The match
West Ham scored three goals in the final ten minutes to draw 3-3 against Tottenham in a dramatic game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Manuel Lanzini scored a stunning long range strike in stoppage time to spark wild celebrations and secure a point for David Moyes’ side that seemed unfathomable at 3-0 down in the 81st minute.
Spurs’ electric start
Spurs took the lead after 45 seconds when Harry Kane’s curled pass from inside his own half found Heung-Min Son, who bent his shot past West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski. It was Kane’s seventh assist in the Premier League this season.
Son turned into the provider for the second goal, as Kane nutmegged Declan Rice and drilled his shot into the bottom corner.
Harry Kane and Son Heung-min have now combined for 28 Premier League goals – the fourth-best duo in history! 😲
3️⃣6️⃣ Lampard & Drogba
2️⃣9️⃣ Henry & Pires
2️⃣9️⃣ Silva & Aguero
2️⃣8️⃣ Son & Kane pic.twitter.com/AJKyqmLwMK— Goal (@goal) October 18, 2020
The English forward grabbed his second of the game, and his fifth league goal of the season when he headed in a flighted cross from Sergio Reguilon to put Jose Mourinho’s side 3-0 up after 16 minutes.
Gareth Bale hotly-anticipated second debut did not go as planned for the Welshman, who came on at 3-0 and missed a chance to seal the win at 3-2.
The comeback
Fabian Balbuena’s header gave West Ham some hope, then Davinson Sanchez’s own goal made Moyes’ side believe they could rescue the game.
It was Lanzini’s first goal since May 2019 and it’s a result that means West Ham have taken seven points from three games against Wolves, Leicester and Spurs.
The first team in Premier League history to avoid defeat in a game having been 0-3 down as late as the 81st minute.
What. A. Comeback ❤️ pic.twitter.com/HM5i0N3FV7
— West Ham United (@WestHam) October 18, 2020
Some stats
The Argentine has now scored 10 in 27 in London derby appearances and four in seven against Tottenham.
Spurs had a chance to move up to second place with a win but remain in sixth place with eight points from five games.
Kane has scored the most Premier League goals in 2020 with 17, and Son has the second most with 16.
West Ham are the first team in Premier League history to avoid defeat in a game having trailed by 3+ goals as late as the 81st minute.
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