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Matt O'Connor-Simpson

Tottenham frustrated in 1-1 draw vs West Ham

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Tottenham let a lead slip away as they settled for a 1-1 draw against West Ham on Wednesday.

  • Own goal put Spurs 1-0 up
  • But West Ham equalised and applied pressure
  • Spurs look to extend unbeaten run against Fulham

WHAT HAPPENED? Tottenham had an early penalty chalked off by VAR, but went ahead soon after courtesy of a Thilo Kehrer own goal. West Ham levelled things up through Tomas Soucek before the break, and they appeared the better team for much of the second half.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Although they secured a point, aspects of Spurs' second-half display were worrying. The same old problem of playing out from the back down the right-hand side reared its ugly head again, and this is an area teams could target as the season progresses.

ALL EYES ON: With Rodrigo Bentancur injured, Yves Bissouma was handed his first Tottenham start. He picked up a needless, early yellow card for petulantly punching the ball away and had to walk a tightrope alongside a hobbling Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for the rest of the match.

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THE MATCH IN THREE PHOTOS:

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THE VERDICT:

VAR earned some more fans after a ludicrously long penalty check early on.

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Son's out-of-sorts goal drought continued.

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Antonio's beautiful assist got a lot of love...

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Spurs fans were not pleased that Conte waited so long to make a change.

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But the bigger concern was their struggles in possession...

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WHAT NEXT FOR TOTTENHAM? Spurs are next in action when they welcome Fulham to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

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