West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini, right, celebrates after scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at the London Stadium in London, Friday, May 5, 2017. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press)LONDON — After Chelsea’s path to the Premier League title was cleared, Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was left frustrated, bewildered and hurt. A 1-0 loss at West Ham enables Chelsea to secure the trophy before Tottenham even plays again. A team that invigorated the title race with daring, attacking football suddenly ran out of ideas in the London derby. West Ham turned on the style to foil a Tottenham side usually so energetic and menacing to ease any lingering relegation fears.

Source: Washington Post May 06, 2017 00:38 UTC