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West Ham 0-0 Tottenham
9. Mohammed Kudus may be the only person who is pleased by the seats in the London Stadium being so far from the pitch.
The new Spurs winger is on corner duty, and it’s no surprise that he receives both barrels from the home fans when he heads over to take the game’s first.
West Ham 0-0 Tottenham
6. West Ham start to apply some pressure on the Tottenham goal with Walker-Peters eager to get down the right.
The former Southampton man opened up some inviting space for another ex-Saint in Mateus Fernandes, only for the Portuguese midfielder to overcook his cross.
West Ham 0-0 Tottenham
3. Most of these early minutes have been populated by booing and chants aimed at Kudus.
But it’s also offered Spurs fans a first sight of Xavi Simons, who has settled into life on the left of the attack.
Kick-off – West Ham 0-0 Tottenham
1. The bubbles blown are beginning to fade, and so it’s Tottenham that get this one underway on Jarred Gillett’s whistle.
And it doesn’t take long for Mohammed Kudos to get a shot away – just 48 seconds, in fact – but the Ghanaian found himself both blocked and booed.
Here come the two teams!
Last time here, West Ham were horrific and humbled by London rivals Chelsea, and the atmosphere at the London Stadium was in danger of turning toxic.
But Graham Potter and the Hammers board have been helped by the international break and a stunning 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest two weeks ago.
So the mood here is a tad brighter than many would have expected as Jarrod Bowen and Cristian Romero lead their respective teams out.
It’s always a spicy fixture, and could be more so tonight by the return to West Ham of Mohammed Kudos.
The action in East London comes next.
From Tom Barclay at the London Stadium
There’s a car fire currently being tackled at Westfield Shopping Centre, just round the corner from the London Stadium ahead of West v Spurs.
But it is being dealt with and is not expected to affect the kick-off time.
Meanwhile, Spurs boss Thomas Frank has given a surprise start to Mathys Tel, despite leaving the young Frenchman out of his Champions League squad.
While Aaron Wan-Bissaka was originally due to be on West Ham’s bench but has now been replaced by Lukasz Fabianski due to illness.
