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West Ham's soft centre was woefully exposed by Spurs as Graham Potter's men unravelled yet again at home in a 3-0 defeat.

Following a 5-1 defeat to Chelsea in their last home game, the Hammers imploded after the break in this latest London derby as Spurs scored three in a 19-minute period and Tomas Soucek was shown a straight red card.

West Ham are now winless in seven Premier League games at the London Stadium - their worst home run since 2003.

After a competitive and even first half, Spurs took charge when Pape Mata Sarr headed home from a corner - the fifth goal Potter's side have conceded from such scenarios this season.

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Spurs thought they had scored in the first half from a corner that was headed home by Cristian Romero. But referee Jarred Gillett spotted a shove in the box by Micky Van de Ven on Kyle Walker-Peters and ruled out the goal with the VAR not seeing fit to intervene.

Soucek was then given his marching orders for a high tackle which ripped the sock of Joao Palhinha, and the home side wilted.

Lucas Bergvall looped a fantastic header home to double the lead before Micky van de Ven swept home a third to heap more embarrassment on the Hammers, who had to endure some Mohamed Kudus showboating in the closing stages as their former player relished his return following his £55m move to Spurs this summer.

This was a perfect response from Thomas Frank's Spurs, who had been underwhelming in their last fixture before the international break when losing 1-0 to Bournemouth.

Meanwhile, Potter finds himself back under pressure.

Analysis: Frank's watertight Spurs

Sky Sports' Lewis Jones:

"I have a big, big, big focus on it. I said that the first day when I walked in the building."

It's rare you hear a manager like Thomas Frank be so open and honest with a philosophy regarding defending. It's not what fans want to hear, especially at a club with such a rich history of attack-minded football and gifted players lighting it up.

But Frank is a realist.

He knows last season was a complete shambles for Spurs when it came to keeping the ball out of their net. There is an expert organisation about his Spurs team already - they are together as a unit and their goals against column for the season is looking very healthy already. The clean sheet at West Ham was their third of the season already from four games with just a solitary strike from Evanilson for Bournemouth breaching their backline. Frank works fast.

Potter calls for patience

West Ham boss Graham Potter speaking to Sky Sports:

"In the end, the scoreline is a difficult one for us. The second half went away from us quickly, I thought the first half was good. We showed our attacking intent. There were positives in the first half but we made a mistake in the second half, the second half was really uncomfortable. We have had to suffer. The team is coming together and we have to be patient with them. Focus on the positives and move forward.

"I understand [fans' frustration], the scoreline is the scoreline. Of course every one is upset. From our perspective, we have to look at the positives. We have played two games at home against two top sides. We are a new team and need to stick together."

Frank: An impressive win

Spurs boss Thomas Frank:

"I think West Ham defended very well in the first half. I'm so happy that the goal came in the second half, because you never know, the momentum can change after half-time but we kept going and scored a good goal after and then 3-0 - done. So a very good, clear win and a good performance.

"We all know the derby and the importance of the game for the fans and I think it's a testament to the boys in the group that we haven't won in six years. It shows everything how difficult it is to play here, and now we won 3-0 today. I think that's impressive."

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First Half: Everton 0-0 Aston Villa

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Ndiaye finds space to run into and cuts the ball to Beto in the box but the striker can't direct his shot on target!

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Everton 0-0 Aston Villa

Sky Sports' Patrick Rowe:

"Faint boos from the away end as Grealish gets his first touch of the ball."

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We are under way at the Hill Dickinson Stadium...

Can Everton move level on points with Arsenal at the top of the table or will Aston Villa secure their first win of the season?

Time to find out...

Team news reminder!

A reminder of how the teams shape up this afternoon...

Everton: Pickford, O’Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Garner, Gana, Iroegbunam, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Beto.

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Bogarde, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins.

Emery: New signings working well

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery:

"The new signings are working really well. They are tactically understanding everything we need, and each one has their own qualities and position on the field.

"They are more or less understanding everything and progressing in each training session, but of course now we need to take one step forward by getting them minutes and playing matches."

Could Grealish haunt VIlla?

Aston Villa academy graduate and former club captain Jack Grealish will come up against some familiar faces this afternoon.

Will he haunt his former side and continue his strong start to the Premier League season?

He currently leads the league in assists with four and helped himself to the Player of the Month award in August...

Emery: Happy that Martinez is back

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery on Emi Martinez:

"Good news. It’s back to the normal situation now. We’re happy that Martinez is coming back after a different situation, but we’re back to normality.

"The players in the starting lineup are really focused."

Moyes: Hopefully Ndiaye makes it through

Everton boss David Moyes:

"I’m feeling really good because the team are performing really well. Unfortunately, we’ve got no Mykolenko today, but Ndiaye felt okay, so hopefully he’ll be able to make it through."

The new stadium in all its glory...

Thomas Frank has revealed he was as shocked as the rest of the footballing world at Daniel Levy's sudden exit from Tottenham over the international break - and had been planning for a "long relationship" with the departed chairman.

Levy stunned Spurs fans and the rest of the footballing fraternity by stepping down from his role after more than two decades last week, though Sky Sports News understands he was asked to leave his post with the club keen to move in a new direction.

The long-serving chairman came increasingly under fire in the later years of his reign from Tottenham supporters, who staged a number of protests against his decision making and perceived lack of investment in the club - who have the smallest wage-to-turnover ratio in the Premier league.

But after bringing him to Tottenham this summer, Frank told Sky Sports ahead of Saturday's trip to West Ham that he had no inkling his boss was going to be out of a job less than three months after that appointment - but hopes a "bigger and better" future is to come.

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"It was a big surprise for me," he said. "Of course, I was told a little bit before it was announced, but that still came very sudden, very quick in every aspect. I've worked together now with Daniel for three months and enjoyed that. I think I owe him a lot.

"I've definitely been on course for a long relationship with Daniel. That was the plan, that was my idea. But in life and football, things happen, things change, and then you need to move on. And against West Ham it will be business as usual.

"The legacy he has at Spurs is fantastic, and it's such an incredible job. He's done it in many ways. He's been here for 24 years and has been a big part of changing the club. The two biggest things are this world-class training centre and, of course, a world-class stadium. So to have those two to stand on as a foundation is incredible.

"So we can really build something for the future that's hopefully going to be even better and bigger and more hopeful."

Frank admits it will be easier for him than some others at the club to transition back into normality following Levy's departure, as the pair's direct interactions were largely focused around the transfer window which closed last week. "I could imagine there's a bigger day-to-day change for a lot of other people he's worked with for a long time. For me, a little less," he said.

One of his Levy's actions in that transfer window was to sign off the arrival of Randal Kolo Muani on Deadline Day from PSG, with the Frenchman's loan signing catching fans off guard nearly as much as his subsequent resignation.

Frank denied suggestions the Frenchman was signed as cover for Dominic Solanke, who remains ruled out after missing much of last season with a succession of injuries.

"it's nothing to do with that," he said. "We wanted an extra offensive player in, because we think that's important.

"The good thing is that Kolo Muani can play on both sides as a winger. [Richarlison] can play to the left as well.

"I will not be too much against playing with two strikers sometimes, either during a game or at the start of a game. I've done that in the past. For me, it's about having enough weapons, finding the best team with the best players on the pitch.

"Of course, I will be searching a little bit for the next couple of probably months to find that. Hopefully, I find it as quick as possible, but that will be a little bit of a work in process. Completely normal. I'm learning every day about the players."

Thomas Frank has revealed he was as shocked as the rest of the footballing world at Daniel Levy's sudden exit from Tottenham over the international break - and had been planning for a "long relationship" with the departed chairman.

Levy stunned Spurs fans and the rest of the footballing fraternity by stepping down from his role after more than two decades last week, though Sky Sports News understands he was asked to leave his post with the club keen to move in a new direction.

The long-serving chairman came increasingly under fire in the later years of his reign from Tottenham supporters, who staged a number of protests against his decision making and perceived lack of investment in the club - who have the smallest wage-to-turnover ratio in the Premier league.

But after bringing him to Tottenham this summer, Frank told Sky Sports ahead of Saturday's trip to West Ham that he had no inkling his boss was going to be out of a job less than three months after that appointment - but hopes a "bigger and better" future is to come.

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"It was a big surprise for me," he said. "Of course, I was told a little bit before it was announced, but that still came very sudden, very quick in every aspect. I've worked together now with Daniel for three months and enjoyed that. I think I owe him a lot.

"I've definitely been on course for a long relationship with Daniel. That was the plan, that was my idea. But in life and football, things happen, things change, and then you need to move on. And against West Ham it will be business as usual.

"The legacy he has at Spurs is fantastic, and it's such an incredible job. He's done it in many ways. He's been here for 24 years and has been a big part of changing the club. The two biggest things are this world-class training centre and, of course, a world-class stadium. So to have those two to stand on as a foundation is incredible.

"So we can really build something for the future that's hopefully going to be even better and bigger and more hopeful."

Frank admits it will be easier for him than some others at the club to transition back into normality following Levy's departure, as the pair's direct interactions were largely focused around the transfer window which closed last week. "I could imagine there's a bigger day-to-day change for a lot of other people he's worked with for a long time. For me, a little less," he said.

One of his Levy's actions in that transfer window was to sign off the arrival of Randal Kolo Muani on Deadline Day from PSG, with the Frenchman's loan signing catching fans off guard nearly as much as his subsequent resignation.

Frank denied suggestions the Frenchman was signed as cover for Dominic Solanke, who remains ruled out after missing much of last season with a succession of injuries.

"it's nothing to do with that," he said. "We wanted an extra offensive player in, because we think that's important.

"The good thing is that Kolo Muani can play on both sides as a winger. [Richarlison] can play to the left as well.

"I will not be too much against playing with two strikers sometimes, either during a game or at the start of a game. I've done that in the past. For me, it's about having enough weapons, finding the best team with the best players on the pitch.

"Of course, I will be searching a little bit for the next couple of probably months to find that. Hopefully, I find it as quick as possible, but that will be a little bit of a work in process. Completely normal. I'm learning every day about the players."