While West Ham United are on a five game unbeaten run, they still currently find themselves out of position for European qualification. However, they do have a bit of momentum on their side now as they head into Thursday night’s clash at Tottenham Hotspur.
And Spurs themselves have to be feeling alright, as they head into this match off the back of one of this season’s most thrilling matches, the 3-3 draw with Manchester City. It was an exciting affair, similar to another high-scoring City vs. a big London club clash, the 4-4 draw with Chelsea right before the November international break.
Tottenham vs West Ham FYIs
Kick-off: Thursday, Dec. 5, 8:15 pm local, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham Preview Material: Starting XI Prediction Team News
West Ham Preview Material: Starting XI Prediction Team News
Transatlantic Passage: How the Premier League Redefined Soccer in America: LINK
Google Result Probability: West Ham victory 23% Draw 23% Tottenham victory 54%
PL Form: West Ham DWWLL Tottenham DLLLW
PL Standing: West Ham 9th, 21 pts Tottenham 5th, 27 pts
Will this London derby tussle be as exciting as either of those two matches? I don’t know, as that is a tall order.
West Ham Starting XI Prediction at Tottenham Hotspur
Alphonse Areola; Vladimir Coufal, Nayef Aguerd Kurt Zouma, Emerson Palmieri; Edson Alvarez, James Ward-Prowse; Mohammad Kudus, Lucas Paqueta, Tomas Soucek; Jarrod Bowen
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