MATTY Upson insists there be no personal incentive other than to win when West Ham travel to Tottenham on Sunday.

The defender spent nine years at Spurs' bitter north London rivals Arsenal and is expecting an unwelcome reception when the Irons run out at White Hart Lane.

But, asked if it would give him extra motviation to do well, he said: "Not at all. It doesn't do anything for me to be honest.

"I think I'll get the odd boo, but nothing too serious.

"It doesn't really bother me to go back to old places or old rivals - you have that throughout your whole career."

The 28-year-old (pictured) limped out of the Irons' clash at Liverpool on Wednesday night after 63 minutes with a calf problem, which ended his own personal achievement of playing in every single Premier League minute for the club this season.

However, he has refused to declare himself unavailable for the east Londoners' visit to Spurs and is hopeful of making a full recovery.

"I've got a good chance of making Sunday - I certainly wouldn't rule myself out," he said.

"I got a kick in the first half (against Liverpool). The bruising is starting to come out, so its just a bit of bleeding inside that has caused the calf to tigthen up.

"My experience of this type of injury is that it can be a few days and you'll be ok.

"It is a bit too early to say but hopefully I'll be able to play."

If fit, Upson is likely to come up against Spurs' dynamic duo, Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov.

It is sure to be another hard test for the England international, and come just days after facing an red-hot Fernando Torres at Anfield.

The Spaniard claimed an impressive hat trick - his second in consecutive games - and generally ran riot against as Liverpool thrashed the Hammers 4-0 at Anfield on Wednesday night.

His performance also earned raved reviews from Upson.

He said: "I think he's a good player. He's got lots of pace and has taken his goals well.

"The first goal I thought was a real good strikers goal. He made good contact and anticipated the deflection off George McCartney - which was a bit unfortunate for us because we had the delivery covered.

"If it had not deflected off George, I would have cleared it away, and if I didn't get it maybe Anton would have been in the right position.

"But it has taken a nick and he (Torres) has timed his run well and applied a good finish.

"The second one we didn't pick him up when we regrouped in the box.

"When the ball came back in, people didn't tie up with their markers."

However, Upson added: "All those little things are part of being fatigued. If your body is fatigued, your mind will be.

"People's decision making, responsibilty and alertness hasn't been there (in the last two games) which is disappointing."