EPL 2017/18: West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur, 5 talking points

Tottenam Hotspur celebrate scoring against West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur celebrate scoring against West Ham United

#4 Serge Aurier's bittersweet full debut

Serge Aurier walks back after being sent off
Serge Aurier walks back after being sent off

Serge Aurier had a good outing against Borussia Dortmund and Swansea City and unsurprisingly, Mauricio Pochettino handed him his full debut against West Ham. Up against Marko Arnautovic and Aaron Cresswell, the Ivorian put in a solid display in the first half and was rarely troubled.

With pace to burn, he got forward a few times as well. A more than decent debut turned into a nightmare for the former PSG fullback as he was shown two yellow cards in the span of minutes.

While the first was questionable, the second was a bookable offence as he lunged to win the ball back from Andy Carroll. While he should be lauded for trying to win the ball back, Aurier will learn that you don't do that when you're already on a yellow!

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