Following their 2-0 derby victory over West Ham, Tottenham called for action in response to "utterly reprehensible online racist abuse" directed towards Heung-Min Son.

Son was benched for West Ham's visit on Sunday, but he scored as a second-half substitute after Emerson Royal's opening goal in an easy victory for Spurs.

The South Korean international reportedly faced online racial abuse following Tottenham's victory that put them in the top four despite having played one more game than Newcastle United, who were in fifth place.

"We have been made aware of the utterly reprehensible online racist abuse directed at Son Heung-min during today's match, which has been reported by the club," a Tottenham statement read.

"We stand with Sonny and once again call on the social media companies and authorities to take action."

Football is for everyone.There is #NoRoomForRacism pic.twitter.com/a1GXUzOfrZ— Premier League (@premierleague) February 19, 2023

It is not the first instance of concerning abuse directed towards 30-year-old Son, who allegedly suffered similar last season against Chelsea.

Football clubs have called for greater action from social media companies to combat such incidents, with Brentford's Ivan Toney and Birmingham City's Troy Deeney subject to racial abuse this month.