West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur: 5 Talking points and analysis

4. Spurs' defence is yet to look convincing

Tottenham conceded two goals in the second half.

Tottenham had a flying start to the game. By the half-time whistle, they were 2-0 up and in the 49th minute Harry Kane scored the third goal of the match to increase their lead to three goals.

So, in the first half, the visitors' defence didn't have much to do, apart from the routine passing and clearances. It was in the final 45 minutes that they felt the pressure. Having been wasteful in the first half, the West Ham attack started finally getting things right and looked dangerous, especially after the addition of Antonio in the break.

Finally, the home side had a breakthrough in the 73rd minute, thanks to a clever strike, which can be attributed more to Antonio's brilliant than Tottenham's defensive errors.

They conceded yet again in the 89th minute, as midfielder Rice seemed to have found the back of the net, but VAR proved to be their saviour and the goal was disallowed. Six minutes later, in the last minute of the injury time,hey would concede again, as defender Angelo Ogbonna headed home from a corner.

If not for VAR, the poor defending would've cost them the three points. Getting things straightened out in the defence needs to be on top priority for Mourinho, given how close they came to squandering a three-goal lead in the final 30 minutes of the game.