TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR V WEST HAM UNITED
Barclays Premier League
Saturday April 11, 3pm

LAST MEETING: West Ham 0-2 Tottenham (13-09-08) Ledley King’s 68th-minute goal and a late strike from Jamie O’Hara confined the Hammers to defeat.

LAST TIME AT WHITE HART LANE: Tottenham 4-0 West Ham (09-03-08) An early brace from Dimitar Berbatov did the damage, while late goals from Gilberto and Darren Bent added insult to injury.

HEAD TO HEAD: West Ham 43 wins, Tottenham 54 wins, 34 draws.

FORM: Former West Ham boss Harry Redknapp has rescued Spurs from the clutches of relegation since taking over in October, while they were unbeaten in six league games prior to last week’s defeat to Blackburn.

DANGER MAN: Tottenham will rely upon Croatia international Luka Modric to pull the strings in midfield. The playmaker will look to pick out the runs of Robbie Keane up front, and it will be up to Scott Parker - should he be passed fit - to nullify his influence in the middle of the park.

FUN FACT: Back in 1919, on the day when fierce rivals Arsenal edged out Tottenham for a place in the First Division, the club’s pet parrot died. The bird was a gift from a ship captain after the team’s tour of South America in 1908 and lived at White Hart Lane. It is thought its death prompted the saying ‘as sick as a parrot’.

PREDICTION: Tottenham 1 West Ham 1