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Premier League: Tottenham need response to Brighton collapse

Tottenham Hotspur return to Premier League action following another international break and Ange Postecoglou will be looking for a major reaction to a loss last time out when his side welcome West Ham.

Spurs were two goals to the good by half-time at Brighton, only to concede three times in the second 45 minutes to go down to a 3-2 defeat which saw them drop down to ninth place in the standings.

The first opportunity to put that slip-up right comes on Saturday evening, when they play host to West ham in a London derby, with the visitors three places and two points worse off than the Lilywhites.

. What: Tottenham v West Ham, Premier League
. Where: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
. When: 21:30 Saturday 19th October
. How to watch: Optus Sport
. Odds: Tottenham 1.50, Draw 5.00, West Ham 5.75

Winning run came to abrupt end

Spurs had won five matches in a row in all competitions before their collapse at Brighton, but that loss means that Postecoglou’s side have now suffered three defeats in their last five league games.

All of those losses have come by a one-goal margin, with the Londoners needing to tighten up in defence and allow their wealth of attacking options to continue to shine.

Wales forward Brennan Johnson is the standout performer, having scored in each of his last seven appearance for club and country, with four of those strikes the opening goal of the game.

He can be backed at 7.50 to score first against the Hammers, while England striker Dominic Solanke is 5.50 in the same market, having found the net in three of his last five Spurs outings.

However, while there is plenty of firepower in this Spurs squad, Aussie Postecoglou knows that defensively his side need to be tighter and show more resilience.

They have kept just two clean sheets in seven Premier League outings so far this season and are sure to be tested by a richly talented Irons outfit who have scored in six of their seven league matches.

The Hammers have also enjoyed success at Spurs in recent seasons, losing just three of their last eight visits and claiming a 2-1 victory last season, so the warning signs are out.

Two of the last four meetings between these two sides have ended in 1-1 draws and a repeat on Saturday evening is priced at 11.00.

Lopetegui keen to see Irons kick on

Having appointed Spaniard Julen Lopetegui as head coach in the off-season West Ham have, unsurprisingly, taken time to get going and take on board some new ideas.

They, like Spurs, have been frail defensively in the opening weeks of the season, keeping just one clean sheet in the top-flight to date and conceding the first goal in four of their last five league matches.

With the respective defensive difficulties of the two sides coming into play, both teams to score at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is as short as 1.50 for the game on Saturday.

Also similar to their hosts, the Hammers have plenty of attacking options at their disposal and will have been pleased to see Jarrod Bowen end a run of four league games without a goal by scoring in the 4-1 home win over Ipswich Town.

Bowen has scored on two of his last four trips to Tottenham in all competitions and is 4.00 to find the net at anytime on Saturday, while the versatile England forward is 5.00 to lay on at least one assist.

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