West Ham host Tottenham in a Premier League London derby that comes towards the end of a dispiriting campaign for both clubs.
Spurs still have their sights on UEFA Europa League glory, so much so that Thursday’s pending semifinal second leg at Bodo/Glimt is likely to be foremost in Ange Postecoglou’s thoughts.
His opposite number Graham Potter is in need of a morale-boosting win after a run of seven Premier League games without a victory.
That’s part of the reason why this is a 17th vs. 16th clash between two clubs with far loftier ambitions.
West Ham vs. Tottenham lineups, confirmed starting 11, team news
Evan Ferguson is back in the fold for West Ham, having been ineligible for the dramatic defeat to parent club Brighton & Hove Albion last time out. Nevertheless, Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug comes back in to lead the line.
Edson Alvarez is closing in on a return from a back injury, but it looks like Lucas Paqueta will partner Tomas Soucek in central midfielder, with Jarrod Bowen and Mohamed Kudus further forward in support of Fullkrug.
Michail Antonio and Crysensio Summerville remain long-term absentees.
West Ham lineup (3-4-2-1, right to left): Areola (GK) — Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell — Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Paqueta, Emerson — Bowen, Kudus — Fullkrug
West Ham subs: Fabianski (GK), Soler, Coufal, Ward-Prowse, Mavrapanos, Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Ferguson.
Injured: Alvarez (back), Antonio (leg), Summerville (hamstring)Suspended: None
Thursday’s 3-1 win over Bodo/Glimt came at a cost for Spurs, who lost goal-scorers Dominic Solanke and James Maddison to injury. Postecoglou considers Solanke a doubt for the weekend but is waiting on the results of a scan to determine whether Maddison’s problem is more severe.
Lucas Bergvall was on the sidelines sporting a pair of crutches during midweek and his season is probably over due to an ankle injury. Overall, Postecoglou has made eight changes to his midweek line-up.
Club captain Son Heung-min and Radu Dragusin each remain sidelined. As was the case for last weekend’s shellacking at Anfield, expect Postecoglou to make plenty of changes.
Tottenham lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Vicario (GK) — Gray, Danso, Davies, Spence — Kulusevski, Sarr, Bissouma — Odobert, Richarlison, Tel
Tottenham subs: Kinsky (GK), Udogie, Romero, Johnson, Porro, Bentancur, Van de Ven, Moore, Ajayi.
Injured: Solanke (undisc, doubt), Maddison (undisc), Bergvall (ankle), Son (foot), Dragusin (ACL)Suspended: None
West Ham vs. Tottenham live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | — | Peacock |
| Canada | — | Fubo Canada |
| UK | — | — |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | Disney+ Hotstar, JioCinema |
