West Ham vs Tottenham form
In the last round, West Ham and Tottenham had an excellent exchange of roles. West Ham brought with them a series of 3 disastrous defeats since the beginning of the season. But instead of accepting another defeat as a matter of course, coach Graham Potter and his team made everyone's eyes pop.
Against a high-spirited Nottingham, West Ham needed more than 10 minutes to decide the fate of the match. Consecutive goals from Bowen, Paqueta and Callum Wilson from the 84th to the 90+1st minute helped the Hammers unexpectedly earn their first victory.
Thanks to the 3 points at Forest, West Ham escaped the bottom position, climbing to 16th place, above potential opponents such as Newcastle or Aston Villa. But those could be temporary moments of sublimation for The Hammers.
Because judging by West Ham's performance since the beginning of the season, it is easy to see many problems. Among them, weak defense is a very important reason leading to the poor start. Mavropanos, Kilman or Diouf clearly cannot make fans feel secure because of indecisive and somewhat cumbersome handling situations.
The 11 goals conceded after just 3 matches at the beginning of the season says it all. Even against the underrated attacks of Wolves or Sunderland, the Hammers' defense system was devastated, causing goalkeeper Hermansen to have to pick the ball out of the net 3 times.
Up front, Paqueta’s creativity or Bowen’s breakthrough efforts alone are not enough to compensate. With Mohammed Kudus, the London team will have another dangerous striker. But now, the Ghanaian striker is on the other side of the battle line.
In contrast to the home team, Tottenham started very well. Under the direction of new coach Thomas Frank, Spurs seemed to have transformed. After the regrettable defeat to PSG in the European Super Cup, Tottenham successively crushed Burnley and Man City with their dedicated playing style.
Just when everything seemed to be going smoothly, the winning machine suddenly slipped. Hosting Bournemouth, Spurs unexpectedly showed a pathetic performance. Apart from possession, the North London giants were completely outclassed by their southern opponents.
The 0-1 defeat was not only Spurs' first defeat of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign, but also exposed the Roosters' weaknesses when facing opponents with the ability to defend tightly and transition quickly.
West Ham are not a team with an impressive counter-attacking style like Bournemouth. Therefore, the scenario of the away team earning 3 more points is still completely feasible.
West Ham vs Tottenham squad information
West Ham: Injury sustained in the recent international break has seen striker Niclas Fullkrug join Luis Guilherme and George Earthy on the injury list.
Tottenham: Kota Takai, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Radu Dragusin are absent for the visitors due to injury.
Expected lineup West Ham vs Tottenham
West Ham: Hermansen; Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf; Ward-Prowse, Soucek; Fernandes, Paqueta, Summerville; Bowen
Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Palhinha, Bentancur; Kudus, Sarr, Simons; Richarlison
Prediction: 1-2
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