West Ham vs Spurs 2021-22 English Premier League
Michail Antonio goal lifts West Ham into top four over Tottenham
A goal from Michail Antonio was the only difference between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday as the home side won 1-0.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': VAR Decision: No Penalty Tottenham Hotspur.
- 21': Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Goal! West Ham United 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Sergio Reguilón.
- 84': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Tanguy Ndombele.
- 85': Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Saïd Benrahma.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Lucas Moura.
- 90'+1': Substitution, West Ham United. Craig Dawson replaces Jarrod Bowen.
Game Information
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,924
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Arsenal | 31 | 70 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 30 | 61 | 5 |
| +11 | Manchester United | 29 | 51 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 29 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
 TOT |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 62.3 | Possession | 37.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 543 | Accurate Passes | 293 |
| 637 | Passes | 369 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 12 | Clearances | 16 |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna  |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 31 | Ben Johnson |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 8 | Pablo Fornals |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 4 | Cristian Romero |
| 3 | Sergio Reguilón |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 28 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 29 | Oliver Skipp |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 27 | Lucas Moura |
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