Tottenham will be looking to return from the international break with three points when they take on West Ham in the Premier League later today.
After going on a six-game win streak across all competitions, Spurs gave up a two-goal lead and fell to a 3-2 loss against Brighton in their final game before the international break, leaving the Lilywhites ninth in the Premier League. Next up for Ange Postecoglou's side is a clash against London rivals West Ham, a team Spurs struggled against last season.
A 2-1 loss at home followed by a 1-1 draw in east London saw Spurs pick up just one point against the Hammers last season, with Spurs having won just two of their last eight league games against West Ham. After missing the last three games, Son Heung-min will be available for selection against West Ham – a massive boost for Postecoglou's side.
So, can Spurs get back to winning ways in the Premier League? Let's take a look.
We simulated Tottenham vs West Ham to get a score prediction
To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Tottenham could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Son.
We predict that the Hammers could set up in a 4-1-4-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Rodriguez; Bowen, Soucek, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio.
West Ham were handed a glorious chance to take the lead after just six minutes in north London, with Rodrigo Bentancur tripping Lucas Paqueta in the box with a late sliding challenge and giving away a penalty. It was the Brazilian who stepped up to take the resulting penalty, but his low strike rattled the post, and danger was cleared.
After the early let-off, Spurs started to see more of the ball, and in the 41st minute, they took the lead when Son finished off a well-worked team move by tapping in Brennan Johnson's drilled cross at the back post. Spurs started the second half how they ended the first, and in the 64th minute, Postecoglou's side doubled their lead.
Destiny Udogie intercepted a pass on the left before galloping forward with possession, kickstarting a rapid Spurs counterattack. The defender played a pass forward into the path of Son who used his pace to surge into the box, and one-on-one, the winger rifled his shot past the 'keeper at the near post to double the lead.
Brennan Johnson had a chance to continue his goalscoring form in the 78th minute when Alphonse Areola parried a save into the feet of the Welshman, but somehow, the winger missed an open goal, placing his shot the wrong side of the post and into the side netting. It didn't prove costly though, with Spurs picking up a convincing 2-0 win against their London rivals.