Predicted West Ham XI to face Tottenham on Sunday

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West Ham United will be hoping for a third straight Premier League victory on Sunday, with Tottenham Hotspur their opponents.

The Hammers disposed of Wolves 4-0 and then swept aside Leicester City 3-0 for two very impressive results, but Spurs are fresh off the back of a thumping 6-1 win over Manchester United.

It really does tease to be a brilliant London derby with plenty of goals.

The Hammers have found success with playing three central defenders in recent times, with Arthur Masuaku relishing playing to his strengths as a left wing-back.

David Moyes will likely set up with him and Vladimir Coufal out wide, with the ever-improving defensive trident of Angelo Ogbonna, Fabian Balbuena and Aaron Cresswell protecting Lukasz Fabianski.

After back-t0-back clean sheets, it would probably be inadvisable for the manager to throw new 30-year-old loan signing Craig Dawson into the mix.

In midfield, the partnership of Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek has been going from strength to strength, and the pair will have to be on their games to nullify the likes of Giovani Lo Celso and the improving Tanguy Ndombele if he plays.

In attack, Michail Antonio is probably going to lead the line having been a thorn in Spurs’ side in previous encounters, especially the club’s first-ever defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Support for the Englishman should come from Jarrod Bowen who is really looking lively, and Pablo Fornals, who finally appears to have found his feet in the Premier League after joining just over a year ago.