Tottenham vs West Ham LIVE commentary and predicted line-ups: Spurs must bounce back from Brighton collapse in London derby

Tottenham return to action after the international break against West Ham hoping to bounce back from their embarrassing collapse.

Spurs They were 2-0 against Brighton and cruising in the first half of their clash at the Amex two weeks ago, but were humiliated in the second and lost 3-2.

Ange Postecoglou was furious when the result meant an impressive 3-0 away victory in manchester united useless and kept them ninth in the Premier League.

After a break, he will now be desperate to get back to winning ways and regain confidence that his team is good enough to compete with the top four.

western hamOn the other hand, they come into this match in a more positive mood after a convincing victory over Ipswich.

They were three very necessary points for Julen Lopetegui who was already beginning to feel the pressure just a few games into his first season in charge.

Tottenham vs West Ham: derby matchday

Both teams will have some extra fight in their bellies on Saturday when they meet in a London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

But it is West Ham who can feel the safer of the two.

The Hammers are unbeaten in their last three London derbies away from home in the Premier League, with all of those games coming this season.

It's a different story for Spurs, as they have lost four of their last six games against local rivals and have only won one of them.

That victory was against Brentford in September in what was their most recent derby.

It will be an interesting clash and all eyes will be on what could be a feisty affair in north London.

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• Tottenham have only won more Premier League games against Everton (31) and Manchester City (28) than against West Ham (26).
• West Ham came back to win this exact match 2-1 last season; They have not won consecutive league visits to Spurs since they did so in April/November 1966.
• This will be the eighth time that Tottenham and West Ham have met on the first day of the Premier League after an international break, with Spurs unbeaten so far in the previous seven (W4 D3).

Tottenham vs West Ham: predicted lineups

Tottenham were left without a captain Son Heung-min for the last two games.

The Spurs captain has a thigh problem but was able to rest it during the international break and will be considering a return in this one.

It may be too soon for him and Timo Werner could keep his spot on the wing.

But academy product Mikey Moore is pushing to start and can be relied upon to come in, with Postecoglou potentially making changes.

Brennan Johnson He will definitely be in the team as he is in good scoring form. James Maddison He remains Tottenham's creative center.

Elsewhere in midfield, Dejan Kulusevski should start, but there could be changes in the deeper role with Yves Bissouma competing with Rodrigo Bentancur.

Dominic Solanke will lead the line as richarlison his recovery continues.

In defense, it is unlikely that there will be any changes compared to the last game with Guglielmo VicarioPedro, Porro, Christian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Udogie Destination from.

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As for West Ham, their best eleven has been taking shape in the last two games.

Alphonse Areola will start in goal, while Aaron Wan-Bissaka has claimed a starting right-back spot. Vladimir Coufal.

The former Man United player will be joined by summer signings Jean-Clair Todibo, Max Kilman and left-back Emerson Palmieri.

Guido Rodríguez, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paquetá have become a solid midfield three while Edson Álvarez has lost his place.

And there is no doubt about the sides with a captain Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus contributing goals and creativity every week.

Ex-Leeds man Crysencio Summerville has yet to break into the side while Carlos Soler provides some backup if needed.

Up front, Niclas Fullkrug is close to returning from injury, but Michail Antonio's performance against Ipswich is likely to give him a fresh start.

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• Brennan Johnson has scored in each of his last six games in all competitions for Tottenham, and his six goals in those games are more than he had scored in his first 38 games for the club (5).
• Captain Jarrod Bowen has been involved in 34 shots this season (15 shots, 19 chances created), more than any other West Ham player. In fact, last time out against Ipswich he became the first Hammers player to take 5+ shots and create 5+ chances in a single Premier League match since Michail Antonio against Arsenal in March 2021.

Tottenham vs West Ham: What has been said?

Tottenham manager Postecoglou described the defeat against Brighton as the worst of his time at the club.

He said: “Yeah, that's disappointing.

“I'm frustrated, absolutely gutted by it, it's probably the worst defeat we've had since I've been here.

“Unacceptable second half, we were nowhere near where we should be, maybe we just got carried away with how we were going.”

When asked if there was any problem with his team's mentality, he said: “Yes, I think so.

“In the second half, I just don't think… we accepted our fate, which is a little hard to understand because we haven't done that since I've been here, we've generally followed everything.

“But when you don't, you pay a price and we pay the price.”

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• Including crosses, no player has made more passes into the opposition box in the Premier League this season than Tottenham's James Maddison (64). Maddison's next goal will be his 50th in the competition, with the midfielder having scored in two of his last three league games.
• West Ham beat Ipswich 4-1 in their last Premier League match; has not won consecutive league games since March.

Tottenham vs West Ham: talkSPORT coverage

This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, October 19.

Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

talkSPORT will have EXCLUSIVE live coverage of the game hosted by Reshmin Chowdhury.

The comment will come from Sam Matterface and former England captain Stuart Pearce.

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The match will also be broadcast live on TNT Sports.