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.

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.