News about Steve Cook

MATT BARLOW AT THE LONDON STADIUM. So, here's a London derby for the realists. West Ham isn't nearly as bad as their early findings might have predicted. Tottenham isn't quite finished with the article. That's what the two bosses have been saying. Antonio Conte told Spurs fans that they should celebrate after their stellar start to the season while still worried about the long road ahead and talking about the potential for improvement. After a tumultuous summer on the transfer market, David Moyes has predicted a promising future for the Hammers. Some of his latest signings were on display, but it was one of his old warriors, Tomas Soucek, who earned a point for the home team after falling behind to a first-half own goal scorer by Thilo Kehrer. West Ham were the better team for major portions of the game, finding their rhythm in the second half and vying for a champion as it approached closing stages that became more difficult.

Liverpool defeated Bournemouth, Manchester City, and Arsenal, bringing off spectacular comebacks and United's revival under new manager Erik ten Hag - and now we're going back to it just days later. During a tumultuous run of the fixtures leading up to this year's World Cup in Qatar, fans are being treated to another ten matches in midweek, beginning Tuesday and Thursday. For this week's midweek games, Sportsmail has compiled a list of ten things you should be looking out for, including Steven Gerrard (left), Alexander Isak's potential Newcastle debut (inset), and a tense London derby between West Ham and Totteham (Declan Rice and Harry Kane, right).

ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE CITY GROUND: Tottenham defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the Premier League season's first match of the season, with the England captain scoring twice. After Steve Cook handled a second-half foul, he also saw a second-half penalty saved by Dean Henderson. Shearer scored 260 times in the Blackburn and Newcastle tournament, while Rooney's 208 goals is now Kane's next target.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE CITY GROUND: "Everybody has a scheme until they're punched in the mouth," Mike Tyson once said. Take Nottingham Forest. They would have spent the week learning how to get into Tottenham's faces, compel their players to move out from the back, and infuriate them with speed and precision. They then forfeited to a Harry Kane goal after just five minutes. No wonder Steve Cooper was crestfallen in his career. Spurs couldn't get it all set.

Henderson's save came ten minutes into the second half after Steve Cook had a strangely handled the ball when approaching Kane for it. Kane is expected to slot the ball beyond Henderson to double Tottenham's advantage and score his second game of the season, according to history. Henderson, on the other hand, dived to his right to save from the England captain, as he had done from Declan Rice just a few weeks earlier.

Despite being plagued by Old Trafford's own problems, Nottingham Forest was incredibly grateful that Manchester United loaned them England goalkeeper Dean Henderson. Henderson made several fine stops at Goodison Park on Saturday, and the newspaper was expected to have a second clean sheet before Demarai Gray snatched a late equalizer. It's not only the saves that have impressed new colleagues, but Henderson's place in the dressing room, which United boss Erik ten Hag won't be concerned with despite David de Gea's struggles. 'Deano is a great goalkeeper.' 'He's come in and imposed himself on the squad,' said Forest's veteran central defender Steve Cook. He's made saves, his exposure was fantastic today, and his character is soaring.' He's added a lot to the changing room.'