The former Roma hitman scored his first goal for the club since he returned to White Hart Lane on a permanent basis in the summer.

Mido struck seconds from the end of the first half when he collected a low cross from Edgar Davids and turned Anton Ferdinand before firing the ball home via the far post.

The victory was belated revenge for Tottenham's defeat to West Ham on the final day of last season when, amid suggestions of a food poisoning outbreak, they missed out on a place in the Champions League.

West Ham have much more pressing concerns though. They had been hoping to end a run of six straight defeats in order to relieve some of the pressure on their under-fire manager Alan Pardew.

But the hapless Hammers stretched their dismal run to seven matches and they have failed to score in any of them since the arrival of Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez back in September.

The Hammers continue to plummet towards the foot of the table amid speculation over Pardew's future and lingering talk of a takeover bid.

Not surprisingly, with the club enveloped by such uneasiness, the Upton Park crisis showed no signs of easing against a dominant Spurs outfit that has now gone five games unbeaten in all competitions.

The home side, spurred by success against Besiktas in the UEFA Cup in midweek, should have taken the lead as early as the seventh minute.

Former West Ham favourite Jermain Defoe put his England team-mate Aaron Lennon in the clear but the teenager sidefooted wide of Green's left post from 18 yards.

Green, making his debut in goal for West Ham, then pulled off a superb save to deny Defoe an opener in the 20th minute.

Lennon, whose pace caused Paul Konchesky problems all afternoon, turned supplier this time with a fine run and cross into the penalty area.

Defoe looked certain to score until Green deflected his shot on to the roof of the net.

Two minutes later Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson was forced into action for the only time in the first 45 minutes.

Robinson, the butt of jokes since his England blunder against Croatia, dived to his right to stop Marlon Harewood's drive after the West Ham player had evaded Michael Dawson's weak challenge.

But despite Tottenham's possession, they laboured where it mattered and, Lennon apart, they struggled to find the definitive final ball when it was required.

West Ham, as their goalscoring form suggested, offered little ingenuity in attack. Their impotence in that department was further underlined in the 35th minute when Robinson punched the ball straight to Mascherano from a free-kick.

However, instead of troubling the England goalkeeper, his subsequent volley left a lot to be desired as it spiralled into crowd from 18 yards.

In the 41st minute Mascherano and Defoe were involved in a scuffle which then escalated into a scrum involving all 22 players.

Mascherano had fouled Defoe but the Spurs striker retaliated by appearing to lightly head butt the West Ham midfielder.

Players from both sides then became involved before Bennett restored order and booked both Defoe and Mascherano.

Seconds later Harewood followed them into Bennett's bad books by not retreating the full 10 yards as Spurs attempted to restart the game with a free-kick.

Mido put Spurs in front in the 45th minute when he collected a cross from Davids and turned to fire home off the far post only to receive a yellow card from Bennett for removing his shirt in celebration.

In the 48th minute, Spurs forced Green into another fine save when Jermaine Jenas sent his free-kick towards the top corner. The West Ham keeper managed to push the ball to safety as Spurs continued to probe for a second goal.

In the 59th minute, the hard-working Mido was inches away from his second of the afternoon.

A clever curling cross from Huddlestone was met by the Egyptian's outstretched boot but he could only divert the ball just wide of the far post.

Spurs continued to look the more likely to score and in the 74th minute Defoe squandered a great chance to put the game beyond doubt when his shot was saved by Green at the near post.

But his wastefulness went unpunished as Spurs left West Ham entrenched in a deepening crisis that may ultimately cost Pardew his job.