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

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Sreya

West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur – Tottenham Hotspur travel to Olympic Stadium on 5th May, Friday to face West Ham United in a crucial English Premier League fixture as they aim to close the gap on league leaders Chelsea FC.

West Ham are fifteenth in the English Premier League standings with thirty-nine points and are without a win in their last six games, although the last four ended in draws. Just seven points above the relegation zone, West Ham need to secure at least one more win to ensure survival.

Tottenham Hotspur have seventy-seven points with just four games to play and a win tonight will help them close down the gap at the top of the table to one point, creating pressure on Chelsea who don’t play Middlesbrough at home until Monday.

Team News

Angelo Ogbonna, Pedro Obiang and Michail Antonio are sidelined through injuries while Tottenham Hotspur will be without the injured Erik Lamela, Harry Winks, Danny Rose and Cameron Carter-Vickers.

West Ham United Possible Starting Lineup: Adrian, Jose Fonte, Winston Reid, James Collins, Edimilson Fernandes, Cheikhou Kouyate, Havard Nordtveit, Aaron Cresswell, Manuel Lanzini, Andre Awey, Jonathan Calleri.

Tottenham Hotspur Possible Starting Lineup: Hugo Lloris, Kieran Trippier, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Ben Davies, Eric Dier, Victor Wanyama, Son Heung-Min, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Harry Kane.

Contributor’s Pick

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

Tottenham Hotspur have won their last nine Premier League matches, scoring at least two goals in eight of those games. Also, Mauricio Pochettino’s side have kept a clean sheet in their previous four league matches.

Tottenham Hotspur are in a trailblazing form and are expected to win 2-0 tonight.