Tottenham Hotspur got back to winning ways with a resounding 3-0 victory over West Ham United, who played almost half the game with 10 men after Tomas Soucek's red card.
Thomas Frank's visitors had a Cristian Romero header disallowed in the first half, but they ran riot after the interval.
Pape Matar Sarr punished some poor set-piece defending from West Ham two minutes into the second half, before Soucek's reckless lunge on Joao Palhinha resulted in him being sent off in the 54th minute.
Lucas Bergvall's first Premier League goal gave Spurs breathing room within three minutes of Soucek's dismissal, then Micky van de Ven added further gloss to the scoreline.
The victory moves Spurs level with Arsenal on nine points, while West Ham are six points worse off.
How the match unfolded
Spurs thought they had the lead in the 19th minute when Mohammed Kudus – who was continually booed on his return to the London Stadium – delivered a corner that was powered home by Romero.
However, referee Jarred Gillett disallowed the goal due to Van de Ven's push on Kyle Walker-Peters, with the on-pitch decision confirmed following a VAR review.
However, West Ham would not get a similar reprieve early in the second half. Sarr was left unmarked from debutant Xavi Simons' deep corner, and Konstantinos Mavropanos could not block his header on the line.
Things soon got worse for the hosts as Soucek caught Palhinha's shin and received a straight red card, and moments after play restarted, Bergvall looped a wonderful header into the far corner from Romero's searching pass.
Van de Ven put the result beyond all doubt in the 64th minute following more good work from Bergvall, while Kudus twice went close to scoring in stoppage time.
Self-inflicted wounds plague West Ham
West Ham's 3-0 victory at Nottingham Forest prior to the international break lifted some of the clouds that had gathered over Graham Potter's side, following back-to-back Premier League losses and an early exit from the EFL Cup.
But the Hammers were brought crashing back down to earth and they were masters of their own demise.
Romero barely had to jump when he nodded Kudus' corner home in the first half, albeit his effort was disallowed. West Ham were let off on that occasion, but failed to heed that warning and some more slack defending allowed Sarr another unchallenged header at the far post.
That was the fifth goal West Ham have conceded from corners already this season, the most in the Premier League. And just when the hosts needed to keep cool heads, Soucek took a heavy touch on his chest and jumped into a rash challenge on Palhinha.
There has been little for West Ham fans to cheer in recent home games, and as was the case in their 5-1 defeat to Chelsea, there were swathes of empty seats by the final whistle.
The Hammers are back at the London Stadium again next Saturday, with the pressure firmly on ahead of a meeting with unbeaten Crystal Palace.
Simons and Bergvall run the show
After opening their Premier League campaign with victories over Burnley and Manchester City, Spurs were dealt their first setback under Frank two weeks ago, being thoroughly outplayed in a 1-0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth.
Following that loss, Spurs bolstered their attacking options with the signing of playmaker Simons from RB Leipzig and a loan move for Paris Saint-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani.
While Kolo Muani was an unused substitute, Simons was thrown in from the off, and he did not have to wait long for his first assist in the Premier League, supplying a pinpoint delivery for Sarr's opener.
Playing alongside Simons, Bergvall had a goal and an assist in a breakout performance, with the 19-year-old showcasing excellent technique when looping his header over Mads Hermansen.
Frank will be just as pleased with his team's clean sheet, with West Ham rarely threatening after Lucas Paqueta skewed an early effort wide.
The only thing missing was a goal for Kudus, who ran the gauntlet on his first return to West Ham and was only kept out by a stunning Hermansen save late on.
Having suffered 22 Premier League defeats last season, Spurs look like a different beast in 2025/26. They return to UEFA Champions League action against Villarreal on Tuesday, ahead of a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion next Saturday.
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What the managers said
Graham Potter: "The scoreline is a difficult one for us. The second half went away quickly - I thought the first half was good. We showed attacking intent and there were positives. We made a mistake early in the second half and the game got away from us after the red card.
"We've played two games at home against teams in the Champions League but the team is coming together and we need to be patient, focus on the positives and move forward."
Thomas Frank: "Overall, it was a good performance. Besides two situations in the first half, we didn’t give much away. We had some good crosses into the box, dominated and kept West Ham hemmed in.
"We scored a brilliant goal from a corner. The red card helps, of course, but I felt we were dominant in the game."
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Key facts
Spurs have won three of their four Premier League matches this season (L1), keeping a clean sheet in each victory – it’s as many clean sheets as they’d managed in their previous 26 league games.
West Ham have conceded six goals from corners in the Premier League this season, twice as many as any other side (before Brentford v Chelsea). It’s only two fewer than they’d conceded from corners in the whole of last season (eight).
Kudus has attempted more dribbles than any other player in the Premier League this season (28), including a further six against West Ham today (three successful).
Soucek's sending off was West Ham’s ninth Premier League red card against Spurs, two more than they’ve had against any other opponent.