Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Sreya

Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United – Tottenham Hotspur hosts West Ham United at the Wembley on 4th January, Thursday in an English Premier League fixture.

Tottenham Hotspur are fifth in the English Premier League standings with forty points and have won their last two games on the trot, including a 5-2 hammering of Southampton on Boxing Day.

West Ham are firmly embroiled in the battle for survival as they are placed sixteenth in the league standings with twenty-one points. They won 2-1 against West Bromwich Albion in their last outing.

Team News

Toby Alderweireld and Victor Wanyama remain Spurs’ only injury concerns while West Ham United will be without the injured Sam Byram, Jose Fonte, Edimilson Fernandes and Michail Antonio.

Tottenham Hotspur Possible Starting Lineup: Hugo Lloris, Serge Aurier, Davinson Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen, Danny Rose, Moussa Sissoko, Eric Dier, Son Heung-Min, Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen, Harry Kane.

West Ham United Possible Starting Lineup: Adrian, James Collins, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Creswell, Pblo Zabaleta, Pedro Obiang, Cheikhou Kouyate, Arthur Masuaku, Manuel Lanzini, Marko Arnautovic, Chicarito.

“We continue like we finished this year really. The league is only half-way through and we have to play for every point and every game has to be treated the same way.

2018 will be a very special year with the stadium, with the Premier League, the Champions League where we’re through against Juventus.”

– Christian Eriksen, Tottenham Hotspur.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United H2H Stats, the last five matches in all competitions between these two clubs have resulted in two wins for Tottenham Hotspur and three wins for West Ham United.

Tottenham Hotspur have won six of their last seven home games in the Premier League and are the clear favorites tonight. Moreover, there have been over 2.5 goals scored in West Ham’s last 4 away games in the Premier League.

A 2-0 win for Tottenham Hotspur is the most probable outcome of this game.