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TEAM FORM: -- Spurs LWWLD ----- Hammers: - DWLDL --- (All Competitions)
Two bitter London rivals desperate to end trophy droughts face off in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup on Wednesday when West Ham make the short trip North to face us. We returned to action following a two-week break with a 2-2 draw against Liverpool at the weekend, while West Ham saw their match against Norwich City postponed. There will have been mixed emotions within our camp following Sunday's thrilling 2-2 draw with Liverpool - a game we arguably should have won on the balance of chances.
Kane scored one but also squandered a string of other openings, while Dele and Son - the latter of whom ultimately got the goal which earned us a point - were also guilty of failing to put our title-chasing visitors to the sword.
Nevertheless, the overall signs of progress under Conte were promising, and having seen one serial trophy-winner in Mourinho fail to bring us silverware to North London during his tenure, we will be hoping that another in Conte has better fortune. We remain without a major trophy since last winning the League Cup in 2008, and we saw another prospect of silverware evaporate on Monday as UEFA effectively threw us out of the European Conference League by ruling that we had forfeited our match against Rennes.
The EFL Cup again represents our best chance of ending our 14-year trophy drought, and there is no doubt that we would have earned our place in the semi-final if we get there, having faced Premier League opposition all of the way so far. Victories over Wolverhampton Wanderers on penalties and Burnley have brought us to this stage, and we could now reach the semi-finals for the 17th time - a tally only Liverpool can match in the history of the competition. We are now unbeaten in our last five domestic outings and also our last five at home across all competitions, but we have every reason to be wary of the threat posed by West Ham on Wednesday.
The Irons have already beaten us once this season - a 1-0 Premier League triumph in October - to make it back-to-back wins in this fixture, and another in midweek would see them make it three on the bounce for the first time since May 2014. Incidentally, that run included a League Cup quarter-final victory away from home, and coupled with a fourth round triumph in 2017-18 as well, West Ham have won their last two League Cup away games against us. However, we won the last showdown between us in this competition - a fourth-round triumph at the London Stadium in 2018-19 - and overall we have each progressed four times from our eight previous League Cup meetings.
West Ham's own major trophy drought stretches all the way back to 1980, when they last lifted the FA Cup, but their performances this season both domestically and in Europe have raised hope that silverware could return to East London in the near future. Having said that, West Ham's bright start has faltered somewhat in recent weeks, with a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal last week meaning that they have now won just one of their last six games.
The postponement of Saturday's match against Norwich means that they have had a full week to prepare for this game, though, as they look to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup for the first time since beating us in the 2013-14 quarters and keep their hopes of winning the trophy for the first time ever alive. West Ham have had just about as difficult a passage through to the last eight as possible, beating Manchester United at Old Trafford in the third round before dethroning long-time holders Manchester City on penalties in October.
A third successive clean sheet in the competition - something they have not managed since 1989 - would be the perfect foundation on which to build another memorable result as they look to add our scalp to the Manchester duo.
Two bitter London rivals desperate to end trophy droughts face off in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup on Wednesday when West Ham make the short trip North to face us. We returned to action following a two-week break with a 2-2 draw against Liverpool at the weekend, while West Ham saw their match against Norwich City postponed. There will have been mixed emotions within our camp following Sunday's thrilling 2-2 draw with Liverpool - a game we arguably should have won on the balance of chances.
Kane scored one but also squandered a string of other openings, while Dele and Son - the latter of whom ultimately got the goal which earned us a point - were also guilty of failing to put our title-chasing visitors to the sword.
Nevertheless, the overall signs of progress under Conte were promising, and having seen one serial trophy-winner in Mourinho fail to bring us silverware to North London during his tenure, we will be hoping that another in Conte has better fortune. We remain without a major trophy since last winning the League Cup in 2008, and we saw another prospect of silverware evaporate on Monday as UEFA effectively threw us out of the European Conference League by ruling that we had forfeited our match against Rennes.
The EFL Cup again represents our best chance of ending our 14-year trophy drought, and there is no doubt that we would have earned our place in the semi-final if we get there, having faced Premier League opposition all of the way so far. Victories over Wolverhampton Wanderers on penalties and Burnley have brought us to this stage, and we could now reach the semi-finals for the 17th time - a tally only Liverpool can match in the history of the competition. We are now unbeaten in our last five domestic outings and also our last five at home across all competitions, but we have every reason to be wary of the threat posed by West Ham on Wednesday.
The Irons have already beaten us once this season - a 1-0 Premier League triumph in October - to make it back-to-back wins in this fixture, and another in midweek would see them make it three on the bounce for the first time since May 2014. Incidentally, that run included a League Cup quarter-final victory away from home, and coupled with a fourth round triumph in 2017-18 as well, West Ham have won their last two League Cup away games against us. However, we won the last showdown between us in this competition - a fourth-round triumph at the London Stadium in 2018-19 - and overall we have each progressed four times from our eight previous League Cup meetings.
West Ham's own major trophy drought stretches all the way back to 1980, when they last lifted the FA Cup, but their performances this season both domestically and in Europe have raised hope that silverware could return to East London in the near future. Having said that, West Ham's bright start has faltered somewhat in recent weeks, with a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal last week meaning that they have now won just one of their last six games.
The postponement of Saturday's match against Norwich means that they have had a full week to prepare for this game, though, as they look to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup for the first time since beating us in the 2013-14 quarters and keep their hopes of winning the trophy for the first time ever alive. West Ham have had just about as difficult a passage through to the last eight as possible, beating Manchester United at Old Trafford in the third round before dethroning long-time holders Manchester City on penalties in October.
A third successive clean sheet in the competition - something they have not managed since 1989 - would be the perfect foundation on which to build another memorable result as they look to add our scalp to the Manchester duo.
Team News
We sprung a few surprises in our matchday squad for the Liverpool game, with Son, Lucas abd Skipp all included despite reports that they would miss out due to coronavirus. Instead, Hojbjerg was the only absentee from the normal side, and he is again a doubt for this match along with Gil, Gollini and Scarlett.
Romero will not feature again this year due to a thigh injury, but all in all we have a relatively clean bill of health compared to many Premier League clubs at the moment.
Nonetheless, the decision to press ahead with the Premier League's festive fixture schedule means that the we are likely to rotate our teams heavily, with us in the midst of four games in the space of 10 days.
There could be starts for fringe players such as Rodon and Bergwijn and Lucas, while Winks could keep his place after impressing against Liverpool.
Conte could opt to start Kane up front once again, though, with the England captain having finally scored his first home league goal of the season at the weekend.
West Ham will be without the suspended Coufal following his controversial red card against Arsenal last time out, creating a shortage for Moyes at right-back with Fredericks and Johnson also sidelined through injury.
Dawson has played that position in the past and could be shifted out there to cover, while 20-year-old Harrison Ashby provides another option having made his Premier League debut against Arsenal.
West Ham's defensive shortage is not just limited to right-back either, withZouma and Ogbonna are also sidelined, while the match could come just too soon for Cresswell to start.
Like his opposite number, Moyes is likely to use the game to hand minutes to some fringe players, including Lanzini, who has had a direct hand in five goals from his last six EFL Cup appearances.
Yarmolenko and Vlasic could also come into an attack which has failed to score in their last three games, while captain Noble may start in midfield.
Romero will not feature again this year due to a thigh injury, but all in all we have a relatively clean bill of health compared to many Premier League clubs at the moment.
Nonetheless, the decision to press ahead with the Premier League's festive fixture schedule means that the we are likely to rotate our teams heavily, with us in the midst of four games in the space of 10 days.
There could be starts for fringe players such as Rodon and Bergwijn and Lucas, while Winks could keep his place after impressing against Liverpool.
Conte could opt to start Kane up front once again, though, with the England captain having finally scored his first home league goal of the season at the weekend.
West Ham will be without the suspended Coufal following his controversial red card against Arsenal last time out, creating a shortage for Moyes at right-back with Fredericks and Johnson also sidelined through injury.
Dawson has played that position in the past and could be shifted out there to cover, while 20-year-old Harrison Ashby provides another option having made his Premier League debut against Arsenal.
West Ham's defensive shortage is not just limited to right-back either, withZouma and Ogbonna are also sidelined, while the match could come just too soon for Cresswell to start.
Like his opposite number, Moyes is likely to use the game to hand minutes to some fringe players, including Lanzini, who has had a direct hand in five goals from his last six EFL Cup appearances.
Yarmolenko and Vlasic could also come into an attack which has failed to score in their last three games, while captain Noble may start in midfield.
Head-to-Head
We first played each other on Saturday, 21st February 1920 in the FA Cup where we beat them 3-0 at White Hart Lane
We have played each other 158 times where we have won 67, they have won 53 and 38 have been drawn games.
League: We have won 57, they have won 47 and 33 games have been drawn
FA Cup: We have won 6, they have won 2, and 3 games have been drawn
League Cup : We have won 4, they have won 4 and 2 games have been drawn
We have played each other 158 times where we have won 67, they have won 53 and 38 have been drawn games.
League: We have won 57, they have won 47 and 33 games have been drawn
FA Cup: We have won 6, they have won 2, and 3 games have been drawn
League Cup : We have won 4, they have won 4 and 2 games have been drawn
