Spurs versus West Ham sees us sat in 14th place in the Premier League table. We’ve won just two of our ten league matches at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season, ranking us near the bottom for home form in the division.
We’ve been winless in 2026 so far, including a recent FA Cup exit to Aston Villa and a 3-2 league defeat to Bournemouth. However, we did dominate the reverse fixture earlier this season with a convincing 3-0 win at the London Stadium.
West Ham themselves are in even deeper trouble, languishing in 18th place, seven points from safety, and on a ten-match winless run in the league (their longest since the 2006/07 season). They’ve lost all six of their London derbies this season and have struggled defensively, conceding a league-high 11 headed goals and failing to keep a clean sheet in their last 19 matches across all competitions.
Tottenham are dealing with a lengthy injury list:Out: Dominic Solanke, James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur (hamstring surgery), Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski.
Doubts: Richarlison (hamstring, sidelined for around seven weeks), Lucas Bergvall.
Away: Pape Matar Sarr (AFCON)
Boost: New £34.7m signing Conor Gallagher is available and could make his debut in midfield.
Plausible Spurs XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Gray, Palhinha, Gallagher; Simons, Tel, Kolo Muani.
West Ham are also struggling defensively and have not recorded a clean sheet in recent months, making them vulnerable to Spurs’ set-piece threat, as they lead the league in goals from corners.
We are clear favourites according to most analyses – currently around 60% chance of victory per supercomputer models, thanks to their superior recent record in this fixture, new signing boost, and West Ham’s dire form. However, Tottenham’s shaky home record and injuries mean it’s not a foregone conclusion — West Ham could nick something if they exploit set pieces.
Prediction: Tottenham 2-1 West Ham — a hard-fought win would ease the pressure on Thomas Frank