West Ham will hope a distracted Tottenham side offer up the chance to lift the mood with a much-needed London derby win this afternoon. With Spurs’ season resting on the Europa League, Ange Postecoglou rotates here with eight changes and that will be music to the ears of a West Ham side without a win in seven Premier League matches.
Pressure is building on Graham Potter, with his side sitting 17th in the table after conceding twice in the final minutes last weekend to lose to Brighton. It is now just 13 points picked up in 14 matches since Potter came in as a replacement for Julen Lopetegui. Not the impact manager and club were expecting.
Spurs sit only a place and a point above West Ham in the table, but have the chance to salvage something from their season. They will take a two-goal lead to Norway on Thursday night for the second leg of their Europa League semi-final tie against Bodo/Glimt and a host of changes, even if it risks a 20th Premier League defeat of the season, is understandable. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below, featuring expert analysis from Dom Smith at the London Stadium!