Team News and Confirmed Starting Lineups

Tottenham and West Ham will go head-to-head in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with both managers battling for their jobs.

Thomas Frank’s side were eliminated from the FA Cup by Aston Villa and currently sit 14th in the Premier League, with just one win in their last seven games in all competitions. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, on the other hand, sit seven points adrift of safety in the relegation zone, with their only win in the last 11 games coming after extra-time against Championship side QPR in their FA Cup third-round clash last week.

Both sides have some injury concerns heading into the game too, and this is how they will line up.

Tottenham Team News

Tottenham will be without influential Uruguay international Rodrigo Bentancur for around three months due to a hamstring injury, and he joins Richarlison and Mohammed Kudus on the sidelines.

Pape Matar Sarr is still at AFCON after Senegal reached the final, but Yves Bissouma is back, although he is yet to feature under Frank this season. Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison remain long-term absentees with knee injuries.

Frank Drops Team News Update

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Frank shared an update on his squad ahead of the game.

Tottenham Confirmed XI

• Tottenham Confirmed XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Davies; Gallagher, Gray; Simons, Odobert, Kolo Muani, Tel.
• Tottenham Confirmed Substitutes: Kinsky (GK), Danso (DEF), Dragusin (DEF), Spence (DEF), Udogie (DEF), Bissouma (MID), Bergvall (MID), Solanke (FWD), Scarlett (FWD).

West Ham Team News

The Hammers are in horrendous form right now and have now been rocked by news that key man Lucas Paqueta wants to leave the club, which could spark some concern in the coming weeks.

The Brazilian is missing the clash with an injury, while Dinos Mavropanos and Mateus Fernandes are fit for the game. Lukasz Fabianski is a long-term absentee, while El Hadji Malick Diouf is at AFCON with Senegal.

Espirito Santo Drops Team News Update

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Espirito Santo shared an update on his squad ahead of the game.

West Ham Confirmed XI

• West Ham Confirmed XI: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavropanos Scarles; Fernandes, Soucek; Bowen, Castellanos, Summerville, Pablo.
• West Ham Confirmed Substitutes: Hermansen (GK), Walker-Peters (DEF), Igor (DEF), Kilman (DEF), Mayers (DEF), Potts (MID), Rodriguez (MID), Kante (MID), Wilson (FWD).

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