West Ham 1-3 Tottenham
Tottenham secured victory over West Ham for the second time in 10 days in this keenly contested cup tie at the London Stadium.
Both teams shuffled their pack of players, Spurs playing their second game in 48 hours, following the earlier reverse against Manchester City.
The home side enjoyed much of the possession but lacked the cutting edge.
Spurs took the lead after the quarter hour, Angelo Ogbonna failing to clear his lines, then looking on as the ball fell for Son Heung Min to rifle home from a few yards.
West Ham's most impressive player on the night was Grady Diangana, who was a constant threat to the visitors.
A free kick from Diangana put Chicarito in but he was too close to the Spurs goalkeeper to get his shot away.
Eight minutes into the second half Spurs struck again, Arthur Masuaka making a hash of gathering Deli Ali's through ball, letting Son in to score his second of the night.
West Ham got one back in the 71st minute, when Lucas Perez headed in a Robert Snodgrass corner at the back post.
The two goal gap though was quickly restored three minutes later when Fernando Llorenti turned in a corner.
West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini praised Diangana's confidence in the game, whilst stressing that the Premier League is more important than the Carabao Cup.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino was proud of his players.
There was particular praise for Son, who has not been in the side for weeks but continued to work hard and got his reward with two goals in this game.
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