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Until recently, Tottenham had developed quite the knack for turning up on London derby day and getting a result; they won nine and drew three of the 16 between January 2023 and March this year.

They have, however, lost four of their last six Premier League matches against fellow clubs from the capital (winning one and drawing the other).

They can take some solace from that one win coming in their last London derby, as they came from behind to beat Brentford 3-1 almost exactly a month ago.

Ange Postecoglou's men line up as follows.

Tottenham (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Son.

Substitutes: Forster; Dragusin, Gray, Bentancur, Sarr, Bergvall, Moore, Richarlison, Werner.

Julen Lopetegui's XI for today's London derby is below.

West Ham (4-1-4-1): Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Rodriguez; Bowen, Soucek, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio.

Substitutes: Fabianski; Cresswell, Coufal, Mavropanos, Alvarez, Soler, Summerville, Guilherme, Ings.

We are closing in on the start of the Premier League and ticking under 90 minutes before kick-off means one thing: team news coming soon!

We will have both team sheets in exactly five minutes' time.

Will Son Heung-min be fit enough to start for Tottenham? Will Julen Lopetegui stick with the same line-up that won handsomely against Ipswich?

Find out in a few.

Any West Ham fans hopeful after reading that might want to temper their expectations somewhat.

They have not won consecutive away games in the league against Tottenham since 1966 — the year of Julen Lopetegui's birth — when Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Co followed up a 4-1 win in April with a 4-3 win in November.

A 19-year-old Harry Redknapp, who went on to manage both sides, scored in the first of those two victories!

And when talking about the head-to-head record, West Ham will take a lot of encouragement from their results in this fixture last season. In north London, Tottenham took an early lead through Cristian Romero but, you guessed it, they threw it away.

Second-half goals from Jarrod Bowen and James Ward-Prowse, who needed a rebound off the post to spare his blushes after a mistake from Destiny Udogie, secured the comeback win for the visitors.

At the London Stadium in April, Spurs threw away another lead. Brennan Johnson opened the scoring inside five minutes but Kurt Zouma levelled for West Ham 15 minutes or so later.

That made it 1-1, and that is how it stayed with Tottenham losing vital ground on the top four. Spursy.

This will be the 57th Premier League meeting between these two London clubs and it is a fixture that been historically kind to Tottenham, as they lead the head to head record.

Only against Everton (31) and Manchester City have Tottenham (28) won more Premier League games, but West Ham have won twice in their six league visits to Tottenham's 'new' stadium.

Four different goalscorers, four different celebrations — and it was Jarrod Bowen’s which seemed most significant.

Antonio was embraced by his team-mates, Kudus did his trademark stool celebration, and Lucas Paqueta opted for a boot-cleaning effort with Bowen. But the England forward’s ‘talking’ gesture celebration seemed to be in response to the criticism the team has faced this season.

Before facing Ipswich, head coach Julen Lopetegui’s future was in the spotlight with West Ham winless in their previous five matches. The quartet of Kudus, Bowen, Antonio and Kudus had only scored three goals between them.

The team were struggling to perform to their full potential. But this was an afternoon where Lopetegui and supporters were treated to a splurge of goals. Read more below.

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What changed as West Ham finally clicked? Is this just the ‘beginning’ under Lopetegui?

West Ham 4-1 Ipswich (Antonio 1, Kudus 43, Bowen 49, Paqueta 69; Delap 6)

Just what the doctor ordered for West Ham before the international break.

They got off to the perfect start against Ipswich thanks to Michail Antonio's first-minute goal and, despite conceding just five minutes later, they made no mistake against their newly promoted opponents.

Their three star men — Mohammed Kudus, Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta — took advantage of Ipswich's awful defence and added their names to the scoresheet, arresting a five-game winless run in the process.

Never in Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham tenure has he been as disappointed as this. There have been bad days before, bad defeats, and moments when Postecoglou’s emotions have got the better of him.

But even Postecoglou’s frustration after the defeat by Manchester City in May, when he talked about the “fragile foundations” of what he was building at Spurs, had nothing on this.

Postecoglou looked utterly crestfallen by the end of the game, almost shaken by the disaster he had witnessed on the pitch. After the final whistle, he stood alone in the centre circle, staring into space as the rest of the stadium danced around gleefully.

When Postecoglou came in to do his media duties, there was no forced smile, no brave face, no positives taken. He did nothing to hide his emotions from the world. Why would he?

Read more below...

GO FURTHER

Were Tottenham punished by calamitous mistakes or is ‘Angeball’ inherently fragile?

Brighton 3-2 Tottenham (Minteh 48, Rutter 58, Welbeck 66; Johnson 23, Maddison 37)

'Spursy', I believe they call it.

Tottenham stayed true to their flaky reputation in their final game before the international break. They started brilliantly away against Brighton a fortnight ago and the 2-0 half-time lead flattered the home side more than the visitors.

But it all unravelled alarmingly quickly for Postecoglou's side. Within 15 minutes of the restart, it was 2-2, before Danny Welbeck scored a header from close range to complete the turnaround.

On the sideline, Postecoglou looked stunned. 'A lesson in sticking to principles,' he said after.

GO FURTHER

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When the team sheets drop in a couple of hours' time, all eyes will be on whether captain Son Heung-min is included for Tottenham.

He suffered a hamstring injury against Qarabag at the end of last month, missed three Spurs matches in a row, and was not called up by South Korea for their World Cup qualifiers.

Speaking to Tottenham's in-house media on Thursday, Ange Postecoglou said Son is 'good to go' for today's game, and he hopes the same of Brazilian forward Richarlison, who has not yet started a game this season due to a series of injuries.

Midfielder Lucas Bergvall picked up a knock on international duty but should be available for inclusion today, while winger Wilson Odobert is the only guaranteed absentee, though he should return to training next week.

GO FURTHER

Son ‘good to go’ for West Ham clash, Richarlison could return – Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou

While we're on the topic of the Premier League table, let's take a look at some analysis from The Athletic.

Looking at the standings after seven rounds of matches, we tasked our club reporters with explaining what the table does, and does not, tell us about the team they cover.

Lots of interesting nuggets of information from all 20 clubs — make sure to check it out below!

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What the Premier League table does (and does not) tell us about each club

There had been green shoots of recovery for West Ham before the international break following a really slow start to the season.

Below them, there are still four teams waiting for their first league wins of the season, while Manchester United fans will not be enjoying their infrequent glances at the table...

It feels a long, long time ago that Tottenham were squandering a two-goal lead away against Brighton, so here is a refresher of the Premier League table for anyone who needs it, starting with the top half.

Spurs are clinging on to a place in that top half by a fingernail, while it is Liverpool setting the pace, narrowly ahead of fellow title favourites Manchester City and Arsenal at the top.

Good starts to the season, too, for Chelsea, Brighton, and Nottingham Forest.

No disrespect to international football — I enjoy it more than most others — but nothing compares to a full weekend of Premier League action. And that's what we have across the next few days.

That clash between Liverpool and Chelsea, in particularly, looks a cracker. Stick around on Sunday for The Athletic's live coverage of that one too.

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