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Sam Allardyce will be without at least two of his prized attacking options when the West Ham manager welcomes Tottenham to Upton Park for their Premier League opener on Saturday.
Andy Carroll is a long-term absentee and summer signing Enner Valencia is short of fitness and will not feature against Spurs, while new recruit Diafra Sakho will be hoping to be involved despite only joining on Thursday.
Matt Jarvis is definitely absent with Ravel Morrison and Carl Jenkinson also unlikely to be available to the Hammers boss.
Meanwhile, Tottenham will assess Belgians Jan Vertonghen, Mousa Dembélé and Nacer Chadli as well as Brazil midfielder Paulinho following their late return from World Cup duty ahead of the Premier League season opener at West Ham.
England winger Andros Townsend is expected to be involved after shaking off the ankle injury which ruled him out of the end of last term. Summer signings goalkeeper Michael Vorm and defenders Ben Davies and Eric Dier are fit.
Defender Kyle Walker will be assessed along with Michael Dawson and Vlad Chiriches.
Match Notes:
Tottenham lost three times to West Ham last season under Andre Villas-Boas and Tim Sherwood.
Both men have since departed, with Mauricio Pochettino taking over as head coach.
A victory over the Hammers would be the perfect start for him and would place immediate pressure on Sam Allardyce.
A large section of West Ham fans wanted manager Allardyce out and it is unlikely he will be allowed the luxury of working from a clean slate this season.
Opta stats:
Spurs have won just four of their last 16 opening weekend fixtures in the Premier League (D4 L8).
These two sides faced each other on the opening day of the 1999/2000 season. Harry Redknapps West Ham won 1-0 at Upton Park.
Tottenham won 10 Premier League away games in 2013-14, only one team (Arsenal, 11) had recorded more (four other teams won 10).
Stat of the game:
West Hams Sam Allardyce leads a team out in the Premier League for the 400th time at Upton Park.
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