Callum Wilson's stoppage-time strike gave West Ham United a dramatic 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur, deepening the crisis around Thomas Frank and ending the visitors' 10-match winless run in the Premier League. On a febrile afternoon between two struggling sides, Wilson pounced from a late corner after Cristian Romero's powerful header had seemed to rescue a point for Spurs and briefly change the mood inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Crysencio Summerville had earlier put West Ham in front after 15 minutes with a deflected effort, in a first half dominated by Nuno Espírito Santo's team and marred for Spurs by a serious injury to Ben Davies. Tottenham improved after the interval, lifted by the introduction of Yves Bissouma for his first appearance of the season, but a mixture of missed chances and fragile defending left the door open for Wilson's late intervention. By full-time, Spurs supporters were chanting for Frank to be sacked, while West Ham's travelling contingent revelled in a priceless win in their battle against relegation.
Summerville seizes the moment as West Ham dominate the first half
The game had been framed in the buildup as a showdown between under-pressure managers, dubbed both 'El Sackico' and 'El Dissatisfactico'. West Ham arrived in north London without a league win in 10, while Spurs' poor domestic form and recent FA Cup exit to Aston Villa had placed Frank under intense scrutiny. Tottenham tried to respond with a fast start and almost struck early when Mathys Tel found space but shot high over the bar, a miss that would come to feel increasingly significant as the afternoon unfolded.