PREM: West Ham v Tottenham preview

West Ham v Tottenham preview

Christian Eriksen and Mousa Dembele will be available for Tottenham Hotspur as they take on West Ham United in a Premier League London derby on Saturday.

Eriksen has missed the last four games with an abdomen injury while Dembele has been struggling with a thigh problem, but both are set to return for Mauricio Pochettino.

The Spurs manager is pleased to have the two players back for the trip to the London Stadium, with a busy schedule coming up for the north London side.

"It was a good time for us because we are going to recover a few players like Christian and Mousa Dembele," he said.

 

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"There are a lot of games ahead and it's so important to have nearly all the squad fit to compete and play and to give options to rotate and share the games because it will be tough, the months we have ahead.

 

"We have seven games in one month, in four weeks, and it's so important to have all fit to compete and to give the level that we want."

However, Manuel Pellegrini does not expect to be facing a tired Tottenham side on Saturday after another bout of international duty, but the West Ham manager insists fatigue will not be a factor.

"I don't think that a Spurs player will be tired, they played on Monday and then now on Saturday," he said.

 

"Maybe for the League Cup game [on October 31], when they will have played on Monday and then again on Wednesday. But they are all young players, they will be 100 per cent for this game."

Team news

Dele Alli (hamstring), Danny Rose (groin) and Jan Vertonghen (hamstring) all continue to miss out.

Pochettino said of their progress: "There is still maybe 10 days more for Alli and Rose is the same, one week more. Vertonghen is a little bit longer."

 

Marko Arnautovic is set to be available after playing in just one game for Austria during the international break, but he has trained since returning to West Ham.