Tottenham face a tricky away trip to West Ham in the Premier League on Wednesday evening.
Antonio Conte's men travel to the London Stadium in a rich vein of form as they are yet to lose a match in the 2022-23 competition and are placed third in the table with 10 points from four matches. Harry Kane is enjoying a purple patch having scored four goals in four matches, including a brace against Nottingham Forest.
West Ham, meanwhile, head into this fixture on the back of a narrow 1-0 win over Aston Villa, which came as a timely boost after three straight defeats which left them reeling at the bottom of the table. Thanks to Pablo Fornals' winner they have climbed out of the relegation zone and will be looking to build some momentum against their London rivals.
How To Watch
Match: West Ham vs Tottenham
Date & Time: August 31 @ 02:45 PM (ET)
Venue: London Stadium
TV Channel: BT Sport 2
Online Streaming: BT Sport App & Peacock Premium (Try for free)
Watch in Canada: fubo Sports Network Canada
Team News
West Ham United: West Ham will miss Nayef Aguerd as he is nursing an ankle injury, while Craig Dawson will be unavailable due to a thigh issue. Benjamin Johnson has a stiff hamstring which will keep him on the sidelines.
However, Angelo Ogbonna and Vladimir Coufal have regained fitness and could feature against Spurs. New-signing Lucas Paqueta might not get the nod as the fixture comes too soon for him. Moyes will likely have to start with either Michail Antonio or Gianluca Scamacca upfront along with Jarrod Bowen.
Tottenham Hotspur: Tottenham have a couple of players unavailable in Lucas Moura and Bryan Gil. Moura has inflammation in his tendon which will keep him out for the next few weeks.
But Cristian Romeo and Oliver Skipp are back in training and should feature in the match given, as Conte has confirmed.
"Cristian and Skip, today they had a training session with us, for sure, we have to wait now, to see if they are completely recovered, but this is a good sign for us and for the players," stated the Italian.
Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, and Dejan Kulusevski should form the front three, which would once again see Richarlison miss out on a starting berth.
Head to Head
- West Ham are looking to win three consecutive home Premier League matches against Tottenham for the first time since a run of four between 1997 to 1999.
- There hasn't been a draw in this fixture in any of the last 13 games, with the Hammers winning six and Spurs seven.
Prediction: Tottenham are quite strange really. They love to lure teams in and counter but West Ham got their first away win in their last game. The Hammers have had centre-half issues, they started with a back three against Villa but David Moyes' tactical switch to a four at the back won them the game.
West Ham 2 - 2 Tottenham