Tottenham vs West Ham Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Tottenham Hotspur’s fantastic start to the Premier League season seems a very long time ago now. They managed to win five of their opening seven games and looked like they would be a force up the top of the table again this season.

However, as is so often the case with Spurs, the demands of top level European football seems to have taken it’s toll. They are currently on a seven match winless streak in all competitions, and although they are actually unbeaten in the Premier League their four consecutive draws looks a bit worrying.

Not only are Spurs in poor form at the moment, but they also have a crunch match in the Champions League coming up on Tuesday. They face Monaco away from home and currently sit 3rd in their group with two games left to play. It’s a must win match really, and one eye will certainly be on that fixture. The recently returned Harry Kane and the doubtful Christian Eriksen might not get a full 90 minutes as they look ahead to Tuesday.

This will come as good news to West Ham, who are trying to do the reverse of Spurs and forget about their dreadful start to the campaign. Last time out they managed a 1-1 draw at home to Stoke, bouncing back from a disappointing defeat at Everton and making it three wins, two draws, and one defeat in their last six games in all competitions.

West Ham still lie perilously close to the bottom three though, with their 11 point total putting them in 17th place and just one point clear of Hull. However, they are a team on the up at the moment, and I would expect to see them put some distance between themselves and the bottom three before long.

As far as goalscorers go I’m focusing on West Ham. Two of the biggest threats for Spurs are Kane and Eriksen, and both aren’t fully fit at the moment and might be substituted. Michail Antonio, who is West Ham’s top scorer, was once again employed as a wing back against Stoke and could find himself on the fringes of action. Instead I think backing Manuel Lanzini, who has scored two in his four away days this season, is the best option for our anytime goalscorer predictions. Odds of 5/1 for him to find the net make it extremely worthwhile.

In terms of the overall result I think there’s a lot to be said for backing West Ham here. They have only lost two of their last six meetings with Spurs and are facing a Spurs side without a win in seven games and with one eye on a crucial midweek fixture. West Ham, on the other hand, have only lost one of their six outings, so odds of 8/5 for a West Ham Win or Draw Double Chance look extremely good value. I’m backing that along with a 1-1 correct score prediction at 15/2.