It's happened again as Hammers go Top Four!

West Ham 2 Spurs 1 

An early trip to my laptop at high noon for this one. It's the perfect start to the game as Bowen slings in a cross, Antonio gets between the centre backs to prod the ball at Lloris, who saves only for Michail to gobble up the rebound. One-nil to the Cockney Boys.

Kane fires wide and then has a half chance parried by Fabianski and Moura miscues when well-placed as Mourinho's men come at the Irons. But the team spirit is epitomised by Soucek who goes down after a clash of heads only to bounce back up again with a bloody head would, rather like The Terminator (Arnie not Julian).  After treatment he returns with a plaster on his wound. 

Dawson has a header well-saved by Lloris and at the break it remains 1-0. The second half begins with another Hammers goal that owes everything to the energy of Lingard. After winning the ball and exchanging passes with Fornals he rifles home a fine finish into the corner. The ref disallows it for offside but VAR eventually and correctly rules him onside. Cue a mock band celebration from the lads.

But with Bale on Spurs mount heavy pressure as West Ham fail to keep the ball. Lucas Moura pulls one back with a header in off the post from a corner, having got above Cresswell, and it looks ominous. Rice has to make a fantastic block and then Bale smacks the loose ball against the bar. Hammers have several heroes, notably Rice, Coufal, Soucek, Dawson and Diop as they defend their lead.  

The second half seems to go on forever. In added time Cofual's clearance rebounds off Son and on to the post. It really is going to be our day. We've ridden our luck to go an incredible fourth and Mourinho is presumably getting sacked in the morning. Poor old Spurs, the small north London team who have raised their game at a big club but gone away pointless.

As Moyes says, this team can play a lot better but these players just don't want to be beaten. Come on You Irons!

PLAYER RATINGS: Fabianski 7; Coufal 7, Dawson 8, Diop 7, Cresswell 6; Fornals 7 (Johnson 6), Rice 9, Lingard 8 (Noble n/a), Soucek 8; Bowen 7 (Benrahma 6), Antonio 8.