David Moyes and his West Ham United team will hope to maintain their form and unlikely push for a European place, when they host Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday at the London Stadium.
The Hammers have been in fine form, keeping clean sheets in their last two and winning six of the last eight in the Premier League, with that sort of consistency proving even more valuable than usual this season with so many clubs struggling with injuries, short turn arounds between games and a general lack of ability to show their best form every week.
In West Ham’s way this time are Spurs, a good example of that inconsistency in the top flight: they were first in the table before Christmas but now sit ninth, closer to Fulham in the relegation zone than leaders Man City in terms of points won this season.
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Spurs have lost four of the last five, including a 3-0 hammering by City last time out and they have not won a game against a team outside the bottom three since 2 January.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game.
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When is the match?
The game kicks off at 12 noon on Sunday, 21 February.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and Ultra HD. Subscribers can stream the match via the Sky Go app.
If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
What is the team news?
The Hammers are without Arthur Masuaku, Angelo Ogbonna and Andriy Yarmolenko for certain. Michail Antonio and Fabian Balbuena are doubts and must be assessed.
Spurs are without Serge Aurier and Giovani Lo Celso, but Sergio Reguilon may recover to be in the squad.
Predicted line-ups
WHU – Fabianski; Diop, Dawson, Cresswell; Coufal, Soucek, Rice, Johnson; Lingard, Lanzini; Bowen
TOT – Lloris; Tanganga, Alderweireld, Dier, Davies; Sissoko, Hojbjerg; Bergwijn, Ndombele, Son; Kane
Odds
West Ham – 19/10
Draw – 12/5
Tottenham – 31/18
Prediction
Both teams must fight for the victory if they want to hold onto Champions League ambitions – which could see them ultimately frustrate each other. West Ham 2-2 Spurs.
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