Match Thread Vs West Ham

Well the Spams have had a varied run of form of late with some good results being gained. They certainly seem to be scoring goals with 27 in their last 10 games but they also conceded 16 in those games and they include cup games against lower division teams. Looks like it could be an open game with goals aplently (hmmm have I just jinxed a 0-0 ?). We need a win. It's a Homer and we can't afford a slip-up. The players should be well rested after the AC exertions and should be up for this after the "blip" in the earlier fixture at the land of plastic castles & the drawn out saga of bragging rights over Strattford. And let's face it, if we can help drive a nail into the Bubble Blowers coffin, so much the better . . . . . .



At Tottenham Hotspur (67)
Results Total %

Tottenham Hotspur 36 (53.73%)

West Ham United 14 (20.90%)

Draws 17 (25.37%)

Goals Total Av.pg
Tottenham Hotspur 128 (1.91pg)

West Ham United 81 (1.21pg)

Record Scores
Highest Aggregate 8 West Ham United 5 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1976/1977

Highest Tottenham Hotspur score: 6 West Ham United 1 - 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1962/1963

Highest West Ham United score: 5 West Ham United 5 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1976/1977

2010/2011 Sat 25 Sep West Ham United 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
2009/2010 Mon 28 Dec Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 0 West Ham United Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 23 Aug West Ham United 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 11 Apr Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 West Ham United Premier League
2008/2009 Mon 08 Dec West Ham United 0 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
2007/2008 Sun 09 Mar Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 0 West Ham United Premier League
2007/2008 Sun 25 Nov West Ham United 1 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
2006/2007 Sun 04 Mar West Ham United 3 - 4 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2006/2007 Sun 22 Oct Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 West Ham United Premiership
2005/2006 Sun 07 May West Ham United 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2005/2006 Sun 20 Nov Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 1 West Ham United Premiership
2003/2004 Wed 29 Oct Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 West Ham United League Cup
2002/2003 Sat 01 Mar West Ham United 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2002/2003 Sun 15 Sep Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 2 West Ham United Premiership
2001/2002 Sat 13 Apr Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 1 West Ham United Premiership
2001/2002 Sat 24 Nov West Ham United 0 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2000/2001 Sun 11 Mar West Ham United 2 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur F.A. Cup
2000/2001 Wed 31 Jan West Ham United 0 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2000/2001 Mon 11 Sep Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 West Ham United Premiership
1999/2000 Mon 06 Dec Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 0 West Ham United Premiership
1999/2000 Sat 07 Aug West Ham United 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership

west ham need a win and i cant see them losing 2 games on the bounce. i got bad feeling they will nick a draw here but we cant afford a slip up

gomez
corluka galas king ekotto
lennon sandro modric bale
pav defoe

time to ease vdv back into things and not rush him back

Tottenham defender William Gallas is a doubt after pulling up in training on Tuesday, although a scan revealed he has not damaged his hamstring.

Gareth Bale should be fit despite a midweek injury scare and may start his first game for two months, but Wilson Palacios is out after knee surgery.

West Ham midfielder Gary O'Neil, who was cup-tied for last week's FA Cup defeat at Stoke, returns to the squad.

On-loan striker Robbie Keane is fit but is ineligible to face his parent club.



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Tottenham

Doubtful: Bale (back/thigh), Gallas (hamstring)

Injured: Huddlestone (ankle), Kaboul & Palacios (both knee), Woodgate (groin)

West Ham

Doubtful: Stanislas (hernia)

Injured/unavailable: Collison & Kurucz (both knee), Keane (ineligible)


MATCH PREVIEW
Having recently beaten off competition from Tottenham to take over the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, West Ham look to rub salt in Spurs' wounds by claiming a first win at White Hart Lane since 1999, when Harry Redknapp was Hammers manager.

The east Londoners did the league double over Tottenham that season, but have lost on seven of their subsequent 10 trips to the Lane in all competitions and have not scored on Spurs' soil since 2005.

However, current Hammers boss Avram Grant has fond memories of facing Tottenham, having masterminded Portsmouth's shock win against them in an FA Cup semi-final last season. Grant's first league victory at West Ham also came against Tottenham, with Frederic Piquionne's header proving decisive when the sides met on 25 September.

This will be Spurs' first Premier League game at White Hart Lane for six weeks. While they produced two superb defensive displays to shut out nine-time European champions AC Milan, Harry Redknapp's side have looked less assured on domestic duty; they conceded six goals in the two league matches sandwiched between the Milan games.

The Spurs defence could be in for another uncomfortable afternoon against a West Ham side that has scored 15 times in their last five league and cup matches.

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• West Ham beat Tottenham 1-0 in September, ending a run of five successive Spurs wins in this fixture.

• The Hammers' last victory at White Hart Lane was a 2-1 win on 24 April 1999. Harry Redknapp was the West Ham manager that day, while the visitors' team sheet included Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard and Ian Wright.

Tottenham

• Spurs have dropped points in five of nine Premier League games which followed Champions League duty. Three of their six league losses this term came off the back of European action, including their only home defeat (against Wigan in August).

• That slip-up against Wigan is their only loss in the last 24 top-flight matches at White Hart Lane. They have won five of their last seven home league games, drawing the other two (against Chelsea and Manchester United).

• Jermain Defoe's brace against Wolves ended his 11-month wait for a top-flight goal. His next strike will be his 100th in the Premier League.

• Harry Redknapp's side have gained an unrivalled 21 Premier League points from losing positions this season.

West Ham

• Demba Ba has scored four goals in three league starts for the Hammers.

• The Hammers have taken 11 points from the last possible 18, as have Tottenham. Only three clubs have better recent records; Arsenal (14), Liverpool and Chelsea (both 13).

• West Ham players have been caught offside 96 times this term, the highest figure in the top flight.


LEADING GOALSCORERS


Tottenham

Van der Vaart: 12 goals (10 league);
Bale & Pavlyuchenko: 11 goals (7 league)



West Ham

Cole: 11 goals (5 league); Piquionne: 9 goals (6 league);
Obinna: 8 goals (3 league)


MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Dean

Assistant referees: Stephen Child & Darren Bond

Fourth official: Phil Crossley


LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Tottenham (D3-3 v Wolves, a): Gomes; Hutton, Dawson, Gallas, Assou-Ekotto, Pienaar (Bale 69), Jenas, Sandro, Modric (Kranjcar 84), Defoe, Pavlyuchenko (Lennon 74). Subs not used: Cudicini, Palacios, Crouch, Bassong.

West Ham (W3-0 v Stoke, h): Green; Tomkins, Upson, da Costa, Bridge, Noble, Parker (Gabbidon 90), Hitzlsperger, Piquionne, Cole (Obinna 86), Ba (O'Neil 82). Subs not used: Boffin, Spector, Hines, Jacobsen.