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Chris Sutton has made his prediction for Tottenham Hotspur’s visit to the London Stadium and he has one concern about West Ham.
Tottenham Hotspur do not have a great record at the London Stadium. The past three meetings at the Stratford ground have all ended in 1-1 draws, while Spurs have failed to win a match there in almost six years.
Heung-min Son opened the scoring that day and his goal was followed by strikes from Lucas Moura and Harry Kane. None of these three players remain at the club. In fact, Son and Lucas do not even play in Europe anymore.
However, West Ham were defeated 5-1 by Chelsea in their first home fixture of the season, and this was just a continuation of their previous campaign.
The Hammers picked up more points on the road than at home and would have finished 17th in the Premier League if only home results counted. Even Tottenham recorded more points at home in their worst-ever league season.
Chris Sutton predicts Tottenham to defeat West Ham
Chris Sutton is aware of West Ham’s appalling record at home and he believes this could be a key reason why Tottenham will record a victory this weekend.
Interestingly, Sutton has blamed the West Ham supporters for this record, accusing them of being ‘edgy’ at the former Olympic Stadium.
He told BBC Sport: “For West Ham to go to Nottingham Forest and win 3-0 was an incredible result – I never saw that coming, so fair play to those of you who did.
“Now it is about Graham Potter’s side backing it up, but I don’t think they will. I never really fancy West Ham at home the same way I do with other teams because their fans always seem edgy at London Stadium.
“Tottenham have a point to prove too after their surprise home defeat by Bournemouth. I didn’t think that would happen either, but Thomas Frank’s teams are usually so well-balanced and I am expecting them to bounce back.”
Chris Sutton’s prediction: West Ham 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
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Tottenham were on a high after wins against Burnley and Manchester City, but the defeat to Bournemouth was very poor. Thomas Frank’s side went behind early and if anything, they looked more likely to concede another goal than score one.
It is not easy to come up with an immediate solution, but the Spurs manager has had plenty of time to consider what went wrong and to work out how to fix the problem.
Saturday’s game is like a fresh start, with two new players in the Tottenham first-team squad and it is a chance to get back to winning ways.
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