nameLloris
Squad number6Player nameD Sánchez
Squad number15Player nameDier
Squad number33Player nameDavies
Squad number2Player nameDoherty- Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
- Squad number29Player nameSkipp
- Squad number3Player nameReguilón
Squad number27Player nameLucas Moura- Squad number23Player nameBergwijn
Squad number10Player nameKane
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-Min
Squad number8Player nameWinks- Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
Squad number20Player nameAlli- Squad number25Player nameTanganga
West Ham United
Squad number13Player nameAreola
Squad number31Player nameJohnson
Squad number15Player nameDawson
Squad number23Player nameDiop
Squad number50Player nameAshby
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number26Player nameMasuaku
Squad number11Player nameVlasic
Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number7Player nameYarmolenko
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Lloris
- 6D Sánchez
- 15Dier
- 33Davies
- 2DohertySubstituted forTangangaat 83'minutes
- 5Højbjerg
- 29SkippSubstituted forAlliat 77'minutes
- 3ReguilónSubstituted forLeite de Souza Juniorat 83'minutes
- 27Lucas MouraSubstituted forWinksat 61'minutes
- 23BergwijnSubstituted forSon Heung-Minat 61'minutes
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 7Son Heung-Min
- 8Winks
- 12Leite de Souza Junior
- 14Rodon
- 18Lo Celso
- 20Alli
- 22Gollini
- 25Tanganga
- 28Ndombele
West Ham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 13Areola
- 31Johnson
- 15Dawson
- 23Diop
- 50AshbySubstituted forYarmolenkoat 80'minutes
- 28Soucek
- 41Rice
- 26Masuaku
- 11VlasicSubstituted forBenrahmaat 68'minutes
- 10LanziniSubstituted forFornalsat 68'minutes
- 20BowenBooked at 37mins
Substitutes
- 7Yarmolenko
- 8Fornals
- 16Noble
- 22Benrahma
- 24Fredericks
- 33Král
- 35Randolph
- 42Alese
- 75Baptiste
Live Text
Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, West Ham United 1.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, West Ham United 1.
Attempt missed. Alphonse Areola (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
Attempt blocked. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
Offside, West Ham United. Tomas Soucek tries a through ball, but Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
Attempt blocked. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Japhet Tanganga replaces Matt Doherty.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Sergio Reguilón.
Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko.
Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Harrison Ashby.
Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dele Alli replaces Oliver Skipp.
Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
Offside, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma tries a through ball, but Tomas Soucek is caught offside.
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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