December 23, (THEWILL) – Tottenham Hotspur beat West Ham United 2-1 in a nail-biting League Cup quarter-final to go to the semi-finals for the second year in a row. After a tense start that featured a flurry of aggressive challenges, Antonio Conte’s side took the lead in the 28th minute.
Steven Bergwijn tucked the ball past Alphonse Areola from a few yards out after Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg cut the ball back for him in the box.
West Ham retaliated almost immediately, with Jarrod Bowen firing a low shot past Hugo Lloris from the edge of the box.
Spurs recovered their one-goal advantage three minutes later. Bergwijn drove the ball into the area and laid it off to Lucas Moura, who tapped it in from a few yards away.
Despite West Ham looking dangerous late on, Tottenham held on to advance to the tournament’s final four.
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