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Topics: West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League
Alfie Culshaw
Tottenham travel to the London Stadium tonight to face West Ham, after continuing their unbeaten start to the season with a win over Nottingham Forest on the weekend.
Two goals from Harry Kane saw off the newly promoted side as Antonio Conte’s side went third in the Premier League.
Despite missing a penalty early in the game, Kane secured the three points with a late header from a Richarlison cross.
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The result leaves the North London side two points behind league leaders and rivals Arsenal going into match-day five.
They travel to East London to face the Hammers, who have suffered a difficult start to the new season, but managed their first win of the campaign on Sunday against Aston Villa.
A late deflected strike from Pablo Fornals gave David Moyes’ side their first points of the season and moved them off the bottom of the table and into sixteenth.
Here’s everything you need to know about West Ham vs Spurs.
This game will be available to watch on BT Sport for UK viewers, with the broadcaster televising every single fixture in match-week five.
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Fans can stream the contest on the BT Sport app, and will also be able to find highlights of the game on the Sky Sports Premier League YouTube Channel, or on BBC’s Match of the Day.
West Ham's encounter with Tottenham kicks off at 7:45pm (BST) at the London Stadium.
£30 million summer arrival Nayed Aguerd will again be unavailable for selection after sustaining an ankle injury during pre-season. The Hammers will also be without defender Craig Dawson, who is out with a thigh issue.
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Both Ben Johnson and Aaron Cresswell suffered knocks at Villa Park on Sunday and both are now doubts for this game. This could open the door for fit-again long-term absentee Angelo Ogbonna to make his Premier League return.
Conte approaches this game with the bulk of his squad fit and available, but will again be without Lucas Moura and Bryan Gil, both of whom are suffering from injury issues.
The Italian head coach has revealed that Cristian Romero and Oliver Skipp are both back in contention after returning to training this week.
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Richarlison’s positive impact off the bench in the East Midlands on Sunday afternoon could mean he gets a look in for this game, with Son Heung-Min unable to find the net in his first four appearances this season.