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[OMT] Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

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  1. THFC6061

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    West Ham United host Tottenham Hotspur at Upton Park on Saturday 3rd May 2014 KO 12:45, in the 37th round of 2013-14 Premier League matches.

    The Hammers come into the game in 14th place on 37 points with Spurs in 6th place on 66 points. This will be the 244th time the two clubs have met.

    The first meeting came in the Thames and Medway League in September 1898 when West Ham were known as Thames Ironworks. That game at Northumberland Park resulted in a 3-0 home win for Spurs. Thames Ironworks won the return fixture 2-1 at the Memorial Grounds in East Ham.

    The teams met again in the Southern League the next season with Spurs running out 7-0 winners at Northumberland Park and the return fixture ending in a 0-0 draw at the Memorial Grounds.

    The 1900-01 season saw Thames Ironworks become West Ham United and the Hammers and Spurs played each other in both the Southern League and the Western League. By now, Spurs had moved into their new ground at White Hart Lane but it would be another four years before West Ham moved to their current home at Upton Park (or more correctly, the Boleyn Ground). Spurs won three of the four matches played that season against West Ham with the remaining game being drawn.

    Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United continued to meet in both Leagues up to season 1907-08, when Spurs switched to the Football League.

    The teams didn't play any more competitive matches against each other until after the First World War. During the War, several games were played in the various competitions organised to maintain the morale of the public.

    Spurs beat West Ham 3-0 in the first FA Cup match played between the teams in February 1920. To date, the clubs have played against each other together 11 times in the competition with Spurs winning 6 games to West Ham's 3 and 2 drawn games.

    The first Football League meetings came in the Second Division in season 1919-20 with West Ham winning 2-1 at Upton Park and Spurs winning 2-0 at White Hart Lane. Spurs regained their top flight status that season, which had been taken away in very contraversial circumstances.

    Spurs and West Ham played their first match in the Top Flight of English Football in February 1924 with the Hammers drawing 0-0 at the Lane but winning the return leg at Upton Park 1-0.

    The clubs met for another four seasons in Division One from 1924-25 to 1927-28. From 1932-33 until the outbreak of World War Two, the clubs met in the Second Division.

    During the Second World War, Spurs and West Ham played 20 games which often featured 'guest players' as many of the club's regular footballers were called away on National Service.

    Regular football resumed in season 1946-47 and the teams played four seasons in Division Two before Spurs won the title in 1949-50 and were promoted to Division One, where they won the first of their two League Championships the next season.

    West Ham United were themselves promoted to the First Division for the 1959-60 season and they enjoyed a lengthy spell in the Top Flight which lasted until 1978.

    West Ham United beat Spurs in the first Football League Cup meeting in 1966 and to date the clubs have met 7 times in the competition with Spurs winning three games, West Ham two games and two games drawn.

    Spurs were founder-members of the Premier League in season 1992-93 and have been ever present in the competition. West Ham won promotion to the Premier League for the 1993-94 season and lost to Spurs 3-1 at Upton Park that season. The Hammers beat Spurs 4-1 in the return match at the Lane.

    West Ham won the 2010-11 match in September at Upton Park 1-0 with a Frederic Piquionne goal while the game at White Hart Lane in March 2011 finished in a goalless draw. The Hammers were relegated at the end of that season finishing bottom on 33 points.

    The match at White Hart Lane in November 2012 resulted in a 3-1 win for Spurs with Jermain Defoe scoring just before half-time and adding a second after 64 minutes after Gareth Bale had put Spurs 2-0 ahead after 58 minutes. The Hamers goal came from on-loan Andy Carroll.

    The game at Upton Park in February 2013 was won 3-2 by Spurs. Gareth Bale put Spurs ahead after 13 minutes but an Andy Carroll penalty levelled things up after 25 minutes. Joe Cole put the Hammers ahead after 58 minutes before Gylfi Sigurdsson scored the equaliser after 76 minutes. The game looked like ending as a draw until Bale scored a second stunning 90th minute goal.

    West Ham had a memorable 3-0 win at White Hart Lane in October 2013. Winston Reid opened the scoring in the 66th minute before Ricardo Vaz Te struck six minutes later and Ravel Morrison added a third ten minutes from time.

    The clubs met at the Lane in the 5th Round of the Football League Cup in December 2013 with West Ham progressing to the Quarter Finals after a 2-1 win. Emmanuel Adebayor put Spurs ahead after 67 minutes but late goals from Matt Jarvis and Modibo Maiga secured the victory.

    To date, there have been 35 matches played in the Premier League with Spurs winning 17, West Ham winning 11 and 7 matches drawn. The clubs have met in two foreign venues, firstly on tour in the United States in May 1969 where Spurs beat West Ham 2-1 in Baltimore, USA and more recently in the Barclays Asia Trophy in July 2009 in Beijing, China with Spurs winning 1-0.

    Overall, Tottenham Hotspur have won 100 games, West Ham United have won 83 games and the remaining 60 games have been drawn.

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    Full History of Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United Matches 1898-2014

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    They Played for Spurs & West Ham....

    Clive Allen
    Paul Allen

    Charlie Ambler
    Eddie Bailey (Spurs player & asst manager, West Ham scout)
    Peter Barnes (Secretary with both clubs)
    David Bentley
    Len Bolan
    Mark Bowen
    Ronnie Boyce (West Ham player, Spurs scout)
    Harry Bradshaw
    John Burton
    Chris Carrick
    Michael Carrick
    John Chiedozie

    Roger Cross (West Ham player, Spurs asst manager)
    Harry Crump
    Calum Davenport
    Jermain Defoe
    Terry Dixon
    David Dunmore
    Ilie Dumitrescu

    Jack Eggett
    Matthew Etherington
    Les Ferdinand

    George Foreman
    Jimmy Greaves
    Fred Griffiths
    Albert Hall
    Trevor Hartley (West Ham player, Spurs asst manager)
    Pat Holland (West Ham player, Spurs reserves manager)
    Percy Hooper
    Chris Hughton
    Johnny Jordan
    Bill Joyce
    Bill Kaine
    Frederic Kanoute
    Robbie Keane

    Steven Kelly
    Paul Konchesky
    Peter Kyle
    John Lyall (West Ham player & manager, Spurs scout)
    Ken McKay
    Percy Mapley
    Hossam Mido
    Fred Milnes
    John Moncur
    Roger Morgan (Spurs player, West Ham development officer)
    Jimmy Neighbour
    Bill Nicholson (Spurs player & manager, West Ham scout)
    Scott Parker
    Tony Parks
    Martin Peters
    Sergei Rebrov

    Harry Redknapp (West Ham player & manager of both clubs)
    Jimmy Reid
    Mark Robson
    Neil Ruddock
    Teddy Sheringham

    John Smith
    Perry Suckling (West Ham player, Spurs goalkeeping coach)
    Mauricio Taricco
    Mitchell Thomas

    Walter Thomas
    Jack Tresadern (West Ham player, Spurs manager)
    Steve Walford
    Jimmy Walker
    Simon Webster
    Charlie Whitchurch
    Bobby Zamora

     
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  2. PleaseNotPoll

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    Vertonghen and Capoue may be available for this one, as they're supposed to be playing today for the U21s.
    I suspect that Townsend might be out after being crocked yesterday by a nasty foul that wasn't given.

    I can't see West Ham getting relegated barring some sort of mathematical miracle, but if we beat them and they lose to City on the final day, then they'll definitely be right down there.
    Allardyce probably won't be starting the next campaign in charge of them, regardless. Might see them play a bit of football next season.
     
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  3. The RDBD

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    If Fulham had won yesterday, it might have still been possible to see them down.
    And Norwich have a nasty final two games too.
     
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  4. SpursDisciple

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    Really? I know sections of the fan base have turned against him, but he seems to have the support of the pornographers?
     
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  5. PleaseNotPoll

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    The fans hate him. He's ending the season on a string of losses and his style of football is horrible.
    I could be wrong, but I'd suggest that the momentum is definitely against him at the moment.
    The last two games could change that, I guess.
     
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  6. The RDBD

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    "The last two games could change that, I guess."

    Spurs and Citeh.
     
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    Bentaleb's just been sent off for the U21s. Reacted badly to being hacked, apparently. We were 2-0 up, both from the spot.
    Does that mean he's banned for the first team? I can't remember.
     
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    The U21 game finished 4-2. Reading pulled level before the kids (plus others) nicked a couple at the end.
    Vertonghen played 90 minutes, Capoue played an hour and won the first penalty.
     
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  9. THFC6061

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    As far as I know, it doesn't affect his eligibility for our first team Premier League matches.
     
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  10. Moorpheus19

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    It's, dare I say it, impressive that if we win our remaining games we'll equal our points tally for last season (and our record tally) at 72 points. I'm not quite sure how we're still able to do this when I think most of us would agree that we've been really lacking in certain areas for a good while.

    We could still get 5th off Everton as well given that they have to play City next week. We are also still, mathematically at least, in the race for fourth (though if Arsenal win tomorrow, we'll be out of it).
     
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  11. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    West Ham will chuck long ball after long ball and they'll be up for a battle in the midfield area too, Sandro has to play (should be a given anyway!) this one. Even if Vertonghen is fit, this is a game best suited for Daws and Kaboul, Carroll would destory Vertonghen in any aerial duals.

    Lloris,
    Naughton, Dawson, Kaboul, Rose
    Lennon, Sandro, Paulinho, Eriksen
    Ade, Kane

    They've been on a losing streak as of late so I really hope they don't break that against us, our lot should be especially fired up for this after the two games at WHL. An Arsenal AND West Ham treble over us in one season is really just too much to bare, especially on top of all the other **** we've had to witness.

    I do fancy us for it, since 4th became pretty much unreachable, we've seemed to be grinding out some victories and I can see us nabbing a 3-1 at Upton Park providing the lads are up for it. Ade hat-trick <ok>
     
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  12. remembercolinlee

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    will there be more goals in this match than fat sam out banners?
     
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  13. redwhiteandermblue

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    I like SoS's lineup, though I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the same front 6 as we've been seeing. They've done well, all things considered. Never change...
     
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    There's rumours going around saying that, should we win, Twat Sam will be sacked.

    With that in mind...COYS!
     
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    Lloris; Naughton, Dawson, Kaboul, Rose; Lennon, Paulinho, Sigurdsson, Eriksen; Kane, Adebayor

    Subs: Friedel, Chiriches, Fryers, Bentaleb, Pritchard, Sandro, Soldado
     
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  16. humanbeingincroydon

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    Hope they give Pritch an appearance. It's his birthday, after all.
     
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  17. No Kane No Gain

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    That central pairing is going to be a disaster unless West Ham roll over and play like crap. It's a derby though so they'll no doubt play better than they have lately, I think we're set up to struggle today.
     
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    He'll replace Eriksen after 75mins, after we go 3-nil up.
     
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    I'm a big fan of Pritchard, but how the hell has he made our bench? Where's Chadli gone and why did Sherwood bring in Sigurdsson to replace him?
     
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  20. Inda

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    Silky smooth passing from Spurs. Ade should have scored.
     
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