Mohammed Kudus and Julen Lopetegui in telling moment after crazy West Ham red card

very rarely breaks character - but on this occasion, he thumped the air with joy.

For the first hour of the match, he had resembled a Madame Tussauds' waxwork on the touchline. But when returning captain put this game beyond all reach on 60 minutes, nothing was stopping the Aussie from basking in the glory of yet more misery.

In truth, Mohammed Kudus' crazy late dismissal was the most fight the hapless Hammers displayed all afternoon and you begin to wonder how long the London Stadium hierarchy will allow this to continue. Whether you rate ' football or not - nobody can deny it's been an alarming fall from grace. Last , Moyes' spirited Irons rocked up here and ransacked all three points, having trailed at the interval.

You could cut the tension between Kudus and Lopetegui with a knife as the former trudged off the field. There appears to be no love lost following their recent disagreement at Brentford when the Ghanaian was withdrawn at half-time.

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West Ham, who initially looked rejuvenated following the 4-1 demolition of Ipswich a fortnight ago, appeared set on landing the first blow in a quest to generate some much-needed momentum. Kudus, fuelled by the disappointment of Ghana's shock 2-0 defeat to Sudan on Tuesday, forced goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario into a tremendous early stop inside the opening 10 minutes.

But moments after Spurs went agonisingly close through the returning Heung-min Son's curling strike - the Hammers pipped themselves ahead on the break. Kudus' raking switch was controlled scrappily by but the hosts failed to clear their lines, allowing Bowen to square back to Kudus to steer home.

Postecoglou's side responded sharply, peppering Alphonse Areola's goal and the Frenchman was just about equal to Pedro Porro's swerving strike before Dejan Kulusevski restored parity on 36 minutes. The red-hot Swede, who looked as though he was on a one-man mission to draw his team level, drove towards goal and his left-footed shot eventually squirmed in off both posts.

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Then, after an incredibly even half, the floodgates began to open. First Yves Bissouma powered Spurs ahead after slamming home Udogie's cutback. Two minutes later, it was 3-1 when Son's tame effort - that followed a stunning back-heel from partner in crime Kulusevski - was saved by the feet of Areola before trickling in off the unfortunate Jean-Clair Todibo, though Areola was accredited with the own goal.

The Frenchman's horror afternoon would soon get worse when Spurs skipper Son turned him inside out before firing home a fourth. By this point, sections of the travelling faithful had already seen enough as they swiftly headed for the exit before Kudus was later shown red following the intervention of VAR after shoving both Micky van de Ven and Pape Matar Sarr in the face.

Kudus was now definitely miss games against , and but it's not beyond the realms of possibility that he could now be facing a hefty ban that will see him suspended for more than three matches.

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