West Ham beat Tottenham Hotspur three times last season and Mauricio Pochettino, the ninth manager Daniel Levy has appointed, will be desperate to stop them extending that run. Tottenham are likely to play on the unrest at Upton Park, where support for Sam Allardyce is at an all-time low. West Ham will be without the injured Andy Carroll, out with torn ankle ligaments until November, but have been boosted by the signing of Diafra Sakho from Metz.
Kick-off Saturday 15:00HRS
Venue Upton Park
Last season West Ham 2 Tottenham 0
Referee C Foy
Last season G32, Y89, R6, 3.16 cards per game
Odds H 3-1 A 11-10 D 13-5
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur: probable starters in bold, contenders in light
West Ham Utd
Subs from Jaaskelainen, Collins, Vaz Tê, O’Brien, Poyet, Cole, Sakho, Potts, Lee, Turgott, Maïga
Doubtful Cresswell (groin), Demel (hamstring), Sakho (match fitness)
Injured Jarvis (knock, 23 Aug), Valencia (match fitness, 23 Aug), Jenkinson (hamstring, 23 Aug), Carroll (foot, Oct), Morrison (groin, unknown)
Suspended None
Form -
Discipline Y0 R0
Top scorer (last season) Nolan 7
Tottenham Hotspur
Subs from Friedel, Vorm, Rose, Dier, Kaboul, Lennon, Adebayor, Holtby, Naughton, Kane, Chadli, Sandro, Assou-Ekotto, Bentaleb
Doubtful Chadli, Dembélé, Paulinho, Vertonghen (all match fitness), Chiriches (back), Dawson (ankle), Walker (pelvis)
Injured None
Suspended None
Form -
Discipline Y0 R0
Top scorer (last season) Adebayor 11
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