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West Ham vs Tottenham Hotspur: Statistical Analysis

Gary Pearson
Gary Pearson

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Tottenham's Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho reacts during UEFA Europa League round of 32, first leg football match between Wolfsberger AC and Tottenham Hotspur in Puskas Arena of Budapest on February 18, 2021. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)

Tottenham, the league’s eighth best away side, venture to East London where they’ll face West Ham, the top flight’s fourth best home team. 

It makes for an intriguing London Derby, with Spurs desperate to cut their rivals six point lead in half.

Here’s the statistical breakdown as the two London sides get set to do battle on Sunday afternoon.

West Ham

  • Joint-fifth most goals scored at home (19), level with Aston Villa and Leicester
  • Joint-fifth fewest goals conceded at home (14), level with four other teams
  • Won three of their last six Premier League matches
  • Lost only one of last 10 top flight matches (loss to Liverpool)
  • West Ham have won 42 points from their 24 Premier League games this season, their best total at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 1985-86 (48) when they finished in third place. The Hammers have won three more points in 2020-21 (42) than they did in the entire 2019-20 season (39) (Sky Sports)
  • David Moyes, in 15 matches, has never beaten Jose

Tottenham

  • Sixth most away goals (19)
  • Won one of last seven away matches
  • Tottenham have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 4 away matches against West Ham in all competitions (WhoScored)
  • Won last four away matches against Hammers
  • Jose has lost seven matches this season, the second most in his Premier League career. He lost nine with Chelsea 2015-16
  • Tottenham striker Harry Kane has scored 11 goals in 15 Premier League games against West Ham (Sky Sports)
  • Kane and Son, with 13 each, have scored 26 of Spurs 36 top flight goals (72 percent)
  • Jose won his first match as Spurs (3-2) boss at West Ham
Gary Pearson

Gary Pearson

A freelance sports journalist, Gary primarily focuses his attention on football coverage (proper football, that is). He is a sports aficionado and has lived in five continents – Africa, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Currently residing in the mountainous region of Canmore, Canada, his family hails from jolly old England while he spent the lion's share of his formative years in Calgary, Canada, home of the Calgary Stampede, the 1988 Winter Olympic Games and the 1989 Stanley Cup Champions. He is an ardent Flames and Tottenham Hotspur supporter and dreams of more fruitful days, when the Flames once again lift Lord Stanley aloft, a seemingly impossible goal if the past few decades is anything to go by. Spurs are closer to glory, but are still starving for the rapturous joy their supporters so obviously deserve.