West Ham United Held Tottenham to a Draw
It was a disappointing debut for Real Madrid star Gareth Bale as West Ham United came back from three goals down with just 10 minutes to go to rescue a point in an astonishing comeback against Tottenham. Son Heung-min gave the opener for the Spurs before Harry Kane doubled the lead and then added another to make the scores 3-0 in the first 16 minutes of the game.
West Ham United came back into the second half well prepared, Fabian Balbuena’s header began West Ham’s fightback, with Davinson Sanchez’s own goal giving even more hope with five minutes to go. Manuel Lanzini’s brilliant long-range strike in injury time levelled the scores 3:3. Gareth Bale, on as a substitute in his first appearance since his return to Spurs from Real Madrid, missed a great chance in stoppage time before Lanzini lashed the ball in off goalkeeper Hugo Lloris’ fingertips to cap an incredible climax.
David Moyes men improved markedly in the second half, but when Kane hit the post with 12 minutes to go there was no sign that the final result would be anything other than another win for Spurs. With result now, Tottenham has been left in the sixth place position, while West Ham move up two places into eighth.
Lanzini’s brilliant shot which can be nominated for the goal of the season was his first goal since May 2019. Jose Mourinho had been coy about the prospects of Gareth Bale making his first appearance since his return from Real Madrid, saying the Welshman would “probably” play against West Ham.
