Alan Shearer praises West Ham after their victory over Tottenham

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Alan Shearer hailed West Ham after they inflicted Tottenham’s first loss at their new stadium,.

The Hammers produced a brilliant away display to pick up three points in the Premier League and continue their recent form of late.

They secured a deserved 1-0 away win, as Michail Antonio scored a brilliant goal from close-range after a cross from teammate Marko Arnautovic.

Manuel Pellegrini’s side are still pushing to break into the top-1o of the league, while Spurs may have had one eye on their Champions League semi-final against Ajax next week.

Shearer was majorly impressed by West Ham following their display at the weekend and singled out defender Issa Diop.

The 22-year-old commanding centre-back was named man of the match after he was solid in the defence.

“Some terrific performances from West Ham today Antonio, [Mark] Noble, [Ryan[Fredericks all excellent but the best was Issa Diop magnificent at the back again,” Shearer wrote on his personal Twitter account.

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Diop was left on the bench for the last three league games, but he returned to the side against Spurs and was monstrous in defence.

The French centre-back has been a regular starter for the majority of the season and it looks like a small rest has been beneficial.

He managed to shackle the Spurs attackers during the game, while he even showed a rare attacking run where he burst through on goal and saw his tame effort saved.

Diop cost the Hammers £22million (BBC) in the summer and it’s been an impressive first campaign in English football for the youngster.