Harry Kane struck twice as 10-man Tottenham Hotspur survived a late scare to maintain its perfect away record with a 3-2 victory at West Ham United on Saturday.
Kane’s double, taking his tally to six in four games, and a third from Christian Eriksen gave Mauricio Pochettino’s side a three-goal lead on the hour before Javier Hernandez started the Hammers fightback.
The home side was helped by the 70th-minute dismissal of Serge Aurier for a second yellow card and was given further hope when Cheikhou Kouyate headed home from Arthur Masuaku’s 87th-minute cross.
But Spurs held on to claim a third win in three away games, a record that eases the pressure over their continuing problems in their temporary home at Wembley, where they have yet to win in the league.
Tottenham manager Pochettino had taken a 49-strong group of players and club staff out for a mid-week meal at a London steak restaurant to strengthen the bond within the squad.
Atletico downs Sevilla
Diego Costa watched on from the directors’ box as Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla 2-0 in La Liga. Yannick Carrasco and Antoine Griezmann scored the goals at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday.
Costa’s drawn out move back to Atletico from Chelsea was finally agreed on Thursday, but the striker isn’t allowed to feature until the January transfer window opens.
Ulreich’s blunder
A blunder by stand-in goalkeeper Sven Ulreich contributed to Bayern Munich squandering the chance to go top of the Bundesliga on Friday as it threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 against Wolfsburg.
Goals from Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben had given Bayern a commanding lead at half-time, but Ulreich’s error and a late equaliser from Daniel Didavi saw Wolfsburg rescue an unlikely point in Munich.
Since losing to Hoffenheim a fortnight ago, Carlo Ancelotti’s team had won three games in a row coming into Friday’s fixture, but a lacklustre performance underlined its early season problems. It was the first time in six years that Bayern had failed to win after holding a 2-0 lead.
The results : Premier League: West Ham 2 (Hernandez 65, Kouyate 87) lost to Tottenham 3 (Kane 34, 38, Eriksen 60).
La Liga: Atletico Madrid 2 (Carrasco 46, Griezmann 70) bt Sevilla 0.
Serie A: Roma 3 (Dzeko 12, El Shaarawy 30, 45) bt Udinese 1 (Stryger Larsen 90)
On Friday : Bundesliga : Bayern Munich 2 (Lewandowski 33-pen, Robben 42) drew with VfL Wolfsburg 2 (Arnold 56, Didavi 83).
