TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v WEST HAM UNITED
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER 2013
KICK-OFF: 4PM
REFEREE: LEE PROBERT
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Introduction
• West Ham make the short trip to White Hart Lane on Sunday looking to record their first Barclays Premier League win since the opening day success against Cardiff City.
• Following defeat to Hull City last weekend the Hammers have taken five points from six games and sit 17th in the table.
• There are however only four teams who have conceded fewer goals than the five let in by Sam Allardyce's team so far.
• Jussi Jaaskelainen has kept three clean sheets already this season, bettered only by Southampton's Artur Boruc and Tottenham's Hugo Lloris who each have four.
• The Frenchman has let in just two goals as Spurs head into Sunday's match having won four of their six games.
• Andre Villas Boas' team have suffered one defeat so far when London rivals Arsenal triumphed 1-0 at the Emirates.
Team news
West Ham United
• Jack Collison and Stephen Henderson are unavailable having recently completed short-term loan moves to Bournemouth meanwhile Jordan Spence is back at the club after completing a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday.
• Joe Cole is in contention to start having recovered from a groin injury.
• Stewart Downing could be handed a start after featuring from the bench against Hull last weekend.
• Andy Carroll and Alou Diarra remain absent through injury.
Tottenham Hotspur
• Younes Kaboul will miss the game after picking up a knee injury in the Europa League win over Anzhi Makhachkala.
• Aaron Lennon, Danny Rose and Etienne Capoue will not return to first team action until after the international break.
Background
• West Ham and Tottenham have played a total of 192 times with the Hammers winning 67, losing 77 and 48 matches ending as draws.
• The Hammers last win at White Hart Lane came in 1999 as goals from Marc Keller and Ian Wright earned a 2-1 victory.
• West Ham's last trip to White Hart Lane ended in a 3-1 defeat with Jermain Defoe netting twice and Gareth Bale also scoring. Andy Carroll scored a late consolation for the Hammers.
Last time out
Hull City 1-0 West Ham United
Barclays Premier League
Saturday 31 September
West Ham United: Jaaskelainen, O'Brien, Tomkins, Reid, Rat, Nolan, Jarvis (Vaz Te 71), Noble, Morrison, Diame (Downing 71), Maiga (Petric 59)
Subs not used: Adrian, Collins, Demel, Taylor
Anzhi Makhachkala 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Europa League
Thursday 3 October
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Kaboul (Dawson 71), Chiriches, Walker, Fryers, Sandro, Lamela (Sigurdsson 72), Holtby (Eriksen 78), Dembele, Chadli, Defoe
Subs not used: Friedel, Kane, Soldado, Naughton
Goals: Defoe 34, Chadli 39
Previous meeting
Gareth Bale's stunning last minute winner snatched all three points for Spurs in a pulsating encounter at the Boleyn Ground. The Hammers had cancelled out Bale's first goal with strikes of their own from Andy Carroll and Joe Cole. Gylfi Sigurdsson equalised with 14 minutes left before Bale broke Hammers hearts just moments from the final whistle on the night which marked the 20th anniversary of Bobby Moore's death.
West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Barclays Premier League
Monday 25 February 2013
West Ham United: Jaaskelainen, Demel (Pogatetz 72), Reid, Collins, O'Brien, O'Neil, Diame (Collison 84), Nolan (Taylor 35), Jarvis, J Cole, Carroll
Subs not used: Spiegel, C Cole, Vaz Te, Chamakh
Booked: Collins, Diame, J Cole, O'Neil
Goals: Carroll 25 (pen), J Cole 58
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Walker, Vertonghen, Dawson, Caulker, Parker (Livermore 88), Dembele (Carroll 75), Lennon, Bale, Holtby (Sigurdsson 56), Adebayor
Subs not used: Friedel, Gallas, Naughton, Assou-Ekotto
Booked: Dembele
Goals: Bale 13, 90, Sigurdsson 76
Head to head
Overall record v Tottenham Hotspur (all competitions) W 67 D 48 L 77
Ten-year records
West Ham United
2012/13 Premier League 10th (46 points)
2011/12 Championship 3rd (86 points - promoted via Play-Offs)
2010/11 Premier League 20th (33 points - relegated)
2009/10 Premier League 17th (35 points)
2008/09 Premier League 9th (51 points)
2007/08 Premier League 10th (49 points)
2006/07 Premier League 15th (41 points)
2005/06 Premier League 9th (55 points)
2004/05 Championship 6th (73 points - promoted via play-offs)
2003/04 Championship 4th (74 points)
Tottenham Hotspur
2012/13 Premier League 5th (72 points)
2011/12 Premier League 4th (69 points)
2010/11 Premier League 5th (62 points)
2009/10 Premier League 4th (70 points)
2008/09 Premier League 8th (51 points)
2007/08 Premier League 11th (46 points)
2006/07 Premier League 5th (60 points)
2005/06 Premier League 5th (65 points)
2004/05 Premier League 9th (52 points)
2003/04 Premier League 14th (45 points)
Old boys
• Spurs striker Jermain Defoe came through the ranks at West Ham before scoring 29 goals in 93 league appearances between 1999 and 2004. He is in his second spell at White Hart Lane after returning in January 2009.
• Among the other players who have represented both clubs are Calum Davenport, Ilie Dumitrescu, Dave Dunmore, Matthew Etherington, Les Ferdinand, Jimmy Greaves, Fred Griffiths, Pat Holland, Chris Hughton, Bill Joyce, Bill Kaine, Frederic Kanoute, Kenny McKay, Fred Massey, Fred Milnes, John Moncur, Jimmy Neighbour, Tony Parks, Martin Peters, Sergei Rebrov, Mark Robson, Peter Shearing, Teddy Sheringham, Mauricio Taricco, Mitchell Thomas, Michael Carrick, Bobby Zamora and Scott Parker.
Referee
• Sunday's referee will be Lee Probert.
• Probert last refereed the West Ham in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United at the Boleyn Ground on 17 April 2013.
• Lee Probert has been part of the Select Group of referees since 2007, after a successful 11-year career as an official in the Football League.
• Probert began his career as a referee in the Conference South before making the step up to the Football League in 1998. He was an assistant referee for five years and was promoted to the list of referees in 2003.
• Prior to being elevated to the top flight in the 2007/08 season, Probert was in charge of a League One play-off semi-final clash between Northampton Town and Torquay United.
• He has refereed the 2010 FA Trophy Final and was fourth official for the 2011 FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Stoke City.
• In 2010, he became a FIFA-listed referee and is now eligible to officiate UEFA Internationals and matches in the Champions League and Europa League.
• On Sunday Probert will be assisted by Gary Beswick and Peter Bankes, while the fourth official is Craig Pawson.
General information
• Important C2C rail travel news for Sunday can be found by following this link
• On Sunday, London Underground District, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Jubilee lines affected by engineering works.
• Also on Sunday, Greater Anglia trains will be replaced by buses between Billericay and Rayleigh and Billericay and Southminster.
• The weather forecast for Sunday is a sunny one, with maximum temperatures of 18C (64F)