Alan Shearer thinks Tottenham will beat West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday
Tottenham Hotspur players went into the international break dejected following their capitulation to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League.
Spurs were comfortably leading 2-0 and had chances to move out of Brighton’s sight in the first half. However, the Seagulls came back stronger after the interval and defeated Ange Postecoglou’s side 3-2 at the Amex Stadium.
The manner of the defeat would have stung Ange Postecoglou and his players as they failed to build on the fantastic 3-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. So, it is obvious that our Tottenham boss will be seeking a stirring response from his boys to the Brighton capitulation last time out at home to London rivals West Ham United during the lunchtime Premier League kick-off on Saturday.
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Former Premier League winner Alan Shearer has dropped his prediction of the game. He feels Spurs will have just about enough to secure all three points in the mouthwatering all-London affair.
“This is a big game for Ange Postecoglou. It’s a huge game for Spurs after what happened to them last time at Brighton,” Shearer previewed the game for the Metro.
“He has said himself that the biggest disappointment of his Spurs reign so far was the way they crumbled when winning 2-0 last time out.
“West Ham will take some encouragement from that performance; they can be brave, and they might believe they can get something out of the game.
“Ange will be looking and demanding a real performance after what happened in the last game, and because of that, I’ll go for Tottenham to edge it, just.”
West Ham entered a transitional phase in the summer after David Moyes was relieved of his duties at the end of last season. Julen Lopetegui was appointed as Moyes’ successor and the Hammers backed him wholeheartedly in the summer transfer window.
In Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Nicklas Fullkrug, Guido Rodriguez, Crysencio Summerville, Max Kilman and a few more, the east Londoners made some exciting signings in Lopetegui’s first transfer window as the West Ham boss.
However, the Irons haven’t started the 2024/25 campaign as they would have liked to. That said, a London derby against Lopetegui’s side that hasn’t gelled well so far gives Tottenham a great opportunity to return to winning ways. But as we’ve witnessed over the years, form goes out of the window in derby clashes and while West Ham have not got the desired results, they have quality players all across the pitch to sting us.
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So, Spurs have to be wary of their threat and produce their best performance to get the points. Big Ange is hopeful of having both Son Heung-min and Richarlison back from injury on time for the game, thereby boosting Spurs’ hopes of beating our London counterparts at the weekend.
