West Ham v Tottenham

West Ham 2

Carroll 25′ (pen) J Cole 58′

Tottenham 3

Bale 13′, 90′ Sigurdsson 76′

FT 90 +5
HT 1-1

By Sam Sheringham BBC Sport

Gareth Bale continued his incredible scoring run with a stunning last-minute winner against West Ham to lift Tottenham to third in the table.

Bale gave his side the lead with a powerful strike before Hammers forward Andy Carroll won and scored a penalty.

On the 20th anniversary of Bobby Moore's death, Joe Cole put West Ham ahead with a low shot but Spurs drew level when Gylfi Sigurdsson poked home.

Bale sealed the points from long range with his eighth goal in six games.

It was another show-stopping performance from Tottenham's man of the moment after a string of superb saves from West Ham keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen looked certain to frustrate Spurs.

Brilliant Bale

Gareth Bale scored his 14th and 15th Premier League goals of the season, drawing level with Michu in the scoring charts. Only Robin van Persie (19) and Luis Suarez (18) have more.
Bale scored his 10th and 11th PL away goals of the season - the outright most away goals of any player in the division.
Bale has scored nine goals in eight PL matches since Christmas Day - more than any other PL player.

Picking up the ball in a central area some distance from goal, he worked it on to his favoured left foot and arrowed a drive, which dipped over Jaaskelainen's outstretched right hand and into the top corner.

The Welshman has now scored eight of his team's last 10 goals in all competitions and 19 in total this season.

Almost single-handedly he has lifted Spurs two points clear of fourth-placed Chelsea going into Sunday's crucial north London derby against Arsenal, who are a further two points back in fifth.

For the Hammers, Bale's strike was a devastating blow after a whole-hearted performance which did justice to the memory of England's World Cup-winning captain Moore.

Cole's goal gave them a 2-1 lead and had substitute Matt Taylor not been thwarted by Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris when through on goal it could have been a different story.

Before kick-off, the Upton Park crowd joined both sets of players in a minute's applause to pay tribute to Moore, who played more than 500 games for West Ham.

Bobby Moore's grandchildren Poppy, Freddie & Ava lead out the teams

Hammers players warmed up in Moore number six shirts, a giant poster of the former defender was unfurled in the corner of the stadium before his three grandchildren placed the match ball on the spot.

Roared on by their impassioned fans, West Ham made the brighter start and Lloris had to make a sharp low save to keep out a shot from Matt Jarvis after neat interplay between Carroll and Cole.

But where there is Bale there is danger and the winger picked up the ball in a central position 25 yards from goal, pushed it past James Collins and lashed a left-footed shot past Jaaskelainen to give Spurs the lead.

West Ham drew level in the 25th minute after Scott Parker's lunging challenge took out Carroll's standing leg and referee Howard Webb pointed to the spot. The England striker rose to his feet and blasted the penalty into the roof of the net.

Spurs looked more likely to take the lead and West Ham were indebted to Jaaskelainen, who pulled off sharp saves either side of half-time to keep out goalbound headers from centre-back Steven Caulker.

Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas introduced Sigurdsson and it almost paid instant dividends as the Icelander curled a shot on to the post from outside the area.

The rebound presented Emmanuel Adebayor with a golden chance, but his tame header gave Jaaskelainen a relatively straightforward save.

West Ham responded to the scare in devastating fashion by scoring from their next attack. Joey O'Brien's lofted pass from the left wing picked out Cole's run and the former England midfielder swivelled before firing off a left-footed effort which bobbled past Lloris and into the far corner.

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'Tremendous' Bale 'inspires' Spurs

Tottenham's quest for an equaliser was once again thwarted by the inspired form of Jaaskelainen, who palmed away yet another Caulker header from a corner before deploying all his athleticism to tip a fine curling effort from Bale over the bar.

Lloris pulled off a brilliant stop of his own as he raced off his line to deny Taylor and the miss proved costly to the Hammers as Spurs equalised.

West Ham's defence failed to clear a Bale free-kick from the right and the ball dribbled through to Sigurdsson who poked home at the far post.

A rampant Spurs continued to bombard the home side's goal only to be denied by a goalkeeper at the top of his game as Jaaskelainen tipped Sigurdsson's effort around the post and pushed aside a close-range header from Adebayor.

But just when both sides appeared to have settled for a draw, up stepped Bale to steal the stage.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce:

"We made a terrific go of it. It was at a crucial stage when Matt Taylor got through one on one and their keeper made good save, we want to be scoring that.

"At 3-1 there is no way back for them.

"But I thought the lads caused them a lot of problems."

Lineup, Bookings (5) & Substitutions (6)

West Ham United

22 Jaaskelainen
02 Reid
17 O'Brien
19 Collins Booked
20 Demel (Pogatetz - 72' )
04 Nolan (Taylor - 35' )
07 Jarvis
21 Diame Booked (Collison - 84' )
26 J Cole Booked
32 O'Neil Booked
08 Carroll

Substitutes

30 Spiegel
18 Pogatetz
10 Collison
14 Taylor
09 C Cole
12 Vaz Te
29 Chamakh

Tottenham Hotspur

25 Lloris
05 Vertonghen
20 Dawson
28 Walker
33 Caulker
07 Lennon
08 Parker (Livermore - 88' )
11 Bale
23 Holtby (Sigurdsson - 56' )
10 Adebayor
19 Dembele Booked (Carroll - 75' )

Substitutes

24 Friedel
13 Gallas
16 Naughton
32 Assou-Ekotto
22 Sigurdsson
29 Livermore
46 Carroll

Ref: H Webb

Att: 35,005

Match Stats

Possession 38 62

Shots

8 25

On target

6 16

Corners

6 12

Fouls

12 7

Live Text Commentary

90:00 +4:50 Full time

Full Time The match has reached full-time.

89:43

Tom Carroll provided the assist for the goal.

89:43 Goal scored

Goal - Gareth Bale - West Ham 2 - 3 Tottenham Gareth Bale finds the back of the net with a goal from outside the area to the top right corner of the goal. West Ham 2-3 Tottenham.

87:22 Substitution

Substitution Jake Livermore comes on in place of Scott Parker.

87:22

Shot from deep inside the area by Andy Carroll goes over the bar.

85:22

Gylfi Sigurdsson challenges Gary O'Neil unfairly and gives away a free kick. James Collins restarts play with the free kick.

82:34

Indirect free kick taken by James Collins.

82:34 Substitution

Substitution Mohamed Diame goes off and Jack Collison comes on.

82:34

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Matthew Jarvis by Gylfi Sigurdsson.

82:17

Jan Vertonghen takes a shot. Blocked by Joey O'Brien.

81:52

Gareth Bale takes the free kick.

81:52 Booking

Booking James Collins goes into the book.

81:45

Foul by James Collins on Gareth Bale, free kick awarded.

80:50

Emmanuel Adebayor takes a shot. Save by Jussi Jaaskelainen.

80:03

Gareth Bale takes a shot. Save made by Jussi Jaaskelainen.

75:26

The assist for the goal came from Steven Caulker.

75:26 Goal scored

Goal - Gylfi Sigurdsson - West Ham 2 - 2 Tottenham Goal scored by Gylfi Sigurdsson from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. West Ham 2-2 Tottenham.

74:09

The ball is sent over by Gareth Bale,

74:09 Substitution

Substitution Mousa Dembele leaves the field to be replaced by Tom Carroll.

74:09

Free kick awarded for a foul by Emanuel Pogatetz on Gareth Bale.

73:54

Winston Reid gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Emmanuel Adebayor. Emmanuel Adebayor takes the indirect free kick.

73:39

Matthew Taylor takes a shot. Save made by Hugo Lloris.

72:04

Andy Carroll takes a shot. Save by Hugo Lloris.

71:19 Substitution

Substitution Emanuel Pogatetz is brought on as a substitute for Guy Demel.

70:26

Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Gareth Bale.

70:26 Booking

Booking Gary O'Neil receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.