Tottenham Defeats West Ham Amidst Anti-Semitic Abuse From West Ham Supporters

Tottenham defeated West Ham 3-1 at White Hart Lane on Sunday amid Anti-Semitic controversy in the stands. After losing four of their previous five matches, the Spurs were desperate for a victory. They saved their manager, Andre Villas-Boas, from increased criticism and further demands for his firing.  Jermaine Defoe scored twice before Gareth Bale put the game out of reach with the third. West Ham added a late goal by Andy Carroll to make the match seem closer than it was. From the outset the result was never in doubt

The bigger story took place off of the field. Earlier this week, Spurs fans were attacked in Rome by a group of hooligans before the Europa League match between Tottenham and Lazio.  They were attacked with knives, bottles, bricks, etc. It was suggested that anti-semitism was one of the main reasons for the attack as Tottenham is associated with a

Chelsea and Liverpool draw in a dazzler, while Man City defeated Tottenham in a Snoozer

A more in-depth article will come shortly but for now, Chelsea and Liverpool battled to a draw at Stamford Bridge, while Manchester City kept pace with their crosstown rivals at the top of the table as they soundly defeated Spurs 2-1.