Ange’s side must win at West Ham to overtake Aston Villa in the top four.
Tottenham Hotspur turned it around once again on Saturday, defeating valiant Luton Town after the relegation-threatened side took an early lead down the N17.
It was a crucial victory for the fifth-placed side after Aston Villa, marginally ahead in the top four, defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers later that afternoon.
Now, Ange Postecoglou‘s team travel to east London to meet West Ham United in the Premier League, knowing that victory will hand them fourth spot once more before Villa make the daunting trip northward to clash against Manchester City.
Radu Dragusin’s two-game starting streak will likely end this evening with Micky van de Ven in line to start, having pulled up with a minor hamstring injury against Villa before the international break.
Now, Ange Postecoglou‘s team travel to east London to meet West Ham United in the Premier League, knowing that victory will hand them fourth spot once more before Villa make the daunting trip northward to clash against Manchester City.
Radu Dragusin’s two-game starting streak will likely end this evening with Micky van de Ven in line to start, having pulled up with a minor hamstring injury against Villa before the international break.
Postecoglou will be thankful that his side have no new injury concerns but Ryan Sessegnon, Manor Solomon and Fraser Forster remain long-term absentees.
Despite this, Tottenham played mere days ago and Postecoglou might be inclined to make a couple of alterations, with Yves Bissouma possibly set to move to the bench after a string of indifferent performances.
Spurs must ditch Yves Bissouma vs West Ham
Bissouma struggled last season after joining Tottenham from Brighton & Hove Albion in a deal rising to £35m in June 2022, starting just ten times in the Premier League in a stuttering and injury-affected campaign.
A man reborn under new management – described as a “monster” by journalist Aaron Stokes – as Tottenham blazed into early-season form, Bissouma has lost his way a bit over the past several months and has yet to shake off an overaggressiveness that has created two separate red card suspensions, with a one-match ban after accumulating five yellow cards earlier in the season too.
Still, as per FBref, he ranks among the top 1% of midfielders across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year for pass completion, the top 11% for successful take-ons, the top 5% for tackles and the top 7% for interceptions per 90, showcasing his elite passing ability and robustness in defensive efforts.
