Since arriving from Bournemouth over the summer, Dominic Solanke has settled into a regular starting role as the main striker. In his five league starts, he has registered a shot on target in three of those.

He failed in a tough matchup against Arsenal, in which he was tightly marked by William Saliba – both of his shots were off target. He also failed to register a shot against Brighton, although typically dropped deeper to act as a playmaker, as the Seagulls played such a high line.
However, with West Ham typically sitting deeper, Solanke should be able to spend much more time in the opposition box, catering to his strengths as a poacher.

The Spurs system will provide him with high-quality chances, reflected by his shot accuracy of 73%.

Mohammed Kudus has retained his spot in the starting XI for West Ham so far, despite the arrival of Crysencio Summerville. The Ghanaian international has typically featured on the left-wing.

He has started every Premier League game so far, and has an average of 2.86 shots per game, with at least two shots taken in all seven appearances.

In his recent outing against Ipswich, Kudus managed to get on the scoresheet, looking extremely sharp. He accrued five shots in total, with four on target.

Kudus had exactly two shots in both head-to-head matches against Spurs last season, and is extremely effective at creating shooting chances for himself.

Last season in the league, he managed 67 shots in total, with 30 from outside the box.

Dejan Kulusevski has featured in the midfield trio for Spurs this season, alongside James Maddison and Rodrigo Bentancur. Playing in a more central role than last campaign, the Sweden international has seen an uptick in involvement in general build-up play.

Kulusevski has been fouled in five out of six starts this season, including two fouls drawn in each of his last two games, coming against Brighton and Man United.

Brentford were the only team not to commit a foul on Kulusevski, although they sat deep in a low block.

Kulusevski should find duels against the likes of Tomas Soucek, Lucas Paqueta and Guido Rodriguez in midfield for West Ham – all three players are an ideal matchup for drawing infringements.

Alphonse Areola is expected to start in goal for West Ham on Saturday afternoon. He can expect to be kept busy, as Spurs have forced at least two saves from their opposing goalkeeper in nine of their ten games in all competitions this term.

Areola did not face Tottenham last season – Lukasz Fabianski started in both games. At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Poland international made five saves, also clearing this line in the reverse fixture with three saves.

Areola has started every league game for West Ham this season, making an average of 2.43 saves per 90.

Tottenham average the joint-second most shots on target in the Premier League this season, with 6.57 per 90.

Micky van de Ven has seen an uptick in fouls this season, and has committed an infringement in each of his last six games for Tottenham.

He has been a lot more aggressive this season, with Ange Postecoglou intent on his side sustaining possession. Because of that, the Dutchman can often find himself drawn into midfield, or out wide in isolated positions.

He should find duels against the likes of Jarrod Bowen and Kudus in this game – two players adept at drawing fouls through their dribbling ability.

Niclas Fullkrug seems to be nearing a return to full fitness, and would be a handful for the Spurs centre backs to deal with. Should he miss this game, Michail Antonio will likely lead the line again.

Last season, Spurs were poor from set pieces, conceding the third-most xG in the entire league, and the seventh-most shots.

That is a matchup that can be exploited by Tomas Soucek, who is potentially the largest threat for West Ham from set pieces. Playing as a box-to-box midfielder, he often pops up in the opposition penalty area, in promising shooting positions.

The Czech Republic international has kept his spot in the starting XI under Julen Lopetegui, and has already scored two league goals this campaign.

His average of 2.29 shots per game in the Premier League is the second-highest for West Ham this season, only bettered by Mohammed Kudus (2.86).

Soucek has landed at least two shots in four of his five starts this season.

Brennan Johnson has been in fantastic form for both club and country, scoring in each of his last seven appearances. He missed the most recent game for Wales against Montenegro, although that was seemingly precautionary, so he should be set to start here against West Ham.

He has been incredibly efficient this season, managing at least one shot on target in nine out of ten appearances in all competitions. His average of 2.8 shots per game is the highest in the Tottenham squad.
Last time he faced West Ham, Brennan Johnson managed to score after just five minutes.

With that in mind, alongside his incredible goalscoring form of late, backing the Welshman to have a shot on target looks a sensible play.

Both Teams to Score has landed in six out of ten games for Spurs in all competitions.

While Tottenham have looked an efficient attacking unit going forward, they have leaked chances – perfectly exemplified in their most recent match against Brighton.

That game had chances aplenty at their end, with the Seagulls accumulating 1.76 xG, compared to 1.34 xG from the visitors.
Similarly for West Ham, both teams have scored in six out of nine games in all competitions this season.

West Ham got on the scoresheet against Man City, Aston Villa and Liverpool (EFL Cup), so definitely have the potential to cause Spurs problems here.

However, given that Spurs have accumulated the highest xG total in the league, it is difficult to envision a Hammers clean sheet.