Overview
West Ham are almost without a target this season when they have secured their relegation. The Hammers' form has not been good recently after going through a series of 7 consecutive rounds without knowing the taste of victory.
Coach Graham Potter's team lost 4 and drew 3, conceding a total of 11 goals. It is not surprising if West Ham continue to show signs of weakness in the next round.
Tottenham, meanwhile, have no specific Premier League targets. Coach Ange Postecoglou's team has only won 1/8 of their most recent matches in the Premier League, losing 6 and drawing 1. Spurs have conceded 18 goals, an average of 2.25 goals per game.
Tottenham are likely to leave key players to save energy for the second leg of the Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt. Although they won 3-1 in the first leg, the Tottenham Hotspur team could not be subjective. Remember, the Norwegian representative will play on artificial turf at Aspmyra.
This is where Bodo/Glimt have made Lazio, Olympiacos and Twente regretful in this year's Europa League. Therefore, it is no surprise when Postecoglou brought Solanke, Johnson, Maddison, Richarison or Van de Ven to the bench against West Ham, while giving way to the young players.
The recent head-to-head record between West Ham and Tottenham has been quite balanced. Each team won twice and had 2 draws in the past 6 matches.
Notably, both of the most recent points sharing took place at West Ham's London Stadium. In the context that both sides no longer have targets, it is likely that they will hold each other.
Personnel situation
West Ham are still without Michail Antonio, Cyrsencio Summerville and Edson Alvarez due to injury.
On the other side of the front line, Tottenham captain Son-Heung min and Radu Dragusin are sidelined, while James Maddison and Dominic Solanke were both forced off injured in midweek.
Postecoglou may make many changes before his trip to Norway. The Australian made eight changes in the most recent loss at Anfield, a record for Spurs in the Premier League.
Expected lineup
West Ham: Areola, Mavropanos, Todibo, Kilman, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Soucek, Wan-Bissaka, Emerson, Kudus, Bowen.
Tottenham: Vicario, Danso, Porro, Spence, Davies, Kulusevski, Gray, Bergvall, Tel, Richarison, Odobert.
The match between West Ham and Tottenham takes place at 20:00 on April 4 (Vietnam time).
