Tottenham player ratings vs West Ham: Bergwijn reborn with fresh confidence as Hojbjerg gets stuck in

Tottenham progressed to a Carabao Cup semi-final after a hard-fought 2-1 win over rivals West Ham.

Three goals in five first-half minutes decided an entertaining contest, with Spurs joining rivals Arsenal and Chelsea in the last four.

Steven Bergwijn gave them a 29th-minute lead but West Ham hit back quickly through Jarrod Bowen. Bergwijn then turned provider for Lucas Moura.

West Ham dominated the second period but Spurs held firm to continue their uplift under Antonio Conte.

Here’s how we rated the Tottenham players...

Hugo Lloris - 8

Dealt well with West Ham’s set-pieces and made two acrobatic, one-handed saves to keep out Tomas Soucek headers. Quick off his line to deny Bowen in the second-half.

Davinson Sanchez - 8

Defended well, putting his body on the line to keep West Ham at bay and getting his positioning right when covering wing-back Doherty.

Eric Dier - 6

Gift-wrapped West Ham’s equaliser with a careless pass out before being turned by Bowen. It was a bad moment but he did not left him affect him.

Ben Davies - 7

Solid but unspectacular again. Made one crucial intervention with a brave diving header to repel a cross.

Matt Doherty - 7

Needed to impress and did well. Involved in the build-up to both Spurs goals and put in a couple of dangerous low crosses.

Oliver Skipp - 7

Full of energy and bite against an impressive West Ham pairing. His eventual challenge is to compete with Declan Rice for an England place.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg - 8

Played a lovely one-two with Bergwijn to create the opening goal on an impressive return to the side. Relished the second-half rearguard.

Sergio Reguilon - 7

Energetic and solid defensively. Made a limited impression in the final third, one cross for Skipp aside.

Lucas Moura - 8

Capped a bright return to the side with the winning goal. Full of clever tricks and passes, including a Kevin de Bruyne-esque ball for Kane to create the game’s first big chance.

Steven Bergwijn - 8

Took his chance on his first start under Conte with a goal and assist. The performance should give him a huge lift and he looked reborn in the second-half as his confidence returned.

Harry Kane - 6

Tested Alphonse Areola early on but otherwise had no chances of note as his finishing slump continued. Still, he put in a shift and made a good chance for Son.

Substitutes

Heung-min Son (Bergwijn, 60’) - 6

Looked rusty and took a heavy touch from Kane’s pass to fluff a great opening to make the game safe.

Harry Winks (Lucas, 60’) - 6

Struggled slightly to adjust to the pace of the pace of the game, with West Ham well on top. Still, having a good week.

Dele Alli (Skipp, 76’) - 6

See above, really. Not enough chance to make an impression at what he does best, as Spurs doggedly saw out the game.

Emerson Royal (Reguilon, 83’) - 6

Played the final few minutes at right wing-back.

Japhet Tanganga (Doherty, 83’) - 6

Filled in on the left of the back five as Spurs clung on.

Not used: Gollini, Rodon, Lo Celso, Ndombele.