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Bayer Leverkusen drawing 2-2 with Freiburg on Sunday confirmed Bayern Munich as Bundesliga champions to win Harry Kane a first career trophy in his second season since leaving Tottenham Hotspur.

Kane, though, could not help his new club move a point closer to the title on Saturday because of suspension. They drew 3-3 with RB Leipzig.

After trailing 2-0 at half-time to goals from Benjamin Sesko and Lukas Klostermann, Eric Dier and Michael Olise scored twice within 46 seconds to equalise for Bayern. Leroy Sane then completed the turnaround, only for Yussuf Poulsen to score a 94th-minute equaliser.

Kane finally winning a trophy barely two months before turning 32 will inevitably impact transfer speculation this summer. Reports about the player's release clause emerged earlier this year, which was said to be worth £67million during the winter window.

He, however, reputedly has to exercise such a deal. Kane recently refused to comment on the clause.

"What I can say is that I'm very happy at FC Bayern," he said when addressing the rumours in February. However, it is reported that the release clause will drop to £54million next January.

Shortly after making the move to Bayern, Kane refused to rule out the possibility of returning to the Premier League one day - with Alan Shearer's goalscoring record in sight. Shearer bagged 260 Premier League goals during his career, with Kane stuck on 213 since his transfer to Germany in 2023.

Speaking at a press conference where he was unveiled as a Bayern player, Kane said: "It's always going to be a tough decision; I was at Tottenham for 19 years of my life, so everyone knows the club is connected with me and my heart. But ultimately, I'm a professional and I've always pushed myself to my limits and I just felt like the time was right.

"I needed to be playing at the highest level, in the Champions League, trying to win titles every year. When I thought about it and Bayern got in touch, it was a decision I wanted to make.

"People will talk about the record and Shearer, but I've got plenty of football left in my career. For now, it's about trying to achieve things here and trying to push myself and the team to try and reach new levels with this club. That's all my focus is on right now."

Kane's net worth is estimated at £75million in the Sunday Times Rich List last year. That represented a rise from £51million in 2023 to the highest point of his career, almost doubling in just two years.

Signing a reported £86.4million, four-year contract with Bayern with a £30million signing-on fee has contributed to that increase. Kane is also said to have a property portfolio worth over £13million.

Much of the discussion surrounding Kane and his future makes mention of the player's family; he is married to Katie Kane, née Goodland, and has four children: Henry, Louis, Ivy and Vivienne. They joined him in Munich last January 2024 five months after moving to Germany, with his kids now attending school there.

Shortly after making his move to Germany, Kane said: "Kate's very supportive, she wants the best for me and wants me to be happy. We're here now, we have a few things to consider, and we will take all that in our stride."

Asked by FQ Magazine about parenthood, Kane said: "I try to be a hands-on dad as much as I can. Of course, I spend a lot of time at the training ground and travelling with the team. But it really is a team effort between me and my partner, sharing the load as much as possible. I really enjoy doing it."

Former Tottenham Hotspur captain Harry Kane has been making the most of the celebrations after winning his first major career trophy on Sunday with Bayern Munich.

After drawing 3-3 with RB Leipzig on Saturday, the Bavarian club's celebrations were put on hold until Sunday with Kane's side waiting on the result of Bayer Leverkusen vs SC Freiburg. Only a victory for Xabi Alonso's side would have been enough to keep the Bundesliga title race alive for another weekend.

But despite a late comeback, Leverkusen could only draw as the Bundesliga's fate was sealed. For Kane, it marked a momentous occasion for his career and it looks like the celebrations will go on long into the night.

Initially Kane, who had watched the Leverkusen game with teammates, gave an understated response to winning the title as he just shared a trophy emoji on his Instagram story. However, images were soon shared on social media of the champions' party.

The 31-year-old shared a video of himself singing 'We are the Champions' by Queen alongside his former Spurs teammate Eric Dier. He was then coated in champagne as he sang Bob Marley's 'Three Little Birds'.

With the celebrations clearly in full flow, journalist Fabrizio Romano shared a photo from the party of Kane and Dier embracing each other which will undoubtedly give Spurs fans a feeling of what might have been. Fortunately for Tottenham, their chances of winning silverware are not over for the season.

Ange Postecoglou's side have one foot in the Europa League final thanks to a 3-1 victory over Bodo/Glimt in the semi-final first leg in north London. As for Kane, he will have his eyes set on further glory before the season ends with Bayern set to fly out for the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States this summer.

Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has issued a message after winning the first major trophy of his career.

It was in the summer of 2023 that Kane left Spurs to complete a permanent transfer to Bayern Munich in a deal worth £100million.

Kane had scored 280 goals in a Tottenham shirt before swapping North London for Munich almost two years ago.

Despite becoming Tottenham's club-record goalscorer during his tenure with Spurs, Kane still failed to win a major trophy having reached the Champions League final in 2019 and a runner-up in the Premier League during the 2016/17 season.

Sunday saw Bayern Leverkusen held to a 2-2 draw away at Freiburg in the Bundesliga. The stalemate confirmed Bayern Munich as league champions, securing Kane's first major trophy in the process.

After the Bundesliga title was secured, Kane issued a message on social media which simply featured a trophy emoji on both his Instagram story and on X (formerly known as Twitter).

The former Tottenham striker went on to post a video on X which showed the celebrations with his Bayern teammates, which included ex-Spurs defender Eric Dier.

Kane captioned the video with 'We are the Champions', with the striker singing the famous song by Queen of the same name alongside his Bayern teammates.

The England captain has been made to wait almost two years since his move to Germany to win his first major trophy.

Kane missed out on the Bundesliga title last year to Bayer Leverkusen and failed to win either the Champions League or DFB-Pokal.

Bayern had the opportunity to win the Bundesliga title on Saturday with a victory over RB Leipzig. However, a stoppage-time goal from Yussuf Poulsen saw Kane and Bayern's title celebrations delayed by 24 hours.

Ange Postecoglou has provided an update on James Maddison and Dominic Solanke's fitness after the pair missed Tottenham Hotspur's draw with West Ham.

Spurs were forced to settle for a point in a 1-1 draw with the Hammers at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League.

Wilson Odobert had put Tottenham in front before Jarrod Bowen equalised for the hosts before the half-time interval.

Postecoglou left both Maddison and Solanke out of the matchday squad for Tottenham's visit to West Ham. The decision has led to concerns about whether or not the duo will be available to face Bodo/Glimt in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final next week.

The Spurs boss was asked about the duo in his post-match press conference, where he gave a mixed update.

When asked about the latest on Maddison's fitness, Postecoglou admitted: "No, it doesn't look great, but we're just waiting for further information.

"We'll just wait and see. Hopefully we'll probably get some clarity tomorrow. It's fair to say it doesn't look promising but I'll just wait and see."

On Solanke, the Tottenham boss stated that he hopes to have the striker available to face Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night.

"Dom's [Solanke] improving," said Postecoglou. "We obviously left him out today but the medical team are pretty confident he should be right for Thursday."

Tottenham have a 3-1 lead going into the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt. Spurs will make the trip to Norway for the return leg on Thursday night, where it remains to be seen if Maddison or Solanke will be available.

If Spurs were to get past Bodo/Glimt in midweek, they would set up a Europa League final against either Manchester United or Athletic Club later this month. The Red Devils have a 3-0 lead going into the second leg of their semi-final at Old Trafford on Thursday evening.

Ange Postecoglou gave plenty of updates to the media after Tottenham's 1-1 draw at West Ham United on Sunday in the Premier League and we've got every single word the Spurs boss said in a full transcript below.

Postecoglou made eight changes on the day with one eye on Spurs' Europa League semi-final second leg at Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night but it was the visitors who opened the scoring within 15 minutes. Max Kilman hit the ball against Mathys Tel and the Frenchman fired it across the box for Will Odobert, who took a touch and slid the ball home.

Just before the half-hour mark, Jarrod Bowen was able to waltz down the right-hand side of the Spurs box and saunter towards goal before nutmegging goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario. Neither side could find a way through in the second half with the visitors creating more half chances during the period before a late save from Vicario from Bowen.

Our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold was among those putting the questions to Postecoglou after the draw. Here's a full transcript from the press conference at the London Stadium.

Understandably a much-changed team today, what did you make of their performance?

Yeah proud of the players' efforts. It's not easy making so many changes and it's going to affect fluency and even the rhythm of the team. But even the individual players haven't played a lot regularly and it wasn't just the changes, I mean I only made one sub so a lot of them played a lot more minutes than they have recently. I thought the efforts that they put in today were outstanding.

They were really disciplined and organised. We were disappointed with the goal we conceded but aside from that I thought we nullified their threat as well as we could and they had some decent firepower up front and I still thought we were dangerous going the other way.

So I'm glad the boys get some reward. It's obviously not a win but get some reward for their efforts because I thought on a difficult day they handled themselves really well.

Do you have an update after the scan of James Maddison's knee?

No, it doesn't look great, but we're just waiting for further information. We'll just wait and see. Hopefully we'll probably get some clarity tomorrow. It's fair to say it doesn't look promising but I'll just wait and see.

How about Dominic Solanke?

Dom's improving. We obviously left him out today but the medical team are pretty confident he should be right for Thursday.

Did you see anything from the players today that might come into your thinking for Thursday?

Yeah I did. I think it's part of the process to make sure these guys are ready. Last week we certainly weren't preparing for Lucas Bergvall to get injured the day before the game. So the guys have got to be ready and Biss was ready and was one of our best players on the night.

The beauty about today was that a lot of our guys who haven't played a lot of minutes recently, we've got some real meaningful minutes and I thought we did well on the day. It's important for Deki to play. He's missed so much football with his injury and he's just getting back into some rhythm.

Pape, Archie Gray, the two wingers, Mathys and guys like Djed and Kevin, I just think it's really important those guys play and have Biss back up again for another 90 minutes and even Richy to play again. It's been a juggling act for sure to try to get to a position where we've got a squad that's capable of tackling what's ahead. We're still cursed with some bad luck along the way, but I was really pleased the guys that got the minutes today. They're actually meaningful minutes. They had to work hard and I think they showed that they're going to be ready for Thursday.

Where do you think Dejan Kulusevksi is compared to this year in terms of his sharpness and fitness?

He's getting better. There were moments in the game where you started seeing he's moving a lot freer. It takes time. You're missing a couple of months of football. For any player it takes a while. It's just about getting fitness and getting some match rhythm. I was pleased for him today. The thing with Deki is he just works his socks off all the time.

I just felt you could see some of that ability to beat people and turn in tight areas and run with the ball, it was coming back. I was also pleased with his discipline today. They had a really aggressive attacking line-up out there. He had to do a really important defensive job for us and I thought he did that well.

What did you make of Mathys Tel today, it seems like he's starting to fit into this team?

Yeah, again, we're asking some big jobs of him, playing on the left and then in the centre. He's constantly learning. A lot of our guys I know will develop into top footballers. They have to go through this process of learning and adapting and understanding the demands of the Premier League and the demands of this football club.

We've asked a lot of Matty since he's come in. He's pretty much played in every game at some point. He's taken in the information and he understands the role a little bit better, especially out on the left. Again, important for us. These last few weeks we've obviously had Sonny out. We've needed him to fill that void and I think he's done that job well.

You completely rotated the back four today, what did you make of them?

I thought they handled themselves well. I thought Archie was really good, good to get him back. He was disappointed with Liverpool last week, but again, that's part of his learning. I'm sure he'll have reflected on that day and he's going to make sure that the next time he gets that opportunity, he'll handle it differently and better.

I'm sure he will because he's that kind of personality. I thought he was really good today. Kevin again, it's so important to have him back. The fact that he got through 90-plus minutes was excellent.

Benny and Djed have been important for us all year to be available. Like I said, you can have the best laid plans like we did last week, but then we lost Lucas on the eve. I need to know guys are ready. That's why we've been giving them game time. I'm comfortable that whether it's the back four or the rest of the boys who played today, if we need to make a decision that means one of them starts, I'll be more than comfortable in them doing that.

Ange Postecoglou is speaking to the media following Tottenham's 1-1 draw at West Ham United on Sunday in the Premier League.

With Spurs understandably prioritising the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday in Norway, Ange Postecoglou made eight changes from the side that won 3-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in midweek. Dominic Solanke and James Maddison missed out with Djed Spence, Archie Gray, Kevin Danso, Ben Davies, Pape Matar Sarr, Dejan Kulusevski, Mathys Tel played a half each on Thursday night so start up front, with Wilson Odobert alongside them.

Wilson Odobert opened the scoring for the changed up Spurs team within 15 minutes. Poor defending from Max Kilman saw him hit the ball against Tel and the Frenchman fired it across the box for Odobert, who took a touch and slid the ball home. Just before the half-hour mark, Tottenham offered up some dreadful defending over their own as Jarrod Bowen was able to waltz down the right of their box, between Spence and Davies, and saunter inside before nutmegging Guglielmo Vicario.

Neither side could find a way through in the second half with the visitors creating more half chances before a late save from Vicario from Bowen.

Our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold is among those putting the questions to Postecoglou after the draw. Scroll down for his latest updates from the press conference at the London Stadium.

Tottenham remain 16th in the Premier League table after playing out a 1-1 draw with West Ham on Sunday afternoon. It was all change for Spurs going into the London derby as Ange Postecoglou made a total of eight alterations with Thursday's Bodo/Glimt Europa League semi-final in mind.

Wilson Odobert, who was one of the eight players to come in, opened the scoring on 15 minutes from close range after benefitting from some excellent play from Mathys Tel to win the ball and pick out his teammate. The Hammers were to level things up on 28 minutes as Jarrod Bowen made a smart run into the penalty box before squeezing the ball between Guglielmo Vicario's legs at his near post.

Spurs did have a good opening to retake the lead shortly before half-time but Richarlison elected to try and square the ball to Odobert instead of shooting after some fine play from Tel. Tel had a chance for himself shortly after the restart but he could only shoot straight at Alphonse Areola after linking up well with Pape Matar Sarr.

Guglielmo Vicario was then needed in the closing stages as he stopped Bowen netting a winner with a flicked header from James Ward-Prowse's free-kick. Here are five things we spotted in the game at the London Stadium:

Taking no chances

Postecoglou was certainly taking no chances with his first-choice Tottenham players ahead of Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg tie away at Bodo/Glimt. Fresh from the 3-1 win over the Norwegian side three days ago, the head coach made eight changes to his XI as only Vicario, Yves Bissouma and Richarlison remained from the other night.

That meant he rested his back four of Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie, with Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson also dropping down to the bench. James Maddison and Dominic Solanke were the other two from the midweek victory to miss out, although their absence across the capital was due to injury.

Postecoglou admitted on Friday that Solanke was "not too bad" following his substitution during the game and that "we don't think it's anything too serious". Maddison, on the other hand, was "more of a concern" and that they were waiting for the outcome of a scan on a knee issue.

As expected, Postecoglou didn't take any unnecessary risks with the duo and they will be wrapped up in cotton wool over the next few days until the decisive second leg in Norway.

Where's Timo?

As a result of Maddison and Solanke's absence, Tottenham youngster Damola Ajayi was named in a Premier League squad for the first time since Brentford away at the beginning of February. The 19-year-old came to the attention of everyone in January following his debut goal against Elfsborg in the Europa League but he has failed to feature for Postecoglou's side since then.

Ajayi was named on the bench ahead of fellow youngster Dane Scarlett and also Timo Werner. The German's season-long loan spell has not gone to plan at all and he has only featured once since returning from injury in February.

Werner, who was cut from Tottenham's Europa League squad before the knockout phase, has not even made a matchday squad since his cameo appearance against Manchester City and there's a strong chance he won't be involved for Tottenham again. It really is a sad way to end his time at the club.

Gray change

One week on from his midfield role in the 5-1 defeat at Liverpool, Archie Gray was once again named in the Tottenham XI by Postecoglou. This time, however, he wasn't in midfield amid his struggles at Anfield.

Instead, he reverted to right-back after taking the place of Porro in the back four. He certainly looked more at home in the position, although last weekend's opponents need to be taken into consideration, but that is perhaps no surprise given the amount of Premier League football he has played in defence compared to midfield.

Tottenham fans want to see more of Gray in midfield and that will undoubtedly come in time. For now, he may have to contend with a defensive position until he is given a consistent run in the middle of the park.

Tel time

Tel certainly made a case for a starting spot in Thursday's Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt. The Frenchman was perhaps unlucky not to start in the first meeting between the sides but he did come on at half-time in place of Richarlison.

Operating from the left flank once again, the loanee had a big say on the game 15 minutes in as Spurs took the lead in east London. His hard work to put Max Kilman under pressure saw him win possession of the ball and he duly put it across the penalty box for fellow countryman Odobert to finish off.

Goals and assists may not have flowed as much as Tel would have like since joining from Bayern Munich but what has been noticeable is his work rate and desire to make an impact. That was evident midway through the first half as he forced Aaron Wan-Bissaka out of play following some excellent tracking back after the full-back had got the better of Djed Spence.

Postecoglou certainly appreciated the piece of play from Tel and gave him a round of applause from the sidelines for his efforts.

Moore returns

Plenty of Tottenham fans have questioned Mikey Moore's lack of minutes in recent weeks. The teenager has been a regular on the bench in the Europa League but he has found himself in and out of the Premier League squad with virtually all of Postecoglou's attacking options available.

Last taking to the pitch for the first team in the FA Cup defeat away at Aston Villa in early February, the lesser-spotted Moore was finally involved in a first-team match again as he entered the fray midway through the second half at West Ham. After his previous appearance almost three months ago, the academy ace was keen to make an immediate impact and he helped draw a foul from Lucas Paqueta that resulted in a yellow card not long after his introduction.

Hopefully more minutes will come his way in the run-in.

Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 at West Ham United on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League and here are our Spurs player ratings.

With Spurs looking towards the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday in Norway, Ange Postecoglou made eight changes from the side that won 3-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in midweek. Dominic Solanke and James Maddison missed out with Djed Spence, Archie Gray, Kevin Danso, Ben Davies, Pape Matar Sarr, Dejan Kulusevski, Mathys Tel played a half each on Thursday night so start up front, with Wilson Odobert alongside them.

Wilson Odobert scored for the changed up Spurs team within 15 minutes. Poor defending from Max Kilman saw him hit the ball against Tel and the Frenchman fired it across the box for Odobert, who took a touch and slid the ball home.

Just before the half-hour mark, Tottenham offered up some woeful defending over their own as Jarrod Bowen was able to waltz down the right of their box, between Spence and Davies, and saunter inside before nutmegging Guglielmo Vicario.

Spurs had more chances in the second half than their hosts, although Vicario had to make a late diving save to keep out Bowen's glancing header as the match petered to its conclusion.

Here are our Tottenham player ratings after the stalemate in Stratford.

Guglielmo Vicario

Allowed himself to be nutmegged at his near post by Bowen. Didn't have anything to do after that until the final 10 minutes when he made an excellent save from Bowen's glancing header from a bouncing free-kick. 5

Archie Gray

A solid enough showing at right-back. Didn't do much wrong while not particularly shining either but more Premier League experience for the teenager. 6

Kevin Danso

Some poor passing at times but defensively dealt with most of what came his way. 6

Ben Davies

Picked up an early yellow card and was far too slow to react to Bowen running in front of him. Wasn't bad after that point but it was a costly moment. 5

Djed Spence

Out of position for West Ham's equaliser on the half hour mark. Was better going forward than he was in his defending. Found Richarlison for a half-chance soon after at the other end of the pitch. Hasn't found his form again in recent games since Udogie returned. 6

Pape Matar Sarr

Had a quiet first half but put Tel through with a good ball early in the second period. Fired just over the crossbar from outside the box with 10 minutes to go. Was more of a force in the second half. 7

Yves Bissouma

Couldn't match his performance against Bodo but he was solid enough and got a much-needed 90 minute shift into his legs. 7

Dejan Kulusevski

Still not sharp yet but he needed minutes like this to get him tuned up for Thursday. 6

Wilson Odobert

Showed composure with his control and finish for Spurs' early goal. Showed little glimpses after that but not enough to really impact the game beyond that early goal. 6

Richarlison

Battled away in the lone striker role and fired over from Spence's low cross after the half hour. Made a good run on to Tel's pass but hit the ball across the face of goal to no one. Fired over before the hour mark from Kulusevski's knock-down. Took the knocks for Spurs with little reward. 6

Mathys Tel

Pressed Kilman up the pitch and then played the ball to Odobert for the early assist. Then played a lovely little ball to Richarlison which should have brought another goal. Should have done better when put through by Sarr early in the second half. Switched up front for the final 20 minutes. Overall he was probably Spurs' best player on the day. 7

Subs

Mikey Moore

Spurs' only substitution on the day and he had a positive cameo with a few purposeful runs. 6

Ange Postecoglou has been true to his word and has heavily rotated his Tottenham Hotspur starting line-up to face West Ham United on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League.

Spurs' main focus is on the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday in Norway and Postecoglou had said that he would make plenty of changes from the side that won 3-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday.

He has gone for a complete change of the back four with Djed Spence, Archie Gray, Kevin Danso and Ben Davies all coming in and in the midfield Pape Matar Sarr and Dejan Kulusevski did not start in the first leg against Bodo so do so this weekend. The Spurs boss has decided to give Yves Bissouma another start to improve his sharpness.

Richarlison and Tel played a half each on Thursday night so start up front, with Wilson Odobert alongside them.

Mikey Moore and Damola Ajayi are on the bench with players like Son Heung-min, Lucas Bergvall, Dominic Solanke and James Maddison all missing the match.

Here's the Tottenham team Postecoglou has selected for the derby against the Hammers:

Vicario; Gray, Danso, Davies, Spence; Sarr, Bissouma, Kulusevski; Odobert, Richarlison, Tel. Subs: Kinsky, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie, Bentancur, Johnson, Ajayi, Moore.

West Ham United and Tottenham go head-to-head on Sunday afternoon, as both sides look to improve their miserable Premier League form.

The Hammers have endured a torrid campaign. They are safe from relegation but sit 17th having won just nine, drawn nine and lost 16 of their 34 top-flight matches this season.

Graham Potter's arrival looked to have engineered some much-needed hope among the West Ham faithful, but even he has struggled to turn the tide. Despite a bright start, the Hammers have not won since February - a 2-0 success against Leicester City - drawing three and losing four of their last seven games.

As for Spurs, there is no doubt their main focus is on the Europa League. They sit 16th in the Premier League, one point above West Ham, and have got nothing but pride and a couple of places to play for. Tottenham have lost 19 top-flight matches this term - only the bottom three have more.

However, Ange Postecoglou's men could still end the season with Champions League football. If they win the Europa League, they will qualify for Europe's elite club competition. Spurs are currently 3-1 ahead against Bodo/Glimt in the semi-final, and travel to Norway for the second leg on Thursday.

Spurs will surely rotate heavily ahead of the tricky trip to Bodo, which could give West Ham the perfect opportunity to record their first win in this fixture in four years.

When is West Ham vs Tottenham?

West Ham's clash with Tottenham is scheduled to kick-off at 2pm on Sunday, May 4. The match will take place at the London Stadium in east London.

The last time the two teams met was at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium back in October. Although Mohammed Kudus gave West Ham the lead, Spurs roared back to win 4-1 thanks to goals from Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma and Heung min-Son, with Alphonse Areola's own-goal adding gloss to the scoreline.

Where to watch West Ham vs Tottenham?

In the UK, the game will not be televised live. The Sky Sports app and YouTube channel will show highlights shortly after full-time, with BBC's Match of the Day 2 showing highlights at 10:30pm.

However, if you are a viewer outside of the UK, you can watch the game live, as it's being shown across the world by the Premier League's international broadcast partners. For example, in the United States, you can live stream the game with Peacock. As for Australia, you can watch the game on Optus Sports.

You cannot watch West Ham's game against Tottenham in the UK because it wasn't selected for television coverage. Instead, Newcastle's trip to Brighton and Chelsea's clash with Liverpool has been chosen.

Team news

Evan Ferguson is available for West Ham again after he was ineligible to face parent club Brighton last time out. Elsewhere, Edson Alvarez is set to be assessed ahead of the game. Crysencio Summerville, meanwhile, has undergone surgery on a thigh problem and is not expected to return before the end of the season.

Tottenham are anticipated to make a number of changes with Thursday's second leg against Bodo in mind. Lucas Bergvall, however, is set to miss the rest of the season, while James Maddison and Dominic Solanke are doubts after limping off against Bodo. Heung min-Son will also miss out.