West Ham vs Tottenham
EFL Cup 2018/19
Venue: London Stadium
Date: Wednesday, 31 October
Kick-off: 7:45pm BST
West Ham and Tottenham meet for the second time this month with a place in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup up for grabs.
Mauricio Pochettino is preparing his side for an eight-day period that could define Tottenham’s season.
Spurs face a trip to the London Stadium just two days after their Premier League clash with Manchester City on Monday night.
The visit of Wolves awaits on Saturday before a must-win Champions League clash with Wolves next Tuesday.
West Ham, sank by Erik Lamela’s goal when the two met in the league earlier this month, will be hoping to throw a spanner in the works, with their superb comeback win in this competition last season still fresh in the mind of Hammers’ fans.
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Team news
West Ham are hopeful of having Pedro Obiang back available for Wednesday night. The Spaniard missed the league match against Tottenham and Saturday’s draw with Leicester with a calf problem.
Winston Reid, Carlos Sanchez, Manuel Lanzini and Andriy Yarmolenko are long-term absentees with Jack Wilshere still a week away from resuming training following an ankle problem.
Manuel Pellegrini’s meagre midfield options will be another man short with Mark Noble to serve a one-match suspension for the red card he picked up against Leicester.
Andy Carroll meanwhile is not expected to return until after November’s international break.
Dele Alli could return from his hamstring injury this week but Danny Rose may have to wait until the weekend before he comes back into the side after a recent groin problem.
Jan Vertonghen meanwhile remains sidelined until December.
TV, online and live stream coverage
The match will not be televised live in the UK.
You can follow all the goals with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Tickets
For West Ham ticket information, click here to head to the club's website.
Prediction
Betting tips via Betfair | UK users only | Subject to change
- West Ham to win 2-1: 17/2
- Tottenham to win 2-0: 12/1
- Son Heung-Min first goal scorer: 11/2
- Javier Hernandez to score two goals or more: 8/1
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Head to head
This will be the 211th meeting between the two great London rivals. The Hammers have won 63 of those meetings but Spurs have outdone them over the years with 95 wins to their name.
