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Son Heung-min and Harry Kane combined for a Premier League goal for the 39th time - a record in the competitionTottenham moved to within three points of the Premier League's top four with a strong display against European qualification rivals West Ham.
Son Heung-min and Harry Kane were involved in all three Spurs goals.
They went ahead when West Ham defender Kurt Zouma guided Kane's cross into his own net under pressure from Son.
Son doubled Spurs' lead after 24 minutes and added a decisive third with two minutes to go, after Said Benrahma had pulled one back for the Hammers.
The hosts got off to a blistering start and could have been out of sight when Son smacked the outside of the post after being teed up by Dejan Kulusevski.
That came three minutes after Zouma's own goal, but Son made it 2-0 shortly afterwards when he pounced on a superb pass from Kane, firing past Lukasz Fabianski via a touch from Zouma.
Spurs continued to threaten, but were undone by a set-piece in the 35th minute when Craig Dawson's header landed kindly for Benrahma and he reacted quickly at the back post to fire it into the bottom right corner.
That ensured West Ham stayed in the game but Spurs had further chances to extend their lead in the second half. Kane was denied from close range before he poked over the bar with 10 minutes remaining.
Son eventually sealed victory when Kane's flicked header sent him through one-on-one with the keeper and the South Korean coolly slid his finish past Fabianski.
Spurs are now just three points behind fourth-placed Arsenal, who have a game in hand. West Ham, who have played a game more than Spurs, drop to seventh, two points below Manchester United.
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Son and Kane partnership shines... again
Son has scored 20 goals in the Premier League which have been set up by KaneTottenham's forward pairing of Son and Kane have caused teams problems for years and they were in scintillating form again in London.
The first goal came after Matt Doherty's tireless pressing won the ball back for Spurs and Kane instinctively looked to tee up Son, before Zouma could do nothing but send it into his own net.
The Kane-Son combination came to fruition again moments later when the England captain's pass was fired in by Son.
A third link-up seemed inevitable and duly came when Spurs pressed late to see off the visitors. Kane headed on to Son and there was no chance he was missing from close range.
They have now linked up for 39 goals in the Premier League, extending their record as the competition's deadliest double acts.
Son has scored 20 Premier League goals on a Kane assist - and only David Silva (22 to Sergio Aguero) and Frank Lampard (25 to Didier Drogba) have assisted a team-mate more.
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Tottenham Hotspur
Squad number1Player nameLloris
Squad number4Player nameRomero
Squad number15Player nameDier
Squad number33Player nameDavies- Squad number2Player nameDoherty
- Squad number30Player nameBentancur
- Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
- Squad number3Player nameReguilón
- Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-Min
Squad number10Player nameKane
- Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
- Squad number23Player nameBergwijn
Squad number27Player nameLucas Moura
West Ham United
Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Squad number4Player nameZouma
Squad number15Player nameDawson
Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Squad number31Player nameJohnson
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number26Player nameMasuaku
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Squad number7Player nameYarmolenko
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number11Player nameVlasic
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Lloris
- 4Romero
- 15Dier
- 33Davies
- 2Doherty
- 30Bentancur
- 5Højbjerg
- 3ReguilónSubstituted forEmerson Royalat 88'minutes
- 21KulusevskiSubstituted forBergwijnat 90+2'minutes
- 7Son Heung-MinSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 90+2'minutes
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 6D Sánchez
- 8Winks
- 12Emerson Royal
- 14Rodon
- 22Gollini
- 23Bergwijn
- 27Lucas Moura
- 42White
- 44Scarlett
West Ham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Fabianski
- 4Zouma
- 15DawsonBooked at 23mins
- 3Cresswell
- 31Johnson
- 28Soucek
- 41Rice
- 26MasuakuSubstituted forFornalsat 56'minutes
- 22Benrahma
- 10LanziniSubstituted forVlasicat 84'minutes
- 9AntonioSubstituted forYarmolenkoat 56'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Yarmolenko
- 8Fornals
- 11Vlasic
- 13Areola
- 16Noble
- 23Diop
- 24Fredericks
- 33Král
- 64Perkins
Referee:Anthony Taylor
Attendance:58,685
Live Text
Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, West Ham United 1.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, West Ham United 1.
Attempt missed. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Son Heung-Min.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, West Ham United 1. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane with a headed pass.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Sergio Reguilón.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Son Heung-Min.
Substitution, West Ham United. Nikola Vlasic replaces Manuel Lanzini.
Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Sergio Reguilón (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane.
Foul by Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).
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