Winston Reid (hamstring) could return as could Diafra Sakho (thigh), but it remains to be seen if Enner Valencia will be fit to come back from an ankle issue.
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Diafra Sakho could be added to the West Ham squad for the visit of derby rivals Tottenham. I didn’t get the hatred they were trying to create, which I didn’t feel ever materialised from Tottenham’s end.
Writing in his Yahoo Sport column, former Spurs midfielder Jenas explained why their derby against West Ham doesn’t fall in the same bracket as games against Arsenal and Chelsea.
The manager was full of praise for his defensive line-up who have been frugal in recent games despite the loss of Carl Jenkinson for the season and a number of other injuries to back four players.
Alli will be assessed on Wednesday morning after he kicked the ground during the warm-up before Spurs’ win over Swansea on Sunday.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic on recent fan trouble in this fixture: “It’s a big match for both clubs”.
“We try and win every game, no matter who we play”.
“West Ham are playing fantastic”.
Sixth-placed West Ham host Tottenham on Wednesday.
Jermaine Jenas says Hammers fans hold such animosity for Spurs because Tottenham players never viewed matches against the Upton Park club as a big derby.
The silly thing is that for a game against West Ham we would have normally just stayed at home because it was a local derby, but because it was such a crucial game the club put us in a hotel because they wanted us to be together.
Tottenham head in to the mid-week action sitting second in the Premier League table and two points adrift of leaders Leicester City so they’ll be looking to take advantage of any slip ups from the Foxes with a positive result against West Ham tomorrow.
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Mauricio Pochettino’s team have only conceded 11 goals in their last 14 Premier League away games. It means a lot more than three points.
