West Ham vs Tottenham live: Team news and line-ups from Premier League clash

Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Sarr, Palhinha, Bervall; Kudus, Tel, Xavi Simons

West Ham XI: Hermansen; Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf; Ward-Prowse, Fernandes, Soucek; Summerville, Bowen, Pacqueta

Thomas Frank is facing West Ham for the first time as Tottenham coach and was asked for his feelings about the game.

Speaking ahead of today’s encounter he said: “Very excited, I know it means a lot for the fans. We will go there and do everything we can to of course try to win the game.

“I think we’re facing a West Ham team which I think maybe didn’t have the best start. I think they got a very good win against Nottingham and I think they did well. I think they’ve got some top players. I’ve known Graeme Potter for years and I’ve followed his fantastic work all the way from Sweden to Swansea to Brighton to Chelsea to now here.

“So big respect for him and his staff. I know it will be difficult and I know this game tomorrow will be extremely difficult because no matter if West Ham were top of the league or bottom of the league or middle of the league, this game will just make them raise their level.

“I expect an extremely difficult game, but we’ll be ready for it and we’re ready to attack.”

The Tottenham boss spoke about Daniel Levy’s exit from the club during the international break.

Thomas Frank said: “Daniel deserves massive praise. He’s been here 24 years, must be one of the longest chairman that has been in the Premier League ever.

“The things he’s built, the success he’s been a massive part of, you can’t praise that enough. I think the two big, big things is he’s actually laid I would say the foundation for the future in terms of this fantastic world-class training centre and of course a world-class stadium.

“Both those two we are at a top level so we can build from there to hopefully compete with the best clubs in the future. That is Daniel.”

The 40-year-old Fabianski has signed new terms in east London having departed at the expiry of his contract at the end of the 2024/25 Premier League season.

The Polish goalkeeper’s speedy return comes after the departure of third-choice Wes Foderingham to Cyprus side Aris Limassol on Tuesday, a move that left Graham Potter with only two senior goalkeepers in his squad.

Potter wants to continue West Ham’s win streak and build some momentum but the manager knows that isn’t easy in the Premier League.

“I think the motivation is clear for us. We know how important this game is for the club and the fans, so we’re going to go out there and do the best we can to win,” he said.

“There isn’t a big sample to look at from the season so far. We’ve played three Premier League games, and in this league you know that every match is going to be a challenge.

“I’ve played against Thomas’ [Frank] teams a lot over the years, and there’ll be some things there like there was previously. He’s a very well-respected coach, and it’s going to be a tough game, but it’s one we’re looking forward to.

“We want to carry on the feeling of positivity we had after Forest, do our best, and try to come away with all three points.”

Having averaged 3.4 shots on target per game across their first 20 Premier League matches under Graham Potter, West Ham had eight in their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, their most in a league game under him.

Graham Potter also explained his thoughts on West Ham’s win over Forest and how his players did well.

He said: “There were lots of things that contributed to the result at Forest. Mateus Fernandes came into the team just after we’d signed him, and he gave us an extra dimension, as did Crysencio Summerville, who did really well after coming off the bench.

“Playing against a team in a different moment can also help, but there was a determination from the players that was born from the frustration, disappointment and anger after the first two games.

“We knew we needed to do something about that, and that’s why after the match I said I was delighted for them. We had had to suffer, which isn’t pleasant, but the players did it together, and they did it well.”

Graham Potter hopes he can help turn the fortunes of West Ham around following a win before the international break.

“About half of the team went away, so we were left with a decent number. We’ve trained well and used the time well, and then it’s been nice to see the other players again as they’ve come back in,” Potter said.

“As always, we kept up with the action we could, and watched the highlights and different things. Niclas [Füllkrug] is the only one who has picked up a slight issue, so things are good in that respect.

“So far we’ve prepared as well as we can for the weekend, as some of the players continue to recover from their games and travel, but by Saturday, we’ll be ready for sure.”

Potter’s position as Hammers head coach has been under increasing scrutiny after his side were thrashed by Sunderland and Chelsea in the league and knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Wolves.