West Ham, Xavi Simons and Thomas Frank
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Thomas Frank believes new signing Xavi Simons showed a lot of promise on his Premier League debut, as the Dutch international set up a goal in Tottenham's 3-0 win at West Ham.
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Thomas Frank explains why Cristian Romero's goal should have stood in Tottenham win over West Ham
Thomas Frank explains why Cristian Romero's goal should have stood in Tottenham win over West Ham - The controversial moment in the first half did not haunt Tottenham in their London derby win
Xavi Simons joined Tottenham Hotspur instead of Chelsea and made his debut for the north London club against West Ham United on Saturday.
Thomas Frank led Tottenham to an away victory over West Ham United for the first time since Jose Mourinho was in charge of Spurs.
The highlight of a relatively low-key first half was a disallowed goal by Cristian Romero, after the Spurs captain had headed home a Mohammed Kudus corner. West Ham, given their recent propensity to concede from corners, riskily gave up a succession of them to Thomas Frank’s side during the first half, but made it to the break unscathed.
Thomas Frank confirmed Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani are both in contention to make their Tottenham debuts against West Ham. Simons arrived from RB Leipzig in the final days of the summer transfer window and Kolo Muani was a Deadline Day addition on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.
Thomas Frank's team may select it's self due to one key weakness the Dane will look to exploit against West Ham.
Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against West Ham at London Stadium (kick-off 17:30 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: On how his players are after the international break: "Everyone is fine. Everyone returned well. Everyone is in a good place."