West Ham vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and final score after frantic end to London derby
West Ham 1-1 Tottenham: The points were shared as Kurt Zouma grabbed the equaliser after Brennan Johnson’s early opener
Tottenham missed the chance to move into the top four when they were held to a 1-1 draw at West Ham after Brennan Johnson’s early strike was cancelled out by Kurt Zouma’s header in their Premier League clash.
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs looked up for the battle from the start and went in front after five minutes through Johnson, who scored from close range when he connected with a low cross from Timo Werner following a slick counter-attack down the left.
West Ham were soon level with the ball going in off Kurt Zouma’s back a from a Jarrod Bowen corner in the 19th as the central defender rose amongst a crowd of players inside the six-yard box with the Spurs defence failing to snuff out the danger.
The hosts had a great chance to take the lead on the hour when Michail Antonio raced through having shrugged off Micky van de Ven but he shot tamely at goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Relive all the action from the London Stadium plus get the latest odds and tips right here:
Team news coming imminently
Both starting XIs should be landing any minute now - are we in for any selection surprises?
Moyes hoping to give fans ‘something to shout about'
West Ham boss David Moyes is hoping to get the fans onside early at the London Stadium as they look to improve upon their poor league start in 2024.
The Hammers have won just twice in the Premier Leeague since the turn of the year and are now three games without a league win following their 4-3 away defeat against Newcastle last weekend.
Heading into this encounter, the Scotsman is hoping to steady the ship and re-energise their bid for European football: “Tottenham have done well this season, so it’s going to be a difficult game.
“We’ve tried over the last few years to challenge the big teams at home. There are a lot of big teams, and we always want to give our fans something to shout about.
“This is a big game and it’s very important to us.”
Ange Postecoglou not worried by Tottenham’s slow starts
Ange Postecoglou has brushed off concerns over Tottenham’s lack of first-half goals.
Spurs have now fired a blank in six consecutive first halves but produced a rally after the break at the weekend to claim a vital win against Luton like in recent results against Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Brighton.
Postecoglou’s side have not scored in the first half at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2024 – a run of seven matches since Pape Matar Sarr’s ninth-minute goal against Bournemouth on New Year’s Eve – but the 58-year-old is unfazed by the statistic.
“The disappointing thing about the first half is the goal we conceded,” Postecoglou insisted. “Our football was good. We created good chances, one-vs-ones, we hit the post, they blocked quite a few shots and they defended desperately.
“I think overall there was nothing wrong with our football. The goal we conceded, that was poor and that’s something we need to address. With a lot of our football, it becomes a war of attrition. We need to put pressure on the opposition because we know we’re going to run our games really strongly.”
Ange Postecoglou not worried by Tottenham’s slow starts
Spurs’ last first-half goal at home came on New Year’s Eve against Bournemouth.
Team news coming up shortly
We should have confirmed team news in about 25 minutes. Here is a look at how we think both sides may line up:
West Ham predicted XI:Fabianski; Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma, Emerson; Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Paqueta; Bowen, Kudus; Antonio.
Tottenham predicted XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bissouma, Sarr; Johnson, Maddison, Son; Richarlison.
Barcelona race to secure Ruben Amorim and leave Liverpool with two alternative manager targets
Away from build-up to this game and to some quick managerial news as the end-of-season reshuffle hots up.
Barcelona are racing to try and secure the appointment of Ruben Amorim, in the knowledge that he has now become the top choice for a series of major European clubs.
The Catalan club had been seen as favourites for the Sporting Lisbon coach, up until last week, as it was revealed that Xabi Alonso would be staying at Bayer Leverkusen for one more season.
The widespread feeling from industry figures directly working in this summer’s frenetic managerial market had been that Amorim would go to Barcelona and Alonso to one of Liverpool or Bayern Munich, with the Anfield club more likely to get the Basque tactician.
The Independent’s Miguel Delaney has the latest:
Barcelona eye Amorim to leave Liverpool with two major targets
The Portuguese coach has impressed at Sporting and become a serious contender to succeed Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, but Barcelona are also keen with Xavi set to depart the Camp Nou this summer
David Moyes refuses to condemn Kalvin Phillips action towards fan
David Moyes has told angry West Ham fans that on-loan midfielder Kalvin Phillips needs their support, not their abuse.
Phillips’ unhappy loan stint at West Ham hit a new low on Saturday after he was involved in an angry exchange with supporters following the 4-3 Premier League defeat by Newcastle.
The 28-year-old was captured apparently giving a middle-finger gesture towards fans who had criticised him as he boarded the team bus.
But Moyes refused to condemn Phillips’ actions and urged the London Stadium crowd to get behind the England international.
“Kalvin’s a human being and can do things which we all do at difficult times,” said the Hammers boss.
“What he needs is support behind him, people to help him and we’re going to stand with him and help him as much as we possibly can. Obviously we need all our supporters to give all our players, whoever it is, their support.”
David Moyes refuses to condemn Kalvin Phillips action towards fan
Kalvin Phillips was caputred apparently giving the middle finger to a West Ham fan after Saturday’s match
Elsewhere tonight
Our focus will be on the happenings at the London Stadium but there are four other Premier League games occuring tonight which all kick-off a bit earlier. Here’s a look at them:
Newcastle v Everton (7.30pm KO)
Nottingham Forest v Fulham (7.30pm KO)
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (7.45pm KO)
Burnley v Wolves (7.45pm KO)
Ange Postecoglou hails ‘super’ Brennan Johnson as Spurs forward finds his feet
Ange Postecoglou has talked up Brennan Johnson’s growing influence and is impressed with how he has handled his debut season at Tottenham.
Johnson joined Spurs on transfer deadline day in September for a £47.5million fee from Nottingham Forest and initially struggled to make his mark, with only one goal during the first half of the campaign.
The Wales attacker has flourished since December though, scoring in comeback wins over Brentford and Brighton and also making key contributions off the bench against Crystal Palace and Luton in recent weeks.
Ahead of Tuesday’s trip to West Ham, Postecoglou said: “Brennan was super on the weekend.
“He’s still young, he’s developing. He’s moved to a big club where there’s big expectations when you have a big transfer fee, but for the most part I think he’s handled it really well.”
Ange Postecoglou hails ‘super’ Brennan Johnson as Spurs forward finds his feet
Johnson has four goals and seven assists in 29 appearances for Tottenham this season.
Richarlison opens up on depression battle after World Cup: ‘I wanted to give up’
The Brazillian could be back in the starting lineup tonight and last week opened up on his battle with depression following the 2022 World Cup, and says speaking about his struggles with his mental health “saved my life”.
The 26-year-old was his country’s top scorer in Qatar and starred for Brazil with three goals in four games, but revealed that he struggled mentally after returning from the tournament and wanted to “give up”.
“I’d just played in a World Cup, man, at my peak,” Richarlison said. “I was reaching my limit, you know? I don’t know, I’m not going to talk about killing myself, but I was in a depression there, and I wanted to give up.
“Even I, who seemed to be mentally strong. After the World Cup it seemed like it all fell apart.
“I think the therapist, like it or not, saved me, saved my life. I only thought rubbish. Even on Google, I only searched for rubbish, I only wanted to see rubbish about death.”
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Richarlison opens up on depression battle after World Cup: ‘I wanted to give up’
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