West Ham receive relegation battle boost but it could help Tottenham eventually too

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Tottenham Hotspur have received some bad short-term news in their quest to stay in the Premier League at the expense of their London rivals, West Ham.

According to Opta’s Supercomputer, Tottenham are the favourites to join Burnley and Wolves in the Championship next season.

The only side that the Lilywhites can realistically catch are the Hammers, with Nottingham Forest and Leeds United both pulling away from the relegation scrap.

With just two points separating the London rivals with five games to go, Spurs fans will also be keeping a close eye on West Ham’s clash against Everton this Saturday, which will be played at the same time as Tottenham’s clash against Wolves.

Blow for Tottenham as Everton will be without their best player against West Ham

Jarrad Branthwaite was in tears as he was stretchered off the pitch during Everton’s 2-1 defeat in the Merseyside Derby on Sunday.

The Daily Mail have now confirmed that scans have revealed that the Everton centre-back now faces a couple of months on the sidelines and may not be back until pre-season.

That means that David Moyes’ men will be without their best defender when they make the trip to the London Stadium this Saturday.

The good news from a Spurs perspective is that Brathwaite will also not feature against the Lilywhites, who take on the Toffees in their final league game of the season on May 24.

Jack Grealish remains sidelined for Everton, while Beto could also be a doubt for the clash against West Ham after suffering a knock on his head against Liverpool.

Roberto De Zerbi would want Spurs to focus on themselves rather than West Ham

While Tottenham fans will undoubtedly be keeping an eye on what goes on in East London on Saturday, De Zerbi will want his players to focus on getting three points against Wolves.

The Spurs boss declared that his side is capable of winning all of their final five league matches if they play with the same mentality and show the same character they did against Brighton.

The Lilywhites desperately need a Premier League win against Wolves to get some confidence, irrespective of what Nuno Espirito Santo’s men do against Everton.