Lucas shines for Spurs

Lucas Moura scored his first hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur as they claimed a 4-0 win over Huddersfield Town to go third in the table.

A much-changed Spurs side dominated from the off at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and deservedly went ahead when Victor Wanyama danced around Ben Hamer and slotted home midway through the first half.

Bacuna looked to have pulled one back 10 minutes from time with a curling free-kick but Spurs captain Lloris diverted it onto the woodwork, laying the foundations for Moura to have the final word.

The Brazilian stroked home his second on the counter after Christian Eriksen found him in space on the edge of the area on 87 minutes, and he saved the best until last, thundering his third in stoppage-time as Spurs issued a statement of intent ahead of their two trips to Manchester.

Spurs move up to third in the Premier League Table with 67 points, ahead of their top-four rivals playing their matches. Huddersfield remain bottom with 14 points.

Mauricio Pochettino: "Rather than rest players, it was about providing the team with fresh legs because the effort was big against City. Everyone will have an opinion but after the game we can say it was a right decision."

Jan Siewert: "In the end it was hard for us to take that we conceded another two goals. The result does not reflect it. We had our chances and should have scored twice, this makes me proud, but at the end of the day I do not like the result."