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Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham don't like each other so much. Wait, let me rephrase: Tottenham and West Ham are London rivals, but the hate seems mostly one-sided. West Ham loathes Tottenham, but at least lately, Spurs have mostly viewed West Ham as an annoyance. It's a rivalry, I guess, but Spurs seems to reserve most of their hatred for their true rival, Arsenal, with the bulk left over going towards Chelsea. (That Champions League win in 2012 still stings.
However, the Hammers are standing in the way of 12 consecutive league matches without a loss, and the 'annoyance' factor has been a little bit more prominent over the past few years. Spurs haven't won the last three times that West Ham have visited White Hart lane, and have won only once in their last five meetings: last year, a 1-0 win at the Boleyn Ground.
Win today and Spurs' position doesn't change on the table, but it still cements Tottenham as a major player in the race for top four and puts them within four points of league leaders Leicester City and oh my God did I really just type those words, this season is so weird.
Spurs are without the suspended Erik Lamela, which means Son Heung-Min should make his first start since injuring his foot several weeks ago. Dimitri Payet, West Ham's best player, is out today, and Enner Valencia will also not feature. However, Alex Song is back in contention, though he'll likely start on the bench.
COYS!
Lineups
Lineups will be posted when released by the clubs.
How to Watch
Date/time: Sunday, November 22, 4:00 p.m. (UK), 11:00 a.m. ET (USA)
Venue: White Hart Lane, London, UK
Official: Anthony Taylor
TV: NBCSN (USA), Sky Sports 1 (UK), Sportsnet World (Canada), Fox Sports 4 (Australia), other listings at livesoccertv.com
Streaming: NBCS Live Extra (USA)
Radio: Audio streamed at tottenhamhotspur.com, also BBC Radio London and TalkSport
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