Spurs to capitalise on West Ham’s leaky defence

Tottenham Hotspur will fancy their chances of taking down London rivals West Ham United when the teams meet in a Premier League clash at Wembley Stadium on Thursday, 4 January 2018, kick-off at 22h00 CAT.

Spurs come into the match on the back of a three-game winning streak, with their latest outing a 2-0 away triumph over Swansea City on Tuesday night. The result took them up to fifth place on the table – four points adrift of the Champions League places, but with this game against their London rivals in hand.

As for West Ham, they ended a three-game winless streak across all competitions by edging West Bromwich Albion 2-1 on Tuesday night – Andy Carroll scored both goals to see the Hammers move out of the relegation zone.

Yet manager David Moyes must be concerned at his side’s lack of solidity at the back: West Ham have shipped seven goals in their last three games and they are coming up against a Spurs attack spearheaded by the league’s top scorer, striker Harry Kane (he has 18 goals in 20 appearances – the Hammers as an entire team have managed just 24 goals in 21 matches!).

In head-to-head stats, Spurs and West Ham have met in 112 matches across all competitions. The Lilywhites have claimed 48 wins compared to 40 for the Hammers, while 24 games have been drawn.

The teams’ most recent meeting was a League Cup clash in late October 2017 which saw West Ham come from two goals down to win 3-2 away from home. Ironically Spurs won 3-2 away just a month prior in a Premier League clash at London Stadium.

Recent league form, latest results first

Tottenham WWWLW

West Ham WDLWD

Head-to-head, all competitions

Matches played 112

Tottenham wins 48

West Ham wins 40

Draws 24

Tottenham goals 175

West Ham goals 161