Tottenham have six points from three games so far
Former West Ham forward Mohammed Kudus has recorded two assists in three games for Spurs
Recommended bet: Mohammed Kudus to assist
West Ham have endured a poor start to the season but they did manage to claim their first win of the season last time out with a 3-0 success at Nottingham Forest to ease the pressure on boss Graham Potter.
Spurs enjoyed an excellent start to life under former Brentford manager Thomas Frank with back-to-back wins and clean sheets against Manchester City and Burnley.
However, they suffered a first defeat of the new campaign last time out with a 1-0 defeat at home to Bournemouth.
Team News
West Ham look set to be without striker Niclas Fullkrug after he suffered a calf strain while representing Germany over the international break. A shoulder problem will keep Luis Guilherme on the sidelines and George Earthy is a doubt with an ankle issue.
Long term injury victims Kota Takai, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Radu Dragusin remain unavailable for Spurs.
Dominic Solanke and Yves Bissouma are rated as doubtful, while new signings Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani are pushing for debuts.
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The stats
Tottenham claimed four points from their two meetings with West Ham last season.
Spurs have won four of the last eight meetings.
Both teams have scored in each of the last four meetings between these two London rivals.
Tottenham have kept clean sheets in of their last six wins in all competitions.
Mohammed Kudus has a pass success rate of 77 per-cent in the final third for Spurs after three games.
Prediction
Tottenham head to West Ham as the clear favourites ahead of this late Premier League fixture on Saturday and they look the more likely to claim the spoils, but a one-sided defeat at home to Bournemouth last time out has taken the gloss after an otherwise excellent start to the new season.
West Ham boss Potter’s position came under serious scrutiny after his side opened the season with three defeats but a win over Forest last time out has provided a lifeline.
The manner of that win should also provide a confidence boost as the Hammers scored three late goals to take the spoils.
Spurs do have a strong recent record against West Ham with four wins and just one defeat in the last eight meetings, but the better option here could be to focus on the player bets and backing Mohammed Kudus to make an impact against his former club with an anytime assist looks a strong value play.
The Spurs forward assisted two of his side’s three goals in the opening round win over promoted Burnley and has settled in well with his new side.
Kudus managed five successful passes in the final third from as many attempts against Manchester City and across his three games for Spurs his pass success rate in that area stands at just under 77 per-cent.
Players have a habit of raising their games against former clubs and Kudus could be one to watch on Saturday.
The Ghanaian is 1/1 with LiveScore Bet to either score or assist but the latter looks the more likely of the two given he has three assists in his last five games for club and country, so taking the bigger price on an assist makes sense.
Back Mohammed Kudus to assist at 18/5 with LiveScore Bet
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