Ange Postecoglou was pleased to reward the Tottenham fans with derby bragging rights after they produced a second-half blitz to down West Ham 4-1.Spurs struck three times in eight minutes to dispel memories of their collapse at Brighton a fortnight ago,

In a surprising move, Tottenham Hotspur’s star midfielder James Maddison was taken off at half-time during their 4-1 win over West Ham.

James Maddison was hauled off at half-time of Tottenham's win over West Ham on Saturday, with the Englishman now facing a fight to keep his place in Ange Postecoglou's starting line-up

We upped the tempo and played some quality football, defended when we needed to and got our finishing right. "I think we had some chances where we could have scored more but if we keep creating the goals will come.

Tottenham are set to have both Heung-min Son and Richarlison back from injury for this weekend’s London derby against West Ham. Spurs captain Son has not played since being forced off with a hamstring problem during the latter stages of last month’s Europa League opener against Qarabag,

Tottenham vs. West Ham is in the early Saturday match slot, with kick-off at 7:30 a.m. ET and 12:30 p.m. BST. The match is televised on USA Network in the States and TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

Whether or not Postecoglou's therapeutic explosion has a positive effect on his players remains to be seen, but a London derby such as West Ham can often be enough motivate Tottenham — especially as Spurs failed to defeat them in either Premier League fixture between the two last season.

Ange Postecoglou spoke to the media after our 4-1 win against West Ham in the Premier League at Stadium on Saturday.

James Maddison ’s half-time substitution during Tottenham ’s Premier League clash against West Ham was for ‘tactical reasons’. It was the Hammers who broke the deadlock at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Mohammed Kudus turning home Jarrod Bowen’s inviting cross on 18 minutes.

A year ago Ange Postecoglu could do no wrong around these parts, but even the most bought in of Tottenham supporters would surely have raised a quizzical eye at the sight of James Maddison departing midway through a match where his side were seeing plenty of the ball,

Postecoglou replacing Maddison at half time changed the game, as the hapless visitors fell apart in this London derby