Another London derby - Tottenham vs West Ham!!!

It`s matchday!

What a great week for football(soccer) fans, how much derbies. Woooow!!!

Thursday comes with new London derby, Tottenham will face with West Ham at Wembley.

Tottenham guys are playing some great football and they are favorite in this match.

Moyes in West Ham working really well, team playing much better than on the start of season and they will probably stay at PL, but we will see.

First up though, how would Mauricio and the squad deal with such a short time between fixtures? 

“Rest, sleep, good food, healthy drink and lot of work with videos to prepare for the game,” he said. 

West Ham were in the bottom three when they appointed David Moyes in November. After three defeats in his first four games, he has now guided the team to one loss in the last six a late 2-1 win over West Brom on Tuesday took them out of the relegation zone.

“West Ham have improved a lot,” added Mauricio. “We know this will be a tough game and first we will need to fight and deserve to win.”

Spurs have played West Ham twice already this season. In the Premier League fixture at the London Stadium in September, they cruised into a 3-0 lead before Serge Aurier’s red card and a late Hammers comeback saw Spurs home 3-2.

It looked like deja-vu in the Carabao Cup at Wembley in October as Spurs went 2-0 up in the first half only for West Ham to turn it around after the break and win 3-2.

“It’s another big game for us, another derby and derby matches are always important,” said Mauricio.

“We are disappointed about what happened in the Carabao Cup and how we lost, 2-0 up in the first half and playing so well but they turned the game around. Now it’s the Premier League and this is so important for us.”

 

Mauricio Pochettino

Moyes was delighted with the fightback his players completed versus West Brom and is now calling for a similar attitude at Wembley Stadium on Thursday.

“Spurs have got a really good team,” Moyes admitted. “It will be hard work for us but we will go there with the same spirit, same attitude and same determination we’ve had in all our games. You never know.”

David Moyes

When asked for an update on his team Moyes said: “I’m hoping Cresswell’s injury doesn’t keep him out because we’re pretty short in both full-back areas. Until we have got both Sam Byram and Jose Fonte back we’re a bit short defensively.

“Reece Oxford kicked the ground in training and has sprained his ankle. He probably might not be fit for Thursday, that’s my first thought.

“The biggest thing is I don’t have many changes and I don’t have lots of players. I’ve got some forward players I could change around but I don’t have many players in other positions. I’m not carrying any more players.”

He continued: “You can see how the Premier League is going to go between now and the end of the season. Games are going to be won and lost on really small margins.

“I think you can see there’s a lot of tension at the bottom of the league this season, because two defeats and you slide back in. Two wins and you could be talking about trying to get into mid table.”

Tottenham vs West Ham

Injuries:

Tottenham: Toby Alderweireld  (Hamstring) Toby continues to progress with outdoor work, Mousa Dembele (Hip) Mousa has returned to first team training and is available for selection, Danny Rose (Knee) Danny is undergoing assessment.

West Ham: Captain Mark Noble made a successful return from injury from the bench against the Baggies and is therefore likely to be in consideration for the Spurs contest. A check on Aaron Cresswell will be needed after the defender picked up a knock versus West Brom, while Jose Fonte, Sam Byram and Edimilson Fernandes are still out.