Spurs & West Ham Close In On Top Four
02 January, 2022
Watford 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur boosted their top four ambitions after snatching victory at Watford on Saturday evening.
Antonio Conte's men had to wait until second-half stoppage time for the game's only goal, with Davinson Sanchez turned home Son Heung-min's free-kick.
The victory took Spurs up to sixth spot, two points behind fourth-place Arsenal who suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester City earlier in the day.
Spurs will now turn their attention to Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against London rivals Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Crystal Palace 2-3 West Ham United
West Ham United moved to within a point of the top four after defeating London rivals Crystal Palace 3-2 at Selhurst Park.
The Hammers got back to winning ways earlier this against Watford with a 4-1 victory and they certainly carried that confidence into the first against Palace.
Michail Antonio opened the scoring with a close-range on 22 minutes, before Manuel Lanzini doubled the advantage three minutes later with a stunning individual effort.
Lanzini got his second and West Ham United's third from the penalty spot on the stroke of halftime.
Odsonne Édouard and Michael Olise set up a nervy finish after reducing the deficit to one goal on 90 minutes,
The Hammers moved back into fifth spot while Palace are unmoved in 11th spot.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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