At any other juncture, West Ham versus Tottenham would be a hotly contested London derby which matters hugely to both sets of players and fans, but a tale of two torrid seasons reduced this to a chance to claim bragging rights and little else. And not even those could be claimed, as it finished 1-1 after first-half goals from Wilson Odobert and Jarrod Bowen.
Eight changes to the Spurs starting line-up came as a surprise to no one, so firmly is their attention tilted towards Thursday’s trip to Norway for the Europa League semi-final second leg against Bodo/Glimt.
