It didn't go entirely to script. When Tottenham went 3-0 up against West Ham at the London Stadium on Saturday lunchtime, several thousand home fans started making for the exit. Tottenham looked to be in total control -- much as they had done in the away game at Everton two weeks previously -- and it looked to be game over.
Then came the West Ham fightback. Poor marking at a corner led to the home team's first goal, then Serge Aurier stupidly got himself sent off by picking up two yellow cards inside five minutes and a late header from a sublime cross left Spurs hanging on for the last few minutes.