Tottenham Hotspur face a trip west on Wednesday when they face their rivals West Ham United in the Premier League.
A strong performance from Tottenham saw the Lilywhites continue their unbeaten start to the Premier League season, with two goals from Harry Kane securing a 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest. The win also saw Antonio Conte's side keep their second clean sheet of the season.
Sunday's game saw Richarlison impress off the bench in place of the misfiring Heung-Min Son, and Spurs may use the midweek clash to give the Brazilian his first start of the season. Cristian Romero and Oliver Skipp are both in contention to make the matchday squad after periods on the sidelines, whilst Bryan Gil and Lucas Moura are doubts.
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So, could Spurs overcome their London rivals on Wednesday? We simulated the clash to find out.
West Ham vs Spurs score predicted by simulation
To run this simulation, we used FIFA 22, updating the squads with the latest transfers made in this window. Both sides lined up in their 2021/22 kits, as FIFA 22 does not provide the 2022/23 ones.
We predict that West Ham will line up in a 3-5-2 formation, with the lineup looking as follows: Fabianski; Zouma, Keher, Ogbonna; Coufal, Fornals, Rice, Soucek, Emerson; Antonio, Bowen.
We predict that Spurs will line up in a 3-4-3 formation, with the lineup looking as follows: Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Royal, Hojbjerg, Bissouma, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Richarlison.
It was a poor first-half display from both teams at the London Stadium, with both Spurs and West Ham failing to create any clear-cut chances as the half ended 0-0. Spurs came out in the second half as a much brighter team, and they came extremely close 55 minutes in through Kane.
Dejan Kulusiveski was taken off for Son at the break, and the South Korean made a big difference for Conte's side. The forward picked up possession on the right and surged forward before finding Kane inside the box.
The striker let the ball run across his body and set himself up to shoot, but his powerful effort was lifted over the bar - a golden opportunity squandered. Spurs continued to press but couldn't find the breakthrough, and against the run of play, West Ham nearly won the game in the last minute of the game.
Spurs were caught out at the back when Ben Davies pushed out of defence and lost the ball, allowing Gianluca Scamacca to go through one-on-one with Hugo Lloris. The striker's shot was poor, but Lloris did well to charge out and smother his effort on goal.
Full-time: West Ham 0-0 Spurs
Here are the full-time match stats.
FIFA 22 predicts that Spurs could be held to a 0-0 draw with West Ham on Wednesday night. As always, Spurs were defensively solid, but with West Ham sitting deep, they struggled to break the Hammers down and left west London with a point.
What do you think the score could be on Wednesday night? Let us know in the comments below!
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