Happy Halloween! Get in the festive spirit with a London derby fourth round League Cup clash. Tottenham Hotspur will make the short trip to the London Stadium to take on a very banged up West Ham United side. Spurs are still in search of their first trophy of the Mauricio Pochettino era (no, the International Champions Cup simply does not count) and this tournament could provide the perfect opportunity to clear that hurdle.
That said, we don’t expect to see a lot of typical first team players in the starting lineup tonight, but we do think the Argentine will include a couple. Expect a lot of squad rotation for this match.
The Bank Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction 4-2-3-1
Striker: Fernando Llorente
Attacking midfield: Son, Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen
Defensive-midfield: Victor Wanyama, Harry Winks
Back line: Kyle Walker-Peters, Juan Foyth, Eric Dier, Serge Aurier
Goalkeeper: Paulo Gazzaniga
League Cup 4th Round: Tottenham Hotspur at West Ham United FYIs
Kickoff: Wednesday, October 31, 7:45 PM local, London Stadium
Odds via Betway: Tottenham 7/5, Draw 13/5, West Ham 17/10
Prediction: Tottenham 2, West Ham 1
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