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.

The midfielder was substituted at the interval of Spurs' victory over West Ham on Saturday. Maddison struggled to impact the game, which was evenly poised at 1-1 going into half-time following Dejan Kulusevski's leveller after Mohammed Kudus opened the scoring for the Hammers.

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.

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 on Friday, ahead of our Premier League clash against West Ham at Stadium on Saturday (12.30pm UK).

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.

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,

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

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has opened up on his decision to hook James Maddison at half time during his side's 4-1 win over West Ham on Saturday. The north London side fell behind in the 18th minute when Mohammed Kudus opened the scoring.