West Ham face Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium as both teams battle for European qualification.
Victory would see West Ham stay seventh and move to within one point of sixth-placed Manchester United, whilst Tottenham will stay fifth with a win unless can win by a two-goal margin at minimum.
Team News
Alphonse Areola is ruled out for West Ham after he suffered an adductor injury during their defeat at Newcastle.
Nayef Aguerd (shoulder) could return but Edson Alvarez (suspension) remains absent.
Tottenham have no fresh injury concerns to report following their comeback win over Luton.
Fraser Forster (foot), Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) and Manor Solomon (knee) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
West Ham host Tottenham at London Stadium on Tuesday 2 April at 8:15pm BST, live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.
Stat Attack
- West Ham are unbeaten in five of their last seven league meetings against Tottenham (W3, D2, L2).
- Tottenham have claimed 10 points in their last six league visits to West Ham (W3, D1, L2).
- Victory would see West Ham achieve the league double over Spurs for the first time since 2013-14 season.
- Michail Antonio has scored in West Ham’s last two matches (D1, L1).
- Failure to score would see Tottenham go two away games without a goal for the first time since October-November 2021, when lost 1-0 at West Ham then drew 0-0 at Everton.
Prediction
Following a late defensive meltdown at Newcastle from 3-1 up after having came from behind amidst a silly tactical decision by David Moyes, West Ham need to channel their frustrations here because their counter-attacking play was excellent in an otherwise strong display.
Tottenham meanwhile were pretty lucky to have beaten Luton because if the Hatters’ Issa Kabore hadn’t scored an own-goal, I do think that it would of finished in a draw at best because Tottenham’s attack looked sluggish in their end product which needs to be more clinical here.
I therefore do expect this to be a close game because neither team can afford to drop points but if West Ham can cut out their defensive errors, I can see them just having the edge.
Prediction: West Ham 2-1 Tottenham
Result: West Ham 1-1 Tottenham
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