Lucas Moura scores hat-trick as Tottenham beat Huddersfield

Lucas Moura scored a hat-trick as Tottenham beat Huddersfield Town 4-0 at their new stadium to move third in the Premier League.

With one eye on Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second-leg clash with Manchester City, Mauricio Pochettino made seven changes to his Spurs side.

The much-changed hosts deservedly broke the deadlock in the 24th minute when the strength of Fernando Llorente allowed the ball to run into the path of Victor Wanyama, who coolly rounded Ben Hamer to score.

Three minutes later, Spurs doubled their advantage through Moura's tight-angled finish after a surging run by the impressive Moussa Sissoko, as Huddersfield failed to live with the hosts.

After the start, Llorente struck the crossbar, while Christian Eriksen was denied by a post before Moura wrapped the game up with two lovely goals at the death. Eriksen was the architect for the first, drilling an excellent cross from the right which the Brazilian finished from 10 yards, and in stoppage-time he latched onto a beautiful through-pass from substitute Son Heung-Min to flash a spectacular effort past the helpless goalkeeper.

With all of their rivals still to play this weekend, the victory moves Tottenham into third place and sets them up perfectly for two matches with Pep Guardiola's side in the space of a week.

Lucas Moura steals the show: With Dele Alli injured, Harry Kane set to miss the rest of the season, and Son rested for Wednesday, Spurs needed a hero. Up stepped the Brazilian with a thrilling performance. The 26-year-old has had to remain patient in his bid for first-team football at Tottenham but he has never thrown his toys out of the pram and today, when he got another opportunity to impress, he grabbed it with both hands. His finishing was clinical, his direct running absorbing and his range of passing excellent.

Lucas Moura (Tottenham): The Brazilian is the first player to grab a hat-trick at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. This is a day he, nor the Spurs fans, will ever forget.

Tottenham: Lloris 6, Walker-Peters 7, Sanchez 6, Vertonghen 7, Foyth 7, Davies 7, Sissoko 8, Wanyama 8, Eriksen 8, Moura 9, Llorente 7. Subs: Rose N/A, Son N/A, Skipp 5.

Huddersfield: Hamer 5, Hadergjonaj 5, Kongolo 5, Schlinder 5, Durm 5, Bacuna 6, Stankovic 5, Hogg 6, Lowe 5, Grant 5, Kachunga 5. Subs: Mooy N/A, Mouine 5.

24' - GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Huddersfield: Wanyama scores and Spurs have lift-off! Davies passes the ball into the feet of Llorente, the forward gets his body in the way and allows the ball run through to Wanyama. The midfielder coolly rounds Hamer and slots the ball into an empty net.

27' - GOAL! Tottenham 2-0 Huddersfield: Moura scores to double Tottenham's advantage! Sissoko leads another attack, sprinting forward through the middle and he lays it off to Moura on the left side of the penalty area with a beautifully-weighted pass. He takes a touch and hammers it past Hamer into the corner of the goal.

47' - OFF THE WOODWORK! Foyth picks out Llorente with a great ball over the top. The Spaniard takes a lovely first touch and with his second he scoops it towards goal but it bounces agonisingly off the crossbar and away to safety.

82' - OFF THE POST! Tottenham launch an attack on the break, Moura leading the charge. He spreads it to Eriksen whose shot deflects off Kachunga and cannons off the bottom of the post!

87' - GOAL! Tottenham 3-0 Huddersfield: Moura scores his second of the day to put the gloss on a fine performance! Eriksen is the architect, drilling a ball in from the right and Moura converts with a lovely finish from 10 yards.

90'+ 3 - GOAL! Tottenham 4-0 Huddersfield: Moura with his hat-trick! He times his run to perfection to latch onto Son's beauitful through-ball and he finishes spectacularly, flashing the ball past the helpless Hamer.