There is usually very little love lost between fans of West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur but ahead of this weekend’s clash their own clubs have managed to unite them.
After their respective rivalries with Millwall and Arsenal, West Ham and Spurs is a fierce as it gets in London.
It is a rivalry which has grown plenty in the Premier League era.
With West Ham and Tottenham fans living and working amongst one other, bragging rights are a big deal.
The Hammers have been able to gloat about winning a trophy for the last two years and even have a specific song about it designed to taunt Spurs.
From lasagne-gate through to fighting over the Olympic Stadium and fall-outs between the two boardrooms, it’s really quite simple – West Ham and Tottenham don’t like each other.
Spurs and West Ham fans unite in fury at their own clubs
England star Kyle Walker made a major claim about Tottenham’s games against West Ham which proves that point.
They may be sworn enemies, but this season the Irons and Tottenham share a lot in common.
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The London rivals are comfortably among the biggest underachievers in any top European league.
West Ham sit 17th with four games to go of a miserable season in which Graham Potter seems to be taking them backwards.
They are just one point behind Spurs – who have lost more games than any other team besides the bottom three.
Fans of the two clubs are always desperate to see their team get one over on the other.
Spurs hold the bragging rights at the moment after a 4-1 win over West Ham in the reverse fixture – which saw all hell break loose as Mohammed Kudus was sent off and subsequently banned for five games.
With little but pride to play for in Sunday’s game at the London Stadium, though, the situation in the respective boardrooms has been making all the headlines.
And there are rare scenes as Spurs and West Ham fans unite in fury at their own clubs while giving the derby a new nickname.
West Ham’s owners have once again braced fans that the club is at its PSR limit ahead of the summer transfer window.
It is clear for all to see the Hammers and Spurs need to overhaul their sides after such woeful campaigns.
But it has been reported by The Telegraph too that Tottenham could see spending restricted due to PSR.
Hammers and Tottenham fans give derby a new nickname
Like West Ham, it is claimed Tottenham must ‘sell-to-buy’ with a crucial summer looming large as an extended window opens on June 1.
Spurs’ net transfer debt of £279 million means a tough window of trading lies ahead for Ange Postecoglou or his replacement says Matt Law.
Supporters of both clubs have been reacting furiously to the news.
It has given them common ground ahead of the London Stadium clash, which has been handed the new nickname ‘El Crapico’ by some supporters.
The resentment between fans of both clubs and their board has seen Spurs and West Ham supporters finally agree on something.
Big Hammers account West Ham Central dubbed the fixture ‘El Crapico’ getting 3,000 likes from fans of both clubs.
That came in a post which shows the form of both teams in the last eight games.
Supporters of both the Hammers and Spurs remarked they thought it was two Welsh teams playing one another.
West Ham vs Spurs is ‘Welsh Cup Final’ due to form table
“It’s an advert in Welsh,” said one fan.
“Welsh Cup Final,” another added.
A Spurs supporter said: “West Ham are a better side than us.”
Another Tottenham fan added: “West Ham will win this one at home and second sandwiched between Europa league game.”
“Sounds like two Welsh towns,” said another Tottenham fan whose handle is ‘Balance Sheet over Team Sheet Levy Out’.
“I thought it was a Welsh derby then,” another added.
“Not sure which fanbase turns more toxic when they lose. Pretty sure you’ll beat us though to be fair,” a Spurs supporter said.
“West Ham will hammer us. Be a easy 3/4 goal difference,” said another Tottenham fan.
A fellow Spurs fan agreed, saying: “Be 100% certain that you get the win. There is no way you don’t win this. It will be easy for you.”
“Dark days for our clubs,” said another.
Just like Tottenham, West Ham’s fans are convinced they’ll lose.
One stated: “Deccers (Declan Rice) money wasted.”
A West Ham supporter said: “Easy Spurs win this.”
‘Dark times for both our clubs’
“Pretty sure Ange said these results would change when the injured players came back….we’ve just got worse,” one Spurs fans admitted.
“Both managers can find a way to simultaneously lose this one,” another supporter said.
A fellow Tottenham fan highlighted one thing which proved how bad things are for both clubs.
He said: “Not sure which games worse quality between this and Southampton and Leicester. Says it all really.”
“They’ll both manage to lose,” another supporter said.
A Tottenham fan added: “You’ve can add another W to Potter record when you play us. We are diabolical under this clown of a manager. I say 3-1 West Ham.”
For fans of the two London rivals to be in such agreement is quite some achievement from messrs Daniel Levy and David Sullivan.
But with it being widely reported Postecoglou will be leaving Spurs regardless this summer, the game feels massive for Potter at West Ham.
After just three wins from his first 15 games, the pressure is on the ex Chelsea boss.
And there will be no hiding places for the players or either manager in this one, El Crapico or not.