On This Day | Ferdinand and Carrick topple Tottenham

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Taking a look back at a classic West Ham United moment on this day in history, in association with Heineken...

Les Ferdinand came back to haunt his old employers as he helped West Ham United secure a 2-0 victory over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on this day in 2003.

Ferdinand opened the scoring for the east Londoners with 31 minutes on the clock, firing a shot through goalkeeper Kasey Keller's grasp.

Teddy Sheringham, who would go on to play for the Hammers, tried to respond but it was the Hammers who pressed home their claims for victory with a second just moments after the break.

Ferdinand was involved again, putting Keller under pressure from a Michael Carrick cross. The American stopper couldn't gather and Carrick stormed into the box to drill home.

It was a deserved success for the Hammers, but one that was to ultimately prove fruitless as they suffered relegation from the Premier League on a heartbreaking final day of the season.

Watch the goals from the win over Tottenham again in the video player above.
 

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