Tottenham Hotspur will be aiming to get their first win of 2026 when they welcome West Ham to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Searching for their first win of 2026, Tottenham Hotspur cross swords with London rivals West Ham United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Spurs stretched their winless run to four games in all competitions when they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa at home last weekend. In the Premier League, Thomas Frank’s side suffered a last-gasp 3-2 defeat at Bournemouth to push them further down the table to 14th.
Meanwhile, West Ham head to north London without a win in their last 10 Premier League matches, leaving Nuno Espirito Santo and Co. seven points behind 17th-place Nottingham Forest with 14 points. Tottenham smashed the Hammers 3-0 in the reverse fixture, with all three goals coming in the second half.
When and where will Tottenham vs. West Ham take place?
Tottenham will welcome West Ham to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, 17 January 2026, with kick-off at 15:00 pm (UK time).
How to watch Tottenham vs. West Ham in the Premier League?
Supporters in the United Kingdom can watch Tottenham vs. West Ham live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.
Team News for Tottenham and West Ham
Starting with the hosts, Tottenham will be without the services of Richarlison, Rodrigo Bentancur and Mohammed Kudus after the trio recently suffered injuries. Bentancur and Kudus have been ruled out for months, while Richarlison is very likely to miss out after pulling his hamstring in the 2-1 FA Cup third-round defeat to Aston Villa.
Lucas Bergvall picked up a muscle injury in the 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth and was subsequently left out of the squad for the FA Cup tie against Villa. The midfielder remains a major doubt for the weekend clash. Meanwhile, Tottenham announced the signing of Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, and the central midfielder is expected to be a part of the squad to face West Ham.
As for West Ham, Lucas Paqueta and Mateus Fernandez will be assessed ahead of the game. Konstantinos Mavropanos is expected to miss this one out with a neck problem, and Lukasz Fabianski remains sidelined with a back injury.
Nuno has been backed with some big-money signings, such as Pablo and Taty Castellanos in the winter window, and the duo will be available to face Tottenham.
TTLB prediction for Tottenham vs. West Ham
Both Tottenham and West Ham are looking for a win in the Premier League. The Lilywhites head into this fixture on the back of a 2-1 FA Cup loss to Villa, meaning they’ve won just three from their last 14 games in all competitions.
Like Frank, Nuno also has the knife hanging over his head due to dismal performances and results. The Irons’ form has been awful, and they rightly find themselves in the relegation zone. They did manage to overcome QPR after extra time in the third round of the FA Cup last weekend, which should give Nuno’s side some confidence heading into the London derby.
Nonetheless, we feel Spurs should have enough quality here to beat West Ham and end their four-game winless run.
Score prediction: Tottenham 2-1 West Ham
