Tottenham have not much enjoyed their recent trips to West Ham, winning just once there in the past five seasons. Spurs' maiden voyage to the London Stadium in May ended in bitter defeat, when a 1-0 loss via a Manuel Lanzini goal all but ended hopes of chasing Chelsea down in last season's Premier League title race.
On Thursday, West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was highly complimentary of Saturday lunchtime's opponents. "For me they are the team that plays the most attractive football," he said, while also warning that "we always put a special kind of performance" against Spurs.
Having lost their previous London derby 2-1 to Chelsea at Wembley and then drawn home matches with Burnley and Swansea, Maurico Pochettino needs to escape East London with victory to stay within touch of United and City. "We will try to stay and be ready to compete, fight and be aggressive," Tottenham's boss said on Thursday. "For all the excitement and desire they show to beat us we must show the same."
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