West Ham manager Graham Potter has already faced calls to be sacked this season and remains under pressure to deliver a positive result at home to Tottenham despite an outstanding win in Nottingham.
Match News and Current Form
The heat on Potter was somewhat tempered with a surprise 3-0 win away to Europa League side Nottingham Forest, putting behind them the worry of consecutive league losses as well as an early EFL Cup elimination at the hand of Wolves. The break may have come at the wrong time after they recorded their biggest winning margin since October 2024 (4-1 Ipswich), but the beleaguered boss won’t be off the hook until the Hammers establish some winning consistency, having recorded back-to-back victories just once during Potter’s 23-game tenure (W6, D5, L12).
Tottenham’s new era under Thomas Frank took a backward step when they lost 1-0 at home to Bournemouth, prior to a change upstairs when chairman Daniel Levy ended his hands-on chairmanship of nearly 25 years at the club. Levy left after a net spend of £145m during the transfer window, and only time will tell if it produces results. Tottenham still have a long way to go to be considered a genuine contender to finish in the upper echelons of the table after losing 17 of their last 23 Premier League matches (W3, D3), when excluding newly-promoted clubs such as Burnley in August.
Head-to-Head History
West Ham’s only victory from their last seven games against Tottenham (D3, L3) came at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in December 2023, while Spurs haven’t won a game at the London Stadium since November 2019 (D3, L2), with the most recent three ending in 1-1 stalemates.
Hot Stats and Streaks
West Ham’s last six competitive matches all produced over 2.5 total goals.
West Ham lost eight of 12 Premier League home games as outsiders since the start of 2024/25.
Seven of Tottenham’s last nine competitive games saw the winning team keep a clean sheet.
Tottenham kept a clean sheet in five of their last six wins across all competitions.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Crysencio Summerville made a successful return from injury to assist the opening goal and win a penalty against Forest during a nine-minute cameo. Great things will be expected of Randal Kolo Muani on his Tottenham debut after he scored in five of his last ten games for Juventus or France.
West Ham’s Niclas Füllkrug has been ruled out of this game with injury. Radu Drăgușin has returned to training for Tottenham, who will have to wait a bit longer for Dominic Solanke’s return.
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Betting Analysis
Five of the six league games involving either of these teams this season saw only the winning team score, which points towards the ‘no’ option in the ‘both teams to score’ market.
Author: Aaron Murphy