West Ham started their second home London derby of the season pretty well… which made the tragicomic collapse all the more disappointing.

Lucas Paqueta should have scored the opening goal against Tottenham, but dragged his shot wide. El-Hadji Malick Diouf was causing anxiety in the Spurs penalty area with his devilish deliveries from the left. The fit-again Crysencio Summerville was a livewire.

Out of possession, the Hammers looked fairly well organised too, with summer signing Mateus Fernandes joining Paqueta (deployed as a false nine) in a front two to lead the high press. The first half was pretty even; the second was anything but as Spurs scored three unanswered goals to saunter to victory.

Two things in particular will greatly concern Graham Potter.

Set pieces

The first is West H

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