Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Tottenham Hotspur & West Ham United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These London teams both have bigger rivals. West Ham have their "Dockers derby" vs Millwall, but the teams rarely meet. They have also have rivalries against other teams from East London, but again these teams rarely meet. Tottenham have their main rivalry against Arsenal, the most intense of the London derbies. As West Ham rarely meet their neighbors in the Premier League, many fans view the matches vs Tottenham as the highlight of the season. Disputes over stadiums and players have increased the rivalry, at least from West Ham's point of view. This should be fun!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Only a few days to rest for the team playing at home, as they were involved in a Premier League game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Liverpool, was also a home game here at Spurs Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
Last season, Spurs's Carabao Cup journey ended in the final.Tottenham Hotspur have performed here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season with 6 wins from 9 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Spurs, who played 2-2 against Liverpool. That match was also played at this venue (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium). Dier, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Dier won 3 of 4 duels.
Preceding that match was the home Europa Conference League game against Rennes that was lost 0-3.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Spurs have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost one.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Spurs as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Crystal Palace are visiting.
The Spurs fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. Tottenham Hotspur have conceded 10 in these home matches.
West Ham United form and stats
They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.4-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for West Ham United in their Premier League matches away.
Masuaku was the last player to score for the away team. West Ham haven't scored a league goal in the last 183 minutes.
West Ham United are travelling again after losing away to Arsenal in their previous match (0-2). West Ham goalie Fabiański took pride in a first-rate day vs Arsenal, but even with pulling off six saves the beating could not be avoided. Goalkeeper Fabiański got the top player rating of the team with 7.85/10. Fabiański saved a penalty and stopped the opponent with six saves.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Burnley.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by West Ham United in our archives, and the results are: two wins for West Ham, zero draws and zero defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as West Ham are hosting Southampton in the Premier League only four days away.
West Ham United have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. As opposed to that, West Ham have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Tottenham Hotspur-West Ham United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Spurs four wins, West Ham United four wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  H. Son 7 goals |   M. Antonio 6 goals |  P. Fornals Malla 4 goals |
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
West Ham United missing players
| Tottenham Hotspur | West Ham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 24 | Scored | S | 19 | 40 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.8 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 13.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 35% | ||
| 12 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 13.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 35 | 44 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 35 | 41 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 27 | 38 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Brentford | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Southampton | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 16 |
| 17 | Watford | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 11 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -23 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20 | -26 | 10 |