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It’s great to have the EPL back in full swing after the December World Cup action and this continues to be a fantastic season, with Arsenal holding steady and maintaining a healthy lead over Manchester City in second place.

But what about the other teams? We know that the battle for top spot is fierce but it’s not just about who takes the crown. The Hammers are currently battling for survival in the EPL and we need to drastically improve our form to stave off relegation. At the time of writing this, we stand 16th in the league.

West Ham travel across London to White Hart Lane for Sunday's derby fixture against Tottingham which sees both teams in need of a win for differing reasons, the hosts need to overcome the loss of their captain, a recovering from surgery manager and several key players out injured.

Not to be out done, Hammers can 'boast' of in excess of £250 Million worth of injured players of their own! Injuries to Nayef Aguerd, Alphonse Ariola, Gianfranco Scamacca, Lucas Pacqueta, Kurt Zouma and forgotten man Maxwell Cornet show the Irons aren't up for being outdone on the injury heroes list!

Today's early kick off at the as yet commercially unnamed London Stadium between West Ham and visitors Chelsea WAS full of incident if NOT quality, in fact given the eye watering value of the players on display fans could have been forgiven for expecting a little more than they saw!