Taking a look back at a classic West Ham United moment on this day in history, in association with Heineken...
On a blustery night 27 years ago today, the footballing winds would blow one way and then the other during what was an unforgettable London derby against Tottenham Hotspur.
The vast majority of those inside the Boleyn Ground were rendered silent after just eight minutes when future Hammers striker Teddy Sheringham ran onto Stephen Carr’s right-wing cross to send a long-range header looping past Luděk Mikloško.
But just past the 20 minute-mark, Michael Hughes sent a corner up into the swirling wind and, when the ball came down, the bald head of Julian Dicks sent it arrowing into the bottom right-hand corner.
Within a minute, Hughes was denied by Ian Walker. From the resulting corner, the Northern Irishman sent another swerving, dipping delivery onto the head of new boy Paul Kitson, who made no mistake from close-range.
The game was not yet half-an-hour old when its fourth goal arrived. Walker’s long clearance was helped on by Sheringham and Steffen Iversen to Darren Anderton, who calmly lobbed Mikloško from 20 yards to make it 2-2.
By half-time, however, West Ham had got their noses in front again! Dicks was the provider this time, curling over a left-wing free-kick for home debutant John Hartson to out-muscle Sol Campbell and power his header inside Walker’s far post.
When the two sides emerged back into the swirling gale after half-time, it should have come as a surprise to no West Ham fan that their side would relinquish their lead for a second time.
Eight minutes into the second period, Spurs midfielder David Howells latched onto Dicks’ miss-hit clearance and squeezed a low finish past Mikloško’s left hand and into the corner.
There would be one final twist - Howells brought down Hartson and referee Gary Willard pointed to the penalty spot with 18 minutes remaining.
Dicks stepped up and smashed the resulting spot-kick high into the net to put West Ham 4-3 up and into a lead they would not surrender.
Enjoy our goals again in the video player above!
