West Ham 0-0 Tottenham: LIVE score, news and highlights from the London Stadium

West Ham v Tottenham: Express Sport brings you LIVE coverage from the London Stadium

27: The lineman’s come to Harry Kane’s rescue. Aurier drills a cross across goal and the England international somehow sends it wide from a yard away. Makes sense, I made him my Fantasy Football captain…

25: Spurs really struggling to get going. Passing is a bit sloppy and West Ham are closing down all the space. Cresswell sends a long ball forward but Lloris is off his line quickly to clear.

21: Arnautovic is giving Aurier the run around. The former PSG star is caught out of  position again, but Arnautovic blazes it out of play.

18: Close! Aurier makes a pretty disastrous error to gift the ball to Arnautovic, but the right-back makes a superb last-ditch tackle to deny the Austrian.

15: Another corner for Spurs. Eriksen sends an outswinger that pings around the area before being cleared.

12: This is my first proper look at Davinson Sanchez today. I know it’s only been 12 minutes, but he looks confident alongside Alderweireld and Vertonghen.

Joe Hart tips Christian Eriksen’s deflected effort over the bar. It was looping in, so the touch was vital. The Dane swings the resulting corner into the box where Harry Kane’s heads it straight at the goalkeeper. Should have been the breakthrough.

9: Michael Oliver gives Serge Aurier a ticking off for pulling down Aaron Cresswell. Javier Hernandez reacts quickly by playing a one-two with Antonio before sending a 25-yard strike narrowly over the bar. West Ham growing in confidence here.

6: And that’s why Arnautovic is back in the starting XI. The Austrian leaves Aurier for dead before sending a decent cross across the six-yard box. Alderweireld was there to clear.

3: Tottenham bossing possession in the early stages. Easing their way into the match with some nice one and two-touch passes around the midfield. There’s a slight moment of panic as Dele Alli seizes on a loose pass, but his touch is too heavy.

WEST HAM 0-0 TOTTENHAM

1: We’re underway at the London Stadium. It’s a beautiful afternoon in the capital and the stands are absolutely packed. Good atmosphere building already.

12:28: We’re almost underway folks. Come on, let’s start Saturday with an absolute treat!

TWITTER ROUND-UP

Jack: Geoff Shreeves is absolutely intolerable. Pro footballers deserve every penny they earn having to talk to that tosser.

Jai: Big game for Moussa Sissoko and Eric Dier – need to dominate and not get wound up by Noble and co…

Martin: OMG! Sissoko is in the team. Again! Does he know where the bodies are? It’s like playing with 10 men. Should play Winks.

12:20: West Ham must recall positive memories from previous encounters against Tottenham, according to Slaven Bilic.

The Hammers beat Spurs 1-0 at home last year and a win by the same score in May effectively ended the title hopes of Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

Bilic, whose side have one win from five games, said his players had to repeat the patterns of play from their last clash when the two teams meet.

“Everyone involved talks for months (about those games) and we still remember the game in May and the one at Upton Park, so those are the patterns we want to repeat on Saturday,” Bilic told the club’s website.

“We ended their hopes of winning the league but it gives us no psychological advantage. But the advantage comes when you remember good memories and good patterns to repeat what we have actually already done against that team,” he added.

12:15: Poor Alan. There’s a touch of the Ashley Cole’s about this picture with bezzie mates Jamie Redknapp and Teddy Sheringham getting on like a house on fire.

12:10: Time for some words of wisdom from ‘expert’ pundit Jamie Redknapp, who says Tottenham need to win today…

Thanks, Jamie.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side are currently fifth in the table but five points behind Manchester City and Manchester United who are level on points at the top.

And Redknapp is backing them to win again today to shorten the gap to two points. 

“From Spurs’ point of view I don’t think it’s a fixture you want to lose. From a confidence point of view as well I think it’s important they put in a good performance,” Redknapp said on Sky Sports.

“Away from home seems to suit them more, obviously they’ve had their problems at Wembley as everybody knows. I think from Spurs’ point of view, you look at how strong City and United are. 

“You don’t want to give them too much ground to catch up. They’re good sides, I think Spurs are a very good side and they will get better as the season goes on. Away from home they should get plenty of space here today, I do fancy Spurs.”

TWITTER ROUND-UP

Hoodie: Looking forward to seeing West Ham get utterly overrun in midfield again…

Frank: I think Slaven Bilic can grind a result tonight. Even Pochettino wants that so he started Moussa Sissoko.

Stephen: Sacked off namby pamby West Ham vs Tottenham London Derby for the far more interesting Old Firm. Glasgow, don’t let me down!

11:55: Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino treated the club to a steak dinner on Wednesday night.

I can barely get a cup of tea from mine!

Pochettino paid for a party of around 50, which included players, staff and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, to eat at the Beast restaurant on London’s Oxford Street, where the menu boasts steaks from Finland, Spain and Nebraska.

The 45-year-old plumped for the Spanish cut, which came in at £13 per 100g, as well as wine from his native Argentina. The most expensive dish, a ‘Whole Norwegian King Crab’ would have set him back £120 per kilogram.

11:50: Here’s some helpful (kind of) statistics if you’re still trying to perfect your accys this afternoon folks.

*Spurs can win their first three away games of a Premier League season for the first time.

*Harry Kane has scored five goals in his last five games against the Hammers.

*Tottenham are fifth and five points behind leaders Manchester City and United.

*West Ham are 17th and chasing back to back wins at the London Stadium.

*The Hammers have beaten Spurs 14 times in the Premier League, more than any other opponent.

11:40: Slaven Bilic has seen Mauricio Pochettino’s two changes, and raised him another. It’s three changes for West Ham today with Angelo Ogbonna returning to centre-back ahead of James Collins, while Mark Noble replaces the injured Pedro Obiang.

There’s also a surprise inclusion of Marko Arnautovic, who returns to the starting XI after serving his suspension. He’s in for Andy Carroll, who drops to the bench.

11:35: Right, let’s start with the visitors. Mauricio Pochettino has made two changes to the side who drew 0-0 with Swansea at Wembley last weekend. Ben Davies and Serge Aurier are preferred to Kieran Trippier and Son, who are named on the bench.

11:30: And here’s the starting XI’s folks…

West Ham XI: Hart, Fonte, Reid, Ogbonna, Zabaleta, Kouyate, Noble, Cresswell, Antonio, Hernandez, Arnautovic.

Subs: Carroll, Adrian, Sakho, Ayew, Byram, Masuaku, Rice.

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Aurier, Sissoko, Dier, Davies, Eriksen, Alli, Kane.

Subs: Trippier, Son, Vorm, Nkoudou, Llorente, Winks, Walker-Peters.

Referee: Michael Oliver

11:28: All the team news will be revealed shortly folks. If you haven’t set you Fantasy Football side, get it done! I’ll wait for you…

11:25: Quite a simple poll this afternoon. It’s simply: ‘Who will win the Premier League Golden Boot?’

Romelu Lukaku is leading the charge in the early stages, but I can see Harry Kane closing fast. Not many of you fancy Alvaro Morata though.

If you’d like to get in touch then you can comment at the bottom of the page, or find me on Twitter here. Please excuse the fact that I haven’t tweeted since August 8…

11:20: Last season’s 1-0 win was probably West Ham’s best moment in the London Stadium. It was a special night.

Manuel Lanzini netted a 65th-minute winner under the lights on a balmy Friday evening to relieve the pressure that was mounting on Slaven Bilic.

But today could be a different proposition entirely.

Spurs will be without the pressure of it being a must-win, there’s no Lanzini and early kick-offs don’t generate quite the same atmosphere.

It’s a tough one to call.

11:15: Goooood morning folks, welcome to our LIVE coverage of West Ham vs Tottenham from the London Stadium.

How’s everyone feeling this morning? I went to a cocktail bar last night. You know the kind; dim lighting, hipster staff and drinks that only Richard Branson can afford.

As you can imagine, I left penniless and with a stinking hangover that could quite literally kill a heard of Wildebeest.

Let’s hope today’s Premier League action will provide the perfect antidote to several Mojito’s and a couple of White Russian’s…

WEST HAM TEAM NEWS

West Ham midfielders Manuel Lanzini and Pedro Obiang will miss today’s visit of Tottenham.

Lanzini resumed training on Thursday after a knee injury but will not be risked and Obiang picked up a knock against West Brom last weekend.

Defender James Collins is the only other absentee with an ankle problem.

TOTTENHAM TEAM NEWS

Tottenham defender Ben Davies has shaken off an ankle injury in time for today’s clash.

Davies is expected to return along with Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen, Hugo Lloris and Toby Alderweireld, who were all rested for the Carabao Cup win over Barnsley on Tuesday.

Danny Rose and Victor Wanyama, however, are both out with knee injuries while Erik Lamela is still recovering from a hip problem.

PROVISIONAL SQUADS

West Ham squad: Hart, Adrian, Zabaleta, Byram, Masuaku, Cresswell, Reid, Ogbonna, Fonte, Rice, Kouyate, Noble, Fernandes, Arnautovic, Antonio, Ayew, Carroll, Sakho, Hernandez.

Tottenham squad: Lloris, Vorm, Gazzaniga, Davies, Walker-Peters, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Foyth, Trippier, Aurier, Dier, Dembele, Eriksen, Sissoko, Oakley-Boothe, Son, Llorente, Kane.

HISTORY

Last season: West Ham 1 Tottenham 0, Tottenham 3 West Ham 2

Last five league matches: West Ham L L L W D; Tottenham W L D W D

Top scorers (all competitions): Andre Ayew, Sead Haksabanovic, Javier Hernandez & Diafra Sakho (West Ham) 2; Harry Kane (Tottenham) 4