South Korea’s Son Heung-min shines as Spurs sink West Ham to bolster Premier League top-four bid
- Striker’s double takes Antonio Conte’s side to within three points of the top four
- In day’s other game, Timothy Castagne and James Maddison help Leicester to 2-1 win over Brentford at the King Power Stadium
Son Heung-min fired Tottenham to a crucial 3-1 win against West Ham as the South Korean’s double lifted his side within three points of the Premier League’s top four on Sunday.
Antonio Conte’s team went in front through Kurt Zouma’s own goal before Son doubled their lead.
Said Benrahma reduced the deficit, but Son struck again in the second half to give Tottenham a fourth victory from their last five league games.
Tottenham move up to fifth place and sit just three points behind their north London rivals Arsenal in the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League via a top-four finish.
Although Tottenham have played a game more than Arsenal, they are firmly in the hunt with a clash against the Gunners still to come later this season.
After the high of beating Sevilla to reach the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday, this was a major setback to West Ham’s hopes of clinching a top-four berth.
David Moyes’ men are seventh and trail Arsenal by six points, with the Gunners holding two games in hand.
