We are slowly entering the end stretch of the Premier League season, where every point or goal is worth its weight in gold. After a heavy defeat at the weekend, West Ham United welcome city rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the 31st round of the English Premier League. The Hammers are currently seventh and could secure a place in next season’s European competitions, while Spurs have dropped out of the top four and are fifth, but still the most likely position leading into the Champions League.West Ham led 3-1 early in the second half against Newcastle on Saturday afternoon but conceded three times in the final 13 minutes to lose 4-3 at St James’ Park. The Hammers are now on a run of three matches without a win in the league and have managed just two triumphs from their last 11 league games. They are currently in seventh place, a point ahead of Newcastle and four behind sixth-placed Manchester United, who have a game in hand.David Moyes’ men now face city rivals Tottenham and then Wolverhampton, before they travel to Germany to face Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on April 11.MATCHDAY 🤍🆚 West Ham United🏟️ London Stadium🏆 Premier League⏰ 8.15pm BST#️⃣ #WHUTOT pic.twitter.com/CuTTA2kFBJ— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 2, 2024 The Hammers have collected 24 points from 15 home games this season, suffering just three defeats, and now welcome the Spurs who have won just six of their 14 away league games this campaign.The Hammers defeated Tottenham in early December as they recorded a 2-1 win in north London in the first clash of the season. When these two teams met at the London Stadium last year, it was tied 1-1. Tottenham will be coming off the back of Saturday afternoon’s win over Luton, which Son Heung-min secured with a late goal in the 86th minute.Luton had a 1-0 lead, but Spurs equalized very quickly. In the end, Son was the man of the match and sealed victory for Angelos Postecoglou’s team. It was their 56th point from 29 league matches for the team, and the Spurs are now fifth in the table, eight points ahead of sixth-placed Manchester United, while they are three points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa and have a game in hand. A three-goal success over West Ham on Tuesday would be enough to get Tottenham back into the top four ahead of Villa’s clash with Manchester City on Wednesday.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Tottenham lost 3-0 to Fulham in their last away game before the international break and it’s hard to gauge what to expect from Spurs as they were lucky to beat Luton on Saturday.Postecoglou’s side do not have to think about the FA Cup or European commitments in the final months of the season, allowing them to focus on the league fully. In addition, fifth place could be enough to qualify for next season’s Champions League, so Spurs’ main task will be to stay ahead of Manchester United.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 31Tuesday21:30: (2.00) Newcastle (3.50) Everton (3.70)21:30: (2.65) Nott.Forest (3.40) Fulham (2.80)21:45: (2.70) Burnley (3.35) Wolverhampton (2.80)21:45: (2.00) Bournemouth (3.60) Crystal Palace (4.00)22:15: (3.35) West Ham (3.60) Tottenham (2.10)Wednesday21:30: (2.50) Brentford (3.60) Brighton (2.90)21:30: (1.12) Arsenal (10.0) Luton (16.0)22:15: (1.30) Man.City (5.80) Aston Villa (9.00)Thursday21:30: (1.10) Liverpool (11.0) Sheffield Utd (18.0)22:15: (2.10) Chelsea (3.70) Man.Utd. (3.60)***odds are subject to change***
