West Ham United play host to visiting opponents Tottenham Hotspur at The London Stadium in the Premier League fixture on Tuesday.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur can be seen below (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
West Ham United
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West Ham United will play in this game following on from a 1-1 Premier League stalemate versus Aston Villa.
In that game, West Ham United managed 30% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for West Ham United was Michail Antonio (29'). Aston Villa had 13 shots at goal with 5 on target. Nicolรฒ Zaniolo (79') was the scorer for Aston Villa.
Fixtures with West Ham United have usually been lively affairs of late with high scoring being the norm. Over their past 6 clashes, the sum of 22 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 15 of these belonging to West Ham United.
Tottenham Hotspur
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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Fulham in Premier League competition, Tottenham Hotspur and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Tottenham Hotspur had 57% possession and 14 shots on goal with 5 on target. On the other side, Fulham got 16 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Rodrigo Muniz (42', 61') and Saลกa Lukiฤ (49') scored for Fulham.
Proving their appetite for action-packed encounters, weโve had goals 21 times in the prior six matches in which Tottenham Hotspur have played, giving a mean average of 3.5 goals per meeting. Their opponents have hit 9 from this total. Such a pattern wonโt necessarily be carried forward into this game, of course.
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Head to head
Looking over their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 24/10/2021 tells us that West Ham United have won 2 of these games and Tottenham Hotspur 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
A total of 15 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 6 for The Hammers and 9 created by Spurs. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.
The previous league match between these clubs was Premier League match day 15 on 07/12/2023 when it ended Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 West Ham United.
In that match, Tottenham Hotspur had 75% possession and 23 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Their only player to score was Cristian Romero (11').
West Ham United had 11 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Jarrod Bowen (52') and James Ward-Prowse (74') scored.
The match was refereed by Michael Salisbury.
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Team News: West Ham United
Almost everyone can be considered, as thereโs just the sole fitness concern for the West Ham United gaffer David Moyes to be concerned with from a near full-strength squad. Michail Antonio (Knee injury) wonโt play.
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Team News: Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has not got a full squad to pick from. Ryan Sessegnon (Hamstring injury), Manor Solomon (Meniscus injury), Fraser Forster (Ankle injury) and Micky van de Ven (Hamstring injury) canโt be considered.
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Prediction
We believe that Tottenham Hotspur have the ability to create a decent amount of chances and shots on target.
In contrast, West Ham United wonโt find it easy to score themselves, although we do see them hitting back at some stage here.
Weโre tipping a fairly comfortable 1-3 win for Tottenham Hotspur by the conclusion of the game.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
12:08 29/03/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
West Ham United
Formed: 1895
Stadium: The London Stadium (62,500)
Captain: Kurt Zouma
Chairman: David Sullivan
Manager: David Moyes
Competitions: Premier League position 7, Europa League (Quarter-Finals)
โญ Key Man: Jarrod Bowen
Mostly played in the Right Wing position, Jarrod Bowen was born in Leominster, England. After having made a senior debut playing for Hereford United in the 2013 - 2014 season, the talented Forward has scored a sum of 14 league goals in this Premier League 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in 28 appearances.