James Maddison was hauled off at half-time of Tottenham's win over West Ham on Saturday, with the Englishman now facing a fight to keep his place in Ange Postecoglou's starting line-up

The midfielder was substituted at the interval of Spurs' victory over West Ham on Saturday. Maddison struggled to impact the game, which was evenly poised at 1-1 going into half-time following Dejan Kulusevski's leveller after Mohammed Kudus opened the scoring for the Hammers.

In a surprising move, Tottenham Hotspur’s star midfielder James Maddison was taken off at half-time during their 4-1 win over West Ham.

Tottenham secured a commanding 4-1 victory over West Ham, with Dejan Kulusevski taking centre stage in a performance that demonstrated his growing influence on the team.

Dejan Kulusevski is thriving at Tottenham after being moved into a central midfield role by Ange Postecoglou this campaign.

Ange Postecoglou has been praised by the TNT Sports panel for making a “big” decision involving James Maddison during Tottenham Hotspur’s victory over West Ham.

Postecoglou replacing Maddison at half time changed the game, as the hapless visitors fell apart in this London derby

James Maddison ’s half-time substitution during Tottenham ’s Premier League clash against West Ham was for ‘tactical reasons’. It was the Hammers who broke the deadlock at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Mohammed Kudus turning home Jarrod Bowen’s inviting cross on 18 minutes.

A year ago Ange Postecoglu could do no wrong around these parts, but even the most bought in of Tottenham supporters would surely have raised a quizzical eye at the sight of James Maddison departing midway through a match where his side were seeing plenty of the ball,