West Ham and their predecessor Thames Ironworks have played Spurs 215 times since they first played in the Thames and Medway league in 1898.
The Hammers have won 64 games, drawn 53 and lost 98.
West Ham have lost just once in 10 Premier League matches, winning six and drawing three.
The Hammers’ tally of 42 points is their best after 24 games of a top-flight season since they recorded 48 in 1985-86 and eventually finished third.
The Irons have already earned three more points in 2020-21 than they did in the entirety of the previous season.
Defender Aaron Cresswell needs one more Premier League assist to match his career-best return of seven, set in 2017-18.
Tottenham have lost four of their past five league games, as many as in their previous 28.
Spurs have won just once in seven top-flight away fixtures (D3, L3).
They have lost seven Premier League matches this season. It is the second-worst return of Jose Mourinho’s managerial career, after losing nine times with Chelsea in 2015-16.
Tottenham have conceded eight goals in their past two games – the most a Mourinho team has ever let in across a two-match period.
Mourinho has averaged 1.65 points per game in 49 matches as Tottenham manager. It is the lowest ratio of any Spurs boss since Juande Ramos’ 1.17 between 2007 and 2008.
Son Heung-min has scored three goals and assisted three in his last five Premier League games against West Ham.
