Tottenham Hotspur returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a dominant 3-0 win at West Ham, as Pape Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and Micky van de Ven struck in a quickfire 17-minute spell after the break.After three consecutive 1-1 draws in East London and two defeats before that, Tottenham finally celebrated victory at the London Stadium for the first time since 2019, a match which also happened to mark Jose Mourinho’s debut in charge of Spurs.This was a much-needed response from Thomas Frank’s men following the dismal 1-0 loss at home to Bournemouth before the international break, and it could hardly have been more contrasting. The Lilywhites also regained their place at the top of the Premier League table, trailing only Arsenal on goal difference.With one eye on the midweek Champions League tie against Villarreal, Frank rotated his squad. Richarlison, Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson all dropped out. Xavi Simons made his first start in white on the left, Bergvall stepped in for the Uruguayan, and Mathys Tel, who is unavailable for Europe, led the line. PSG loanee Randal Kolo Muani was named on the bench but went unused.Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty ImagesFirst half: West Ham 0-0 TottenhamTottenham carved out the first opening from an unlikely source, with Bergvall’s long throw causing chaos in the West Ham box before Mohammed Kudus saw an effort blocked. The Ghanaian, loudly booed with every touch, remained calm and went on to become one of Spurs’ best players on the night.The hosts soon found their rhythm, though. Jarrod Bowen slipped Fernandes in behind, and his ball found Lucas Paqueta, who turned goalwards but dragged wide from close range.Tottenham thought they had the breakthrough when Cristian Romero powered in a header from Kudus’ corner, only for Jarred Gillett to bizarrely rule it out for a supposed foul by Van de Ven on Kyle Walker-Peters. VAR was supposed to overturn the decision, but rather upheld the call, to the fury of players and fans alike.Minutes later, Spurs were again left furious when Fernandes hauled Van de Ven down in the box at another Kudus delivery, but once more the referee waved play on.At the interval, it remained goalless, with West Ham registering two shots for an xG of 0.27 compared to Spurs’ five efforts for a marginally higher xG of 0.29.Second half: West Ham 0-3 TottenhamWest Ham began the second half brightly, Bowen flashing a low shot wide, but it took Spurs less than two minutes to take the lead. From their ninth corner of the evening, debutant Xavi Simons delivered to the far post, where Sarr ghosted in unmarked to thump a header past Hermansen. West Ham looked to respond straight after the restart, with Bowen forcing a low save from Vicario, but their momentum quickly faded when Tomas Soucek was shown a straight red card for raking his studs down Joao Palhinha’s shin. For once, Gillett got a big decision spot on.From the resulting free-kick, Spurs doubled their lead. Romero picked out Bergvall with a slick ball over the top, and the teenager raced onto it before looping a header over Hermansen from distance to score his first Premier League goal.Just minutes later, the visitors killed the game. Bergvall, this time turned provider, dribbled into the box before slipping the ball to Van de Ven. The Dutch defender met it first time, shooting low into the bottom corner to send West Ham supporters towards the exits.Tottenham, with an extra man, pushed for more. Kudus came close on several occasions, firing over and seeing efforts blocked, before forcing Hermansen into a fine late save with a fierce first-time strike in stoppage time.FT: WEST HAM 0-3 TOTTENHAMSpurs Web Man of the Match: Lucas BergvallWhat’s next for Spurs and Thomas Frank?This was a decent performance by Tottenham. The defenders were determined to keep their clean sheet, Frank’s midfield changes paid off perfectly, and set pieces looked dangerous all evening.Lucas Bergvall was unquestionably the best player on the pitch, marking his first Premier League goal with an assist and an all-around masterclass. Van de Ven and Kudus weren’t far behind in terms of impact, and they will second the Swede for the man of the match award.The win will give Tottenham a huge lift as they now turn their full attention to Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Villarreal, marking their return to Europe’s top competition after two years away.The post West Ham 0-3 Tottenham Match Report, Lucas Bergvall shines and Xavi Simons makes debut appeared first on Spurs Web.