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Follow updates from the Carabao Cup clash at Wembley Stadium
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Tottenham will hope to top-off a fantastic week with a victory over fellow Londoners West Ham when they visit Wembley for a Fourth-Round League Cup meeting on Wednesday evening.
The fixture comes with Spurs at the zenith of their confidence in this young season. After coming away from the Bernabeu with a draw in Tuesday’s Champions’ League group-stage game against Real Madrid, their comprehensive dismantling of Liverpool’s defence in a 4-1 league victory on Sunday underlined not only their dynamism as an attacking force, but that the North Londoners are finally settling in to their adopted home.
All this will not make pleasant viewing for beleaguered West Ham boss Slaven Bilic. Indeed, a meeting with the high-flying Spurs could hardly come at a worse time following his side’s dismal 3-0 home defeat to newly-promoted Brighton at the weekend. Consequently, with the Croat understood to have been given two more games in which to save his job by the club’s owners, it seems likely a weakened Hammers team will be fielded with Saturday’s Premier League meeting with Crystal Palace a priority.
Although Mauricio Pochettino will also be keen to make changes – his squad have important clashes with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Arsenal all in the next month - he has a depth of attacking options at his disposal that could hurt the Hammers, with Fernando Llorente expected to start in place of the rested Harry Kane and Erik Lamela poised to return to the bench after a year out.
The Argentine will surely be eyeing a smooth victory here to take Spurs into the Fifth-Round of the cup competition for the first time since 2014 and extend their unbeaten run to 12 games.
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What time does it start?
Tottenham vs West Ham kicks off at 20:00
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Football from 19:30. Highlights will be shown at 22:30 on Channel 5.
It’s a big game for…
Juan Foyth. The teenaged compatriot of Mauricio Pochettino, signed on a five-year deal from Estudiantes in the summer, will be hoping his manager grants him a second start in the competition after playing 90 minutes against Barnsley in September. With striker Andy Carroll also returning from suspension for the Hammers, the evening may be a useful opportunity to prove himself.
Best stat…
1-2. The score when the two teams last met in the League Cup – at White Hart Lane in December 2013. How Slaven Bilic would savour a similar upset tonight.
Remember when…
Clive Allen netted a cool hat-trick to sink the Hammers in a one-sided quarter-final replay between the two sides in 1987.
Player to watch…
Son Heung-min. After a typically fluid display against Liverpool over the weekend, the South Korean, who has not been a regular starter this term, will be hoping to cement his place with a starring performance here.
Past three meetings…
West Ham 2 (Hernandez, Kouyate) Tottenham 3 (Kane x2, Eriksen), September 2017
West Ham 1 (Lanzini) Tottenham 0, May 2017
Tottenham 3 (Winks, Kane x2) West Ham 2 (Antonio, Lanzini), November 2016
Form Guide…
Tottenham: WWWWDW
West Ham: DWLWDL
Odds…
Tottenham: 10/21
West Ham: 5/1
Draw: 19/5
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
Full-time - Chelsea 2-1 Everton
Well, the second half was a lot better than the first, wasn't it?
The referee blows his full-time whistle and Chelsea are into the last eight courtesy of goals from Antonio Rudiger and Willian.
Will they be joined in the draw by Spurs or West Ham? There's around 10 minutes to play at Wembley and the visitors are leading 3-2 having trailed 2-0 at half-time!
Spurs 2-3 West Ham
86' - Not long to go now at Wembley. Can West Ham hold on for an extremely significant victory? Spurs aren't showing too much urgency at the moment but you know they've always got a goal in them.
Full-time - Spurs 2-3 West Ham
West Ham win! They were losing 2-0 at half-time but the Hammers have turned it around to beat Spurs 3-2 on their own (temporary) patch!
Now, how much will that do for Slaven Bilic's job security?
Reaction from West Ham's players
Mark Noble: "2-0 down at Wembley against a fantastic Spurs team is a massive, massive mountain to climb. We haven't been doing ourselves justice recently. We are accountable for the performances. I said in the week that we need to wear the shirt with pride and we've done that tonight."
Andre Ayew: "We stayed confident, we were down. The coach had words and I want to congratulate the whole team for the work done today. We need to stay calm because we have a massive game on Saturday (away to Crystal Palace). We can enjoy our derby win but we need to prepare for Saturday, which is very, very important.
"We knew that if we scored early in the second half we would have a chance. Today we've shown that we have character and quality."
Quotes from Sky Sports
Post-match reaction from Slaven Bilic
On whether West Ham deserved to win: "To score three goals against Spurs and to be that great, that compact and that good on the ball, then of course we deserve it and we are delighted."
On how the players managed to turn it around: "Goals give you energy and also when the other team scores it takes you down. The aim at half-time was for us not to concede the third one but to score a goal and that's what we've done. After that we had more energy and more confidence on the ball.
"In the second half we were much closer in midfield. Hernandez and Lanzini were much closer to Alli and Sissoko. Those two in particular are always good. It was really a very, very good team performance."
On the need for West Ham to kick on: "We have energy, we have composure, we have players coming back from injury so this is the standard. Some games you will win, some you will lose but this is the standard of play we need.
"I'm glad when we win, especially in this way. You can see that the team is very, very, very alive and we are very stubborn in a positive way. Considering the whole season, we've done nothing here tonight. We need to continue like this."
Quotes from Sky Sports
Post-match reaction from Mauricio Pochettino
"It looks like the game is over at half-time but the second half was completely different. In 15 minutes we conceded three goals. That was the problem and that can't happen.
"When you are not on the same mental level it is difficult because you can concede one goal. The opponent has nothing to lose and they start to believe and then we conceded a second goal and we started to suffer..
"After Real Madrid and Liverpool it was difficult to keep up the motivation and keep up the energy."
Quotes from Sky Sports
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