West Ham United have more chance of avoiding relegation from the Premier League this season than Tottenham, according to Jamie O’Hara.
West Ham, of course, sit four points and two places below rivals Spurs in the Premier League table with only 11 games left to play this season.
Still, former Spurs midfielder O’Hara believes that Nuno Espirito Santo’s side currently look much more likely to retain their Premier League status due to their fighting spirit.
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The Hammers are at least showing signs of life in the relegation battle, while Spurs look to be sleepwalking towards the drop.
Speaking on talkSPORT, O’Hara said: “Seriously, I’m genuinely worried about going down. Because, West Ham – alright, look, we watched them and they’re not great – but they’ve got a bit of fight about them.
“Summerville, they’ve got some decent players. Bowen [too].
“Nottingham Forest battered Liverpool, alright they didn’t win but I feel like they’ve got something about them. This Tottenham team, mate, have got absolutely nothing about them.”
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Jamie O’Hara thinks West Ham have more fighting spirit than Tottenham
Frankly, he’s not wrong.
Six games feels like a strong enough sample size from which to draw a conclusion and that particular period has been kind to West Ham, while dreadful for Spurs.
The Irons might have dropped points to Chelsea and Manchester United but have still amassed 11 points over that period.
That puts them sixth in the form table, while Spurs sit 19th after six games without a victory.
With the likes of Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville stepping up to the plate, all the momentum is with West Ham United right now.
Indeed, Tottenham have been called the worst team in the Premier League this season and it’s difficult to disagree.
The West Ham vs Spurs rivalry runs incredibly deep and the idea of staying up at their expense will be particularly sweet for supporters here in east London.
It is of course difficult to quantify fighting spirit. However, there has been a resilience to the way in which West Ham have improved since the dreadful defeats to Wolves and Nottingham Forest in January.
Though Nuno’s side are not out of the woods yet, they’ve started pulling themselves out a hole. Spurs, on the other hand, are in genuine freefall.