Tottenham Hotspur have an opportunity to take care of their place within the race for European positions once they tackle West Ham on Thursday. Ange Postecoglou’s facet sit in fifth place and will hold the hole between themselves and fourth place Aston Villa tight with a win, and tackle a West Ham United group that presently sit six factors behind them. The Hammers have had a mean season to this point however are unbeaten of their final 5, and will present an interesting take a look at for a Spurs group that may very well be within the midst of a resurgence.
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Find out how to watch and odds
- Date: Thursday, Dec. 7 | Time: 3:15 p.m. ET
- Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — London, England
- TV: Peacock
- Odds: Tottenham Hotspur -123; Draw +330; West Ham United +325
Storylines
It was not a November value remembering for Tottenham, who misplaced all three of their matches and a handful of expertise to accidents and suspensions. A brand new month could have spurred new alternatives, as Sunday’s 3-3 draw at Manchester Metropolis can attest to. Postecoglou nonetheless was with out standouts like James Maddison and Micky van de Ven, however his attack-first method appears to suit a group of understudies as a lot because it does the leads. In opposition to totally different opposition, it is potential Spurs won’t discover themselves at as a lot of an obstacle as they have been at instances in opposition to Metropolis.
Whereas there’s little to report when it comes to gamers getting back from harm, Postecoglou could have one key participant again for Thursday — Cristian Romero. The World Cup-winning middle again has accomplished his three match ban and was sorely missed as Spurs performed with out pure middle backs at instances throughout his absence. Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski are every coming off a one aim, one help efficiency at Metropolis, whereas Giovani Lo Celso has slotted into midfield properly and scored two objectives in his final two video games.
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Prediction
Spurs seem to have the tactical resolve and the assumption wanted to outlive their harm disaster, and now can add momentum to that listing after their come-from-behind draw at Metropolis. Lo Celso’s type and Son’s skills will doubtless give them the benefit over West Ham. Decide: Tottenham Hotspur 2, West Ham United 0
