EPL: West Ham United sees off Tottenham 2-0

West Ham returned to winning ways as they
recorded a 2-0 victory over Tottenham in their
final home match of the season.
The Hammers ended a run of four successive
defeats with a comfortable success over their
capital rivals at Upton Park.
The game turned midway through the first half
when Younes Kaboul was given a straight red
card for bringing down Stewart Downing when
he was through on goal.
The resulting free-kick on the edge of the box
from Andy Carroll was brilliantly tipped over
by Hugo Lloris, but the England striker was on
hand to head home the resulting corner, albeit
with a little help via Harry Kane's inadvertent
flick-on.
The second arrived on the stroke of half-time
and this time Downing was the scorer as he
claimed his first goal in West Ham colours as
he curled a free-kick through the Tottenham
wall and past Lloris.
Had it not been for Lloris the scoreline could
and should have been greater as he produced
wonderful stops from Matt Taylor and
Mohamed Diame.
The win means that not only can Spurs now
not overtake Everton in fifth due to the goal-
difference being so big, but they have also
now handed the battle for sixth into the hands
of Manchester United - as they now know
victory in their final three games will see them
take the final Europa League spot.