Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham will be desperate to return to winning ways after their capitulation at Brighton & Hove Albion last time out. On course to make it six wins in a row in all competitions with a 2-0 half-time lead, Spurs fell apart in the remaining 45 minutes and left the south coast on the back of a 3-2 defeat.
The result leaves Tottenham ninth in the Premier League table after seven games. The north London club currently trail Chelsea in fourth by four points and they cannot afford for that lead to be extended.
It will certainly not be easy against West Ham in the Saturday lunchtime kick-off once the current international break has come to an end. The Hammers will be more confident following a 4-1 win over Ipswich Town last Saturday but that was only their second league victory of the campaign under new boss Julen Lopetegui.
Ahead of the game in N17, Postecoglou will be hoping for some positive news on the injury front. Richarlison, Son Heung-min and Wilson Odobert are currently on the sidelines for the Lilywhites, with the Brazilian giving the team a lift this week after undergoing some training on the grass at Hotspur Way.
Postecoglou will most definitely be keeping his fingers crossed over the course of the international break that no more injuries occur. At a time when Spurs need to bounce back with three points, the 59-year-old will not want any other players to join the trio in the treatment room.