Son-Kane combo beats West ham for a melting top four position at Premier League

Hammers concede to the Spurs with two goals from Son and an own goal from the team’s defender, Kurt Zouma, for the second time.

Harry Kane and Son have another compelling performance at the Tottenham Spurs Stadium beating West Ham United with a 3-1 along with two assists and two goals for Kane and Son respectively. The game was a tough call as both the teams strived forward for a win, possessing the ball with a meagre difference of 8% but with shots on target being 17 for Spurs and just 6 for West Ham.

The competition for the fourth position at the table is extremely close as Arsenal, Manchester United and West Ham race for it, all with an average of 50 games and 29 points.

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Spurs however lost numerous chances as the West Ham box stopped them from finishing their deliveries. Son and Kane have continued to deliver for goal contributions which now stand at 38. Son has also moved up the table of most goals with 13 goals this season along with Mohammed Salah’s 20 and tops the assists board with 19, closely followed by Trent-Alexander Arnold who has 18 assists.

“It’s always a big three points it doesn’t matter which game. West Ham is a tough side. For us, before the international break, it was a massive three points”, said Son in the post-game interview to BBC Sports. His impressive performance today contributed to the team’s takeaway of 3 points along with Kane’s ideal number 9 playmaking style which helped the team to link up for the goals. It was the 400th match for the Italian Coach, Conte, who made sure to add it to his list of wins, tallying the match for a 253rd one. Tottenham, however, was pushed out of the FA Cup in the fifth round by Middlesborough but is still pushing for a fourth position in the Premier League, facing Newcastle next.