West Ham United manager David Moyes called his side’s comeback at Tottenham “one of the biggest wins I’ve had in football” as they continued their fine run of form.
Cristian Romero’s early header had given Spurs a deserved opener in the 11th minute as the defender nodded in Pedro Porro’s corner with a looping effort.
But Jarrod Bowen hit back for the Hammers, latching on to a loose ball in the penalty area and firing in a 52nd-minute equaliser.
And, after a poor backpass from Spurs defender Destiny Udogie, James Ward-Prowse side-footed an effort against the post before knocking in the rebound to complete West Ham’s turnaround in the 74th minute.
“I think it is a huge win to come here and win against this side,” Moyes told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“I’m pleased with how we were resilient and diligent in our work, organised, defensively structured and we were always a threat as well.”
West Ham have won five of their past six fixtures across all competitions while Tottenham suffered their fourth defeat in five and have dropped points from a winning position for a fifth consecutive game.
Bowen epitomises tireless performance
West Ham are in a purple patch, but for much of the first half against their London rivals the Hammers barely had a touch as Tottenham seemed to dictate play at will.
Ghanaian Mohammed Kudus had a strike ruled out for offside and Lucas Paqueta sent a header narrowly wide as the visitors got a foothold just before the break.
Having absorbed Spurs’ pressure West Ham were fortunate to level when Kudus’ shot deflected off both Romero and Ben Davies and into the path of Bowen who dinked the ball over onrushing Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Twenty minutes later Bowen, again playing up front with regular number nine Michail Antonio recovering from a hamstring injury, forced Vicario to rush off his line to deal with Udogie’s horror backpass.
The Italian pushed the ball straight to Ward-Prowse who duly netted West Ham’s second after first striking the post.
“We were up against it tonight, we had to dig in and thankfully we just about scraped it,” Moyes added on Amazon Prime.
“[It was a] huge performance because of the quality of the opposition. We are a team who can give some of the good teams a bloody nose, we have that in us.”
West Ham were clinical when they needed to be with leading scorer Bowen epitomising his side’s tireless performance.
They have won 10 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season – only Brighton (11) and Liverpool (15) have recovered more.
And the visitors’ latest win means they remain ninth in the table and face Fulham in their next league match on Sunday.
Spurs drop points from winning positions again
Just over a month ago, Tottenham beat Crystal Palace to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League table with their eighth league victory in 10 matches.
Five games without a win have followed, Spurs’ longest winless run since November 2019.
Having taken an early lead, Ange Postecoglou’s side were seemingly cruising and almost had a second just before the break when Giovani Lo Celso’s dangerous cross was deflected on to the woodwork by returning West Ham captain Kurt Zouma.
And in the 70th minute, with the scores level at 1-1, substitute Richarlison should have headed Spurs back in front, but glanced a Porro cross wide from close range.
Defeat means Tottenham have lost 16 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, more than any other side.
They stayed fifth in the table, three points off Manchester City in fourth and face seventh-placed Newcastle in their next match on Sunday.
Player of the match
BowenJarrod Bowen
West Ham United
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
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Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
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Squad number8Player nameFornals
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Squad number14Player nameKudus
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Squad number1Player nameFabianski
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Squad number27Player nameAguerd
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Squad number33Player nameEmerson
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
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Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
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Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
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Squad number4Player nameZouma
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Vicario
- 23PorroBooked at 59mins
- 17RomeroBooked at 89mins
- 33Davies
- 38Udogie
- 8BissoumaSubstituted forGilat 84′minutes
- 5HøjbjergSubstituted forRicharlisonat 67′minutes
- 21KulusevskiBooked at 90mins
- 18Lo CelsoSubstituted forSkippat 67′minutes
- 22JohnsonSubstituted forSarrat 84′minutes
- 7Son Heung-minSubstituted forVélizat 88′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Skipp
- 9Richarlison
- 11Gil
- 12Emerson Royal
- 20Forster
- 29Sarr
- 36Véliz
- 63Donley
- 65Dorrington
West Ham
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Fabianski
- 5Coufal
- 4Zouma
- 27Aguerd
- 33EmersonBooked at 57mins
- 28Soucek
- 7Ward-ProwseBooked at 80mins
- 19ÁlvarezBooked at 90mins
- 20Bowen
- 14KudusSubstituted forFornalsat 88′minutes
- 10Lucas Paquetá
Substitutes
- 3Cresswell
- 8Fornals
- 15Mavropanos
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 22Benrahma
- 24Kehrer
- 45Mubama
- 49Anang
- Referee:
- Michael Salisbury
Live Text
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, West Ham United 2.
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Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, West Ham United 2.
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Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
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Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
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Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Attempt blocked. Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Gil.
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Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Mohammed Kudus.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alejo Véliz replaces Son Heung-Min because of an injury.
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Attempt missed. Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
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Offside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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