West Ham boss David Moyes will see his resources tested to the limits today after two vital games have been won in glorious fashion to ensure we remain in Europe and the Premier League’s top six.
And the big news from Thursday night was the return to form of Tomas Soucek as he and Declan again supplied the heart beat to a team that never knows when it is beaten
Mikey Antonio is coming good after a period off the pace and that we are achieving such results without Jarrod Bowen and Vladi Coufal is miraculous in itself.
But that’s a massive tribute to David Moyes and the spirit he has engendered through this team which we understand – despite bumps and bruises – has no further serious injuries.
However, it may well be that Nikola Vlasic could come in for Said Benrahma as the manager bids to rotate within tight limits.
Craig Dawspn is set to continue at the heart of defence with Kurt Zouma and the currently heroic Andtiy Yarmolenko will be looking to make another major impact.
Possible team: Fabianski; Johnson, Diop, Zouma, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Vlasic Lanzini, Antonio
CandH Prediction 1-2
Personally I think it would be do wrong to drop Benrahma. Vlasic has offered nothing whereas Benrahma needs to be given more game time. For me he played well in both games and his workrate is very good. I think we will see the same team but a different system. Kane dropping into space is key to the way spurs play so I expect us to either go 3 at the back or task someone from midfield to drop back into a back 3 when we font have the ball. I sincerely hope we will have our homework done.