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2025/26 Premier League
Matchday 22
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
London, England
Saturday, 17 January 2026
Kick-off is at 17h00
Tottenham Hotspur will face their London rivals, West Ham United, in a Premier League encounter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on January 17.
Current Form
Spurs succumbed to a 3-2 defeat at AFC Bournemouth away on 7 January, extending their winless run to three matches in the league.
Tottenham are also winless in their last two home matches in the Premier League, having recorded one draw and one defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Meanwhile, West Ham suffered a 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest at home on 6 January and they are winless in their last 10 matches in the league.
The Hammers are also winless in their last eight matches on the road in the Premier League, having recorded four defeats and four draws as the visitors.
Team News
Tottenham have James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic, Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Bergvall and Richarlison on their injury list, but they don't have suspension worries.
Spurs had two players at the 2025 AFCON, namely, Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal) and Yves Bissouma (Mali), but their teams have been eliminated from the tournament and they should be available for selection.
West Ham, on the other hand, also do not have any suspension issues, but Rodrigo Gomes, Toti Gomes, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Marshall Munetsi, Leon Chiwome and Daniel Bentley are on the club's injury list.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka (DR Congo) is back at West Ham after his nation's elimination from the 2025 AFCON, but El Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal) is still in Morocco with the Lions of Teranga set for January 14's semi-finals.
Quotes
"Taty (Valentín Castellanos), Pablo (Felipe)… I think for the front players goals gives confidence and hopefully for all of our attackers we can have a boost of confidence that we're going to need," West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo said after his side's FA Cup win over QPR on January 11.
"They bring us more options. We are trying to rebalance the squad, we still need bodies, but today was a very important day for us. We won the game, we played good football, we had the fight, we had the organisation. It makes our week better in terms of improvement, in terms of atmosphere.
"So we can prepare for Tottenham in a better way, knowing that we have a big task ahead of us. But we believe, we believe.
Head-to-Head
Tottenham emerged as 3-0 winners over West Ham in their last meeting in the league, which was in September 2025 at the London Stadium.
Therefore, Spurs are unbeaten in their last four Premier League matches against the Hammers, having recorded two wins and two draws.
Premier League matchday 22 fixtures
Kick-off times
Saturday, 17 January
14:30 - Manchester United v Manchester City
17:00 - Chelsea FC v Brentford FC
17:00 - Leeds FC v Fulham FC
17:00 - Liverpool FC v Burnley FC
17:00 - Sunderland AFC v Crystal Palace
17:00 - Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
19:30 - Nottingham Forest v Arsenal FC
Sunday, 18 January
16:00 - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United
18:30 - Aston Villa v Everton FC
Monday, 19 January
22:00 - Brighton and Hove Albion v AFC Bournemouth
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