Slaven Bilic not expecting Dimitri Payet to leave this winter

As Hotspur HQ’s Ryan Wrenn examined in his regularly scheduled opposition scouting reports, West Ham have struggled to score and defend this term.

Perhaps a visit to White Hart Lane on Saturday will motivate the Hammers enough to generate something positive.

Tottenham arrived at the Emirates Stadium before the worldwide break on the back of a poor run of form, seeking to maintain their unbeaten record in the league and return to their half of North London with a point.

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic insists the Premier League club are determined to keep hold of star midfielder Dimitri Payet. I tell them they have to be part of a group for at least one year to feel what it is like to be a responsible.

With 5 goals from 11 games, Antonio is the highest scorer for the Hammers and one of the top five scorers in the league.

Alderweireld, who last featured in the Premier League draw at West Bromwich Albion in October, was in commanding form alongside compatriot Jan Vertonghen at the heart of a Spurs defence that conceded just 35 league goals last season.

The fact that they’re the only unbeaten team in the league right now would surely be another motivation for the hosts. With Spurs likely concentrating on their duties in the attacking third, this could well be the fixture where their defensive record is dealt a serious blow.

Optimism was high around the club after their sensational season previous year, coupled with the move to London Stadium.

“But sometimes they leave you a couple of blocks from your destination – and then you know they are Spurs!“. They are solid and electric.

The Hammers find themselves hovering above the Premier League relegation places after a poor start to the season but Bilic will not be spooked into panic buys when the window opens in January. CHRIS HUGHTONAnother whose best days were at Tottenham rather than West Ham.The Brighton boss played over 300 games as a Spurs full back, winning two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup along the way. Coates addressed the media earlier today where he claimed that Joe Allen has been a big part of Stoke’s season and he expects the former Liverpool man to stay at the Britannia for a long time to come. “He felt a bit exhausted because training has been hard from Monday until today (Thursday)”.

“But yes maybe he can play 90 minutes”. He showed today in training that he’s in very good condition.

“But in the end the recovery was very slow”. He is almost ready – nearly.

However a change in the system from Bilic to a 3-4-3 formation seems to have turned around their fortunes, with three consecutive wins with the 2-1 EFL Cup win over Chelsea been the highlight.