EPL: Tottenham win first match under Jose Mourinho, Liverpool, Leicester continue winning run

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho and Tottenham Hotspur's Eric Dier.
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho and Tottenham Hotspur's Eric Dier. Photo credit: Reuters

Jose Mourinho enjoyed a winning start as Tottenham manager, with a 3-2 London derby triumph over West Ham at London Stadium on Sunday (NZ time). 

Goals from Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura and Harry Kane gave Tottenham their first English Premier League away win in 10 months. 

But Mourinho admitted he was disappointed with the way Tottenham leaked two late goals, a familiar failing for a side who have kept one clean sheet in the league all season.

"I was really happy, before we conceded the two goals," said 56-year-old Mourinho. "We were playing well, bringing to the game things we had tried in training." 

Spurs are ninth on the league table with 17 points, with West Ham 16th on 13.

Meanwhile, video assistant referee (VAR) had a say in Liverpool's 2-1 win at Crystal Palace and Leicester City's 2-0 triumph at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Jamie Vardy is the leading goal-scorer in the Premier League.
Jamie Vardy is the leading goal-scorer in the Premier League. Photo credit: Reuters

Liverpool grabbed another late winner through Roberto Firmino at Selhurst Park against a spirited Palace side, who were controversially denied an opener from James Tomkins, after VAR spotted a push on defender Dejan Lovren.

Juergen Klopp's side rode their luck to take the lead through Sadio Mane after the break, although Wilfried Zaha gave Palace hope of a point with a goal in the 82nd minute, before Firmino intervened to make it 12 league wins out of 13.

VAR, the season's perennial talking point, also had a say at Brighton, where Leicester's Jamie Vardy was ordered to retake his penalty, as the Foxes secured a fifth straight league win, after Ayoze Perez had opened the scoring for the visitors.

Leicester remains eight points behind leaders Liverpool, who have 37, three ahead of Chelsea and one in front of champions Manchester City.

City beat Chelsea in a come-from-behind 2-1 win in Manchester. 

N'Golo Kante opened the scoring, before Kevin de Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored two goals in eight minutes for the defending champions. 

Chris Wood scored his sixth goal in as many games.
Chris Wood scored his sixth goal in as many games. Photo credit: Reuters

Elsewhere, All White Chris Wood scored in Burnley's 3-0 win over Watford. 

Wood now has six goals from as many games and the result lifts them to sixth in the standings. 

The news wasn't so good for Arsenal, who dropped further off the top-four pace, after a poor result against Southampton, with boos ringing around the Emirates stadium, despite Lacazette's 96th-minute goal - his second equaliser of the game.

Everton's Marco Silva is another manager feeling the heat, after his side's 2-0 home defeat by Norwich City, a result that moved the visitors off bottom spot.

Wolves moved up to fifth, as Joao Moutinho and Raul Jimenez earned Nuno Espirito Santo's reinvigorated side a 2-1 win at 10-man Bournemouth, who had Simon Francis dismissed 37 minutes into his first league start since Boxing Day for a second booking.

Reuters