Fresh from their first Premier League win of the season, West Ham United host Tottenham Hotspur in a midweek London derby.
West Ham finally got off the mark in the Premier League last time out with a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa. They rode their luck a few times, particularly in the first half before Pablo Fornals sealed the win with a deflected effort.
It has been such a poor start to the season for West Ham that Fornals’ effort at Villa Park was also their first goal of the season.
The next step for West Ham will be to pick things up at the London Stadium, where they have lost their opening two matches without scoring a goal. That run is actually an extension of their struggles towards the end of last season as they are now winless in their last five home matches.
In contrast to West Ham’s early season struggles, Tottenham Hotspur have made a flying start to the campaign. They are unbeaten this season and have claimed three wins and a draw from their opening four matches.
Tottenham Hotspur travel to the London Stadium off the back of a 2-0 victory at newly promoted Nottingham Forest. They were made to work hard by Forest but their superior quality shone through in the end with Harry Kane netting a brace.
Spurs have impressed going forward this season, scoring nine goals in their opening four Premier League matches. Kane’s form in particular will be pleasing to manager Antonio Conte with the striker finding the net four times already this season.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Tottenham Hotspur as favourites, with a win priced at evens with 10bet. A victory for West Ham is valued at 14/5 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 29/10 by SBK.
Recent head to head
Recent matches between West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur have been evenly split with both teams claiming two wins each from the last four meetings. Spurs claimed a 3-1 victory in the last meeting between both sides.
Players to watch
West Ham paid big money for Gianluca Scamacca and although the striker is yet to get off the mark in the league, he has scored in his two appearances in the Conference League. He could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 14/5 with Unibet.
Harry Kane has a fine scoring record in London derbies and has found the net 11 times in 20 appearances against West Ham. With four goals already this season, the striker could is priced at 13/10 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Wednesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur often serve up thrilling encounters with the last meeting producing over 3.5 goals, a repeat could be on the cards at 2/1 with Sport Nation while over 2.5 goals is valued at 10/13 with 10bet.
Both teams have scored in the first half in their last two meetings and Wednesday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 10/3 with bet365.
This English Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur will be played on Aug 31, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
