Kudus continues goalscoring form but defensive mistakes lead to 4-1 away defeat
- West Ham faced a massive 4-1 away defeat against Tottenham Hotspurs.
- Kudus scored again for the Hammers and later received a red card in the second half.
By Rahul Das
After the international break, West Ham turned their attention towards securing back-to-back wins for the first time in their Premier League campaign. On top of that, Tottenham Hotspurs's 3-2 defeat and a huge 4-1 win for the Hammers two weeks ago made Julen Lopetegui's side as the heavy favourites to take the three points from this match.
Further, a good result against a top Premier League team would have boosted West Ham's momentum for the remainder of the league season. Manager Julen Lopetegui named an unchanged starting lineup in this match and West Ham started the match on a high note as well.
Kudus continues goalscoring form but defensive mistakes lead to 4-1 away defeat
Star forward Mohammed Kudus returned to his brilliant goalscoring form, and scored in back-to-back matches with his first half goal against the home side. Bowen advanced near Tottenham Hotspurs's box, and gave an incredible pass towards Kudus, who found the back of the net to give West Ham the 1-0 lead.
However, Ange Postecoglou's side kept increasing their goalscoring efforts and scored the 1-1 equaliser before half-time. Dejan Kulusevski took an attempt on goal at the near-post, and the ball deflected off the crossbar and went into the net despite Areola's brilliant efforts. Tottenham Hotspurs continued their momentum and scored the second goal quickly in the second half.
Fullback Destiny Udogie dribbled Emerson down the left-wing and laid off a pass to Pape Matar Sarr, who scored a brilliant goal from inside the box. After that, the home side scored two more goals within ten minutes to secure a comfortable 4-1 win and took the three points from the match.
Areola didn't had a great performance as he couldn't make a convincing save on the third goal, and conceded two goals at the near-post. Kudus was visibly unhappy with West Ham's defensive performance and later took a red card in the final five minutes of the match.
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Julen Lopetegui's side faced another massive defeat against a top Premier League team, and will face Erik Ten Hag's Manchester United in the next home fixture. Moreover, West Ham will need to form a good front three in the upcoming matches, as Kudus will be unavailable for the next three Premier League fixtures.
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