(Football news) With a game remaining, West Ham is presently four points ahead of sixth-place Manchester United, while Spurs are currently fifth in the division, three points behind fourth-place Aston Villa. On Saturday afternoon, West Ham led Newcastle United 3-1 in the first half of the second half, but they lost 4-3 at St James’ Park after giving up three goals in the last 13 minutes.
After going three games without a win in the top tier of England, the Hammers have only managed to pick up two points from the past nine games played. As a result, they are currently sitting in seventh position in the table, one point ahead of eighth-place Newcastle and four behind sixth-place Man United, who have a game remaining.
David Moyes’s side now have back-to-back league games against Tottenham and Wolverhampton Wanderers before heading to Bayer Leverkusen for the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on April 11.
West Ham have picked up 24 points from their 15 home league matches this season, suffering just three defeats in the process, and they will be welcoming a Tottenham outfit that have only won six of their 14 away league fixtures during the 2023-24 campaign.
The Hammers are looking to do a league double over Tottenham, having recorded a 2-1 victory in North London earlier this season, but the points were shared in a 1-1 draw when the two teams locked horns at the London Stadium in the corresponding match last term.
Tottenham, meanwhile, will enter the contest off the back of a last-gasp victory over Luton Town on Saturday afternoon, with Son Heung-min netting the winner in the 86th minute.
Luton led 1-0 in the early stages of the contest at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but it became 1-1 early in the second period, before Son scored a late winner for Ange Postecoglou’s side, who have picked up 56 points from their 29 league matches this season.
Spurs are fifth in the table, eight points clear of sixth-placed Man United, while they are three points behind fourth-placed Villa with a game in hand; a three-goal success
Tuesday would be enough to move the North London side back into the top four ahead of Villa’s game with Manchester City on Wednesday.
The final away game before the international break saw Tottenham lose 3-0 at Fulham, and after their disappointing Saturday performance against Luton, it is hard to predict what the team will be like each weekend.
In the last few months of the season, Postecoglou’s club does not have to worry about the FA Cup or European competition. They can concentrate entirely on the league, and as finishing in fifth place will probably guarantee them a spot in the Champions League the next season, they will be trying to stave off Man United’s challenge.
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