Rampant: Tottenham 4-1 West Ham Spurs completed a stunning comeback win with three goals in eight minutes during the second half.

Spurs defeated 10-man West Ham 4-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium thanks to three goals in eight second-half minutes, setting up a comeback of their own.

After a strong start, Spurs may have been left fearing the worse when Mohammed Kudus gave the Hammers the lead, leaving them to reflect on their collapse against Brighton over the international break (18). The Ghanaian international had given the hosts a scare minutes earlier when Guglielmo Vicario had to make an incredible save to keep him out, but after latching onto Jarrod Bowen's cross, the Spurs custodian was powerless to stop his second attempt.

There was a palpable air of dissatisfaction across the stadium as Spurs squandered yet another promising start and missed more chances. The ball struck Brennan Johnson's shoulder and bounced wide as his header from six yards went wide, and the returning Heung-min Son's curling shot went inches wide.

To the relief of the home crowd, Dejan Kulusevski's shot beat Alphonse Areola, hit both posts and eventually crossed the line to give Spurs the lead.

Spurs, who had substituted Pape Sarr for James Maddison after halftime, never looked back as West Ham quickly gave up.

The Spurs took a two-goal lead three minutes after Jean-Clair Dawson of Sky Sports deflected Son's effort (55), which was deemed "comical" by Micahel Dawson of Soccer Saturday. Yves Bissouma had initiated the scoring burst in the 52nd minute, followed by an own goal from Areola.

Son (60) completed the scoring blitz with Spurs' third goal in eight minutes, smashing the ball home at the far post to help his team triumph magnificently over their Brighton ordeal.

After a protracted VAR check, Kudus was eventually shown a red card, capping West Ham's spectacular second-half collapse. After a confrontation with Micky van de Ven towards the end of the game, Kudus raised his hands to both Sarr and the Dutchman. After sending him to the VAR screen, referee Andrew Madley gave him a red card, capping an afternoon that Julen Lopetegui and his team will never forget.

Kudus's insane moment...

To make an already awful afternoon for West Ham even worse, Kudus was sent off in the 86th minute after a VAR review.

The VAR review was also lengthy, but it wasn't necessary. The referee's early use of a yellow card was the only thing that really caught anyone off guard.

Everything began when Kudus seemed to kick out at Van de Ven, who had collapsed to the ground following a confrontation. Then, as tempers flared, he shoved Van de Ven in the face, setting Richarlison up for an unintentional headbutt.

The Ghanaian international, who was among his team's best players, continued the attack by pushing Sarr in the face before a red card made an already challenging afternoon for the Hammers much worse.

The situation doesn't get any better for Lopetegui, who will need to try to turn around West Ham's performance without Kudus, who might miss up to three games.

For Spurs, Sarr 'changed the game'
The player of the match, Kulusevski, stated that Sarr's replacement of Maddison for Sarr was tactical and that it "changed the game" after Spurs beat the opposition.

He stated: "It's hard to do both things [attack and defend] all the time and it was good to get Pape in, he changed the game for us."

Postecoglou believed that Sarr's energy and running prowess were essential against a physically strong West Ham midfield.

"I just felt West Ham ask you certain questions in midfield areas and I just felt Pape's running power would help us in the second half," he stated in his post-match press conference. They clearly put in a lot of effort in the first half, and I felt he could really energise us.

"I thought he did really well and he gave us a platform to be really threatening every time we went forward and clinical in our football."

Ange: Derby victory as a gift to our supporters
Postecoglou was happy to provide the Tottenham supporters derby bragging rights following their dominance of West Ham in the second half.

Postecoglou responded, "It's important for our fans, for sure, because these are the games they want to feel good about and win obviously," when questioned about the significance of a London derby victory.

"As I've always stated, I myself derive equal satisfaction from every game we win. The advantage the fans gave us, particularly following the second goal, contributed to the kind of energy we developed in the second half.

We were really on our game for a good fifteen to twenty-minute period during which you could feel the energy in the stadium." It is interdependent.

"We need the supporters to help, especially at home, but in order to help, we must help them in return. Hopefully, our fans will receive a small gift today."