Win against West Ham and top four spot within grasp for Tottenham

Tottenham, if they manage to beat West Ham this afternoon, will be in excellent position to make run at a top four spot. 

Chelsea dropped points against Southampton while Everton, who won 2-0 at Anfield, piled more misery on Jurgen Klopp and his struggling Reds. Tottenham have either a game or two in hand on every team, aside from Aston Villa, in the top 10.

At a superficial glance, one might rule out Tottenham’s chance of securing an all-coveted top four spot.  Currently sitting in ninth place, Tottenham have to leapfrog five clubs to infiltrate the top four.

Chelsea, sitting in the all-important fourth position, are seven points clear of Spurs but have played two more matches. If Spurs make the most of their games in hand — one of which taking place at the London Stadium in a few hours — they’ll be just a point adrift of their West London adversaries. And with a win today, Spurs will climb within three points of West Ham with a game in hand intact.

Jose Mourinho’s side would also be within a point of both Merseyside outfits, still playing one less than Klopp’s Reds. It would make for an astonishingly advantageous couple of days for a side appearing down and out before the weekend started.

As if Spurs need any additional incentive when playing a London Derby against arguably, aside from the Gunners of course, their most loathed rivals.

A draw simply won’t suffice. While taking an away point from an in-form West Ham side is better than losing, it won’t satisfy Jose, Spurs or supporters, who stand impatiently, awaiting their beloved side’s most pivotal fixture of the current campaign.