West Ham boss David Moyes wants to see which of his players are “ready to fight” after the Hammers ended the weekend in the Premier League relegation zone after defeat at Tottenham, who moved into the top four themselves. .
The Spurs wing-backs linked up for the first goal of the game, Ben Davies leaving Emerson Royal to fire into the bottom corner.
West Ham had a quick chance to equalize but Jarrod Bowen’s superb effort, after beating Cristian Romero, was well saved by home goalkeeper Fraser Forster.
Spurs substitute Son Heung-min scored four minutes after coming on when he ran onto Harry Kane’s through ball and slotted past Lukasz Fabianski.
The Hammers would have moved above both Bournemouth and Everton with the draw, but instead finished 18th after their first defeat in five matches in all competitions.
“We’ve only got ourselves to blame for that, and overall the players have done some really good things,” Moyes told Match of the Day.
“We’ve been here before so I’m sure we can do it again, but I’m looking forward to the players joining me in the fight because it’s going to be highlighted in the coming weeks. All for him.”
Speaking to JEE News, he added: “There are parts of it that I want to build on and hopefully we’ll take it. The players have been challenged, now let’s see who competes. “
Tottenham, meanwhile, move a point clear of Newcastle, although Eddie Howe’s side, who were beaten 2-0 at home by Liverpool on Saturday, have a game in hand.
Tottenham have put assistant manager Cristian Stellini back in charge alongside Antonio Conte following his recent gall bladder surgery.
Conte was on the touchline for recent games against Leicester and AC Milan, but the latter said he had rushed his recovery and was not ready for a full-time return.
