West Ham United versus Tottenham Hotspur, Wednesday, March 2
West Ham haven’t been beaten at home in the Premier League since going down 4-3 to Bournemouth in August, but Slaven Bilic will be thankful for the return of Dimitri Payet, who was absent when his side was beaten 4-1 in the return fixture at White Hart Lane in November. Despite an ankle injury, Payet has scored eight goals in 25 games, while another summer acquisition, Michail Antonio, has scored 5 goals in 15 appearances for the Hammers, who currently lie fifth in the Premier League table, on 43 points.
Spurs lie second, on 51 points, with a game in hand of leaders Leicester City and, after battling back from 1-0 down to win 2-1 against Swansea at White Hart Lane on Saturday, manager Mauricio Pochettino will be keen to keep the pressure on the Foxes. However, England striker Harry Kane currently has a broken nose and played in a face mask against the Swans, while influential midfielder Dele Alli turned an ankle in the warm-up, so there might just be a chink of light for the Hammers.
For all their injury worries, there was no questioning Spurs’ superiority over Swansea so, while it may not be all one-way traffic against the Hammers, let’s go for both teams to score and Tottenham to win at 16/5 with Coral or William Hill.
Selection: Both teams to score and Tottenham to win (16/5 with Coral or William Hill).