New hero for new improved Spurs

PREMIER LEAGUE:

The England U21 international provided the perfect ending as Spurs halted a run of defeats against West Ham United, and the new regime enjoyed the perfect start to the new season. Sam Allardyce’s old problems, meanwhile, only continue after this late, late 1-0 defeat. The pressure on him remains.

With both sides reduced to 10 men for red cards, shown to Kyle Naughton and then James Collins, the game had seemed to be petering out to a 0-0 draw. It would have been one that Allardyce could still feel more aggrieved with, not least after Mark Noble missed the penalty from Naughton’s red-card handball and all the chances his team missed.