Verdict: Tottenham win
Best Odds: 8/11
Bookmaker: Dachbet
Two camps who are desperately searching for their own respective Premier League boosts on Saturday afternoon, Tottenham will welcome historic rivals West Ham to north London.
Tottenham
Starting with the hosts, while there might have been plenty of excitement around the white half of north London following Thomas Frank’s arrival, Tottenham suddenly find themselves at the heart of yet another public crisis. Watching their FA Cup adventure come to an end last weekend as they fell to a 2-1 loss at home against Aston Villa, the Danish tactician has come under a tremendous amount of scrutiny. Suffering last-gasp heartbreak away at Bournemouth earlier in the month, Spurs have come free-falling down the Premier League table and have continued to show a string of glaring issues on either side of opening the New Year. Getting 2026 underway with consecutive Premier League stalemates against Brentford and Sunderland, Saturday’s hosts have remarkably won just a pair of their previous 14 consecutive domestic appearances across all competitions – a rut that stems all the way back to October 26th.
Tottenham Team News
Picking up a suspected hamstring injury during last weekend’s 2-1 FA Cup defeat against Aston Villa, Tottenham are expected to without Brazilian international Richarlison. Despite completing a summer switch from West Ham over the summer, Mohamed Kudus has been ruled out for the next two months with a thigh issue.
Both dealing with respective long-term injury issues, Spurs will once again be without the England duo of James Maddison and ex-Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke. However, after representing Mali at this month’s AFCON, Yves Bissouma should return to Frank’s squad here.
West Ham
As for the visitors, suffering another infamous late collapse at the London Stadium last week as they fell to a 2-1 loss at the hands of Nottingham Forest, West Ham already have one-foot firmly in the Championship. Breaking a string of unwanted records this season, it has even been suggested that another public defeat on Saturday afternoon could be the final nail in Nuno Espirito Santo’s east London coffin. Opening their trip to north London sat seven points adrift of safety, the Hammers have collected just a single point from any of their previous six consecutive Premier League appearances. Likewise, the former Wolves boss has not seen his downbeat squad register a single win from any of their last 10 straight showdowns against top-flight opposition (six defeats, four draws). It should also be highlighted, the Hammers slumped to an infamous 3-0 drumming when they welcomed Spurs across the capital for their reverse Premier League battle on September 23rd.
West Ham Team News
Reportedly going on strike and desperate to force a move back to boyhood club Flamengo this month, it remains to be seen if Brazilian international Lucas Paqueta will play any part on Saturday. Still away representing Senegal at this month’s AFCON, West Ham will once again be without summer recruit El Hadji Malick Diouf.
Suffering a nasty blow to the head during the Hammers’ 2-1 FA Cup victory against QPR last weekend, Greek international Konstantinos Mavropanos will not feature here. Opening his account at the London Stadium last weekend, new recruit and former Lazio striker Taty Castellanos will spearhead Santo’s charge in the final third.
Tottenham vs West Ham Key Factors to Consider
- When Tottenham and West Ham met for their reverse Premier League showdown on September 23rd, Spurs stormed their way to a 3-0 victory in east London.
- Spurs have astonishingly won just a pair of their previous 14 consecutive domestic appearances across all competitions – a rut that stems all the way back to October 26th.
- West Ham have registered just one-point from their previous six straight Premier League appearances.
- Likewise, the Hammers have failed to register a single win from any of their last 10 straight showdowns against top-flight opposition (six defeats, four draws).
- Shipping 43 Premier League goals this season, West Ham hold the worst-defensive tally among England’s elite.
Conclusion
While Tottenham might find themselves at the heart of a record-breaking rut, Spurs will be smelling a golden opportunity to claim an essential boost here. Despite remarkably winning just a pair of their previous 14 domestic appearances across all competitions, Saturday’s hosts will be excited by their reverse showdown against their historic rivals. Storming their way to a routine 3-0 romp when they travelled to the London Stadium back on September 23rd, we are expecting a similar outcome this weekend.
Verdict: Tottenham win
Best Odds: 8/11
Bookmaker: Dachbet
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