Thomas Frank achieves feat Tottenham haven’t managed since Jose Mourinho tenure
Thomas Frank successfully led Tottenham to their first away victory over West Ham United since November 2019.
On Saturday, 13 September, Spurs beat West Ham 3-0 at the London Stadium, thanks to goals from Pape Sarr, Lucas Bergvall, and Micky van de Ven.
In a controversial clash, Hammers star Tomas Soucek was sent off for a bad challenge on former Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha.
Meanwhile, Cristian Romero saw his first-half goal disallowed following a VAR intervention, which ruled that Van de Ven had pushed Kyle Walker-Peters.
Thomas Frank leads Tottenham to first victory at West Ham since Jose Mourinho’s tenure
The footballing world were shocked by the recent news that former chief executive Daniel Levy left Tottenham.
However, Frank remained focused on the task in hand and steered Spurs to an impressive win over their London rivals.
Meanwhile, the last time Tottenham enjoyed a victory at the London Stadium before 13 September arrived back in November 2019.
Goals from Son Heung-Min, Lucas Moura, and Harry Kane secured a 3-2 victory for the North Londoners that day.
Spurs showed vital resilience against West Ham
In their victory over Graham Potter’s side, Tottenham supporters were wowed by the performance of Bergvall, who notched his first Premier League goal.
| Tottenham’s last three results | Premier League 2025/26 |
| Man City (A) | 0-2 W |
| Bournemouth (H) | 0-1 L |
| West Ham (A) | 0-3 W |
Meanwhile, after Spurs earned just 11 top-flight wins under former boss Ange Postecoglou last season, Frank needed to prove his side’s resilience following their defeat to Bournemouth on 30 August.
Therefore, Tottenham will be delighted that they put their loss to the Cherries behind them, and put on ruthless second-half display at the London Stadium.
The confidence that the North London outfit will have earned from their triumph over West Ham is vital, as they now head into the opening game of their Champions League campaign .
Meanwhile, after hosting Villarreal on Tuesday, 16 September, Tottenham travel to Brighton for their next Premier League encounter on Saturday, 20 September.
The Seagulls recently showed that they can beat strong sides on their day, when they enjoyed a victory over Manchester City on 31 August.
Elsewhere, former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett told Tottenham News that he expects James Maddison to be charged by the FA for his social media outburst during Spurs’ win over West Ham.