West Ham lost their opening three matches of the 2022-23 Premier League campaign without scoring a single goal, which left them bottom of the table, with early pressure being brought on head coach David Moyes.
However, the Hammers bounced back at Villa Park on Sunday, recording a 1-0 win over Steven Gerrard’s team courtesy of a second-half goal from Pablo Fornals, with the result moving them into 16th position in the table.
West Ham have been busy in the early stages of the season, having also been involved in the Europa Conference League playoffs, beating Viborg 3-1 at home and 3-0 away to advance to the group stage of the competition, which begins on September 8.
Moyes’s side have a tough run of fixtures ahead, facing Chelsea and Newcastle United in their next two after this one, and it will be fascinating to see where they are in the table heading into the September international break.
West Ham recorded a 1-0 victory in the corresponding match between the two sides last season, but they suffered a 3-1 defeat in their last game with Spurs back in March.
Tottenham, meanwhile, have made an impressive start to the 2022-23 Premier League campaign, picking up 10 points from their four games, which has left them in third spot in the table.
Spurs opened their season with a 4-1 victory at home to Southampton before picking up a welcome point at Chelsea one week later, with Harry Kane scoring a last-gasp equaliser for the visitors.
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Antonio Conte’s side then recorded a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 20 before running out 2-0 winners at Forest on Sunday afternoon; Kane missed a penalty against the newly-promoted side but still scored twice, with the capital outfit continuing their strong start to the campaign.
Tottenham will now take on West Ham and Fulham in back-to-back London derbies before starting their Champions League campaign at home to Marseille on September 7.
Spurs finished fourth in the Premier League last season but are being tipped to challenge even higher up the division this term, with Conte seemingly building a squad capable of closing the gap on the top two.
