EPL 2017/18: West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur, 5 talking points

#3 West Ham showed fighting spirit, but is it enough?

West Ham had a good start

The Hammers perhaps edged it in the first half as they pressed well and denied Spurs too many openings. However, Harry Kane was always a threat and despite a promising show, Bilic's side were behind and staring down the barrel when the half-time whistle arrived.

In the second half, Bilic tried to force the issue and test the Tottenham backline by asking his fullbacks to bomb forward more and deliver crosses, but rarely did the ploy work as Spurs were able to clear their lines.

It was only after West Ham had the numerical advantage that their crosses looked more threatening as it allowed Kouyate to make more runs into the penalty area. The creativity down the middle is an issue when they don't have Manuel Lanzini.

While the team should be lauded for the spirit they showed, Bilic still has a lot of issues to resolve.