West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal 1-2 Swansea as it happened
Tottenham miss the chance to move top of the Premier League; they have been outfought at Upton Park where West Ham have secured a huge victory over Mauricio Pochettino's side. It;s a pretty terrible night for the Argentine, but another harrowing night for Arsenal may soften the blow somewhat. The Gunners have lost their third game in a row, this one at home to relegation threatened Swansea.
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Payet whips in absolutely sublime cross from that free kick. It;s absolutely perfect for Antonio, but he doesn't get the right connection and skies it. Right down the other end Eriksen swings in another cracking ball, but Kane appears to leave it, thinking the defender will get their first. He didn't however, and that has to go down as a missed chance.
West Ham smell a second. Payet again finds Noble on the edge of the box with the lay-off but his effort on goal is charged down. Noble has it again and slides it to Antonio who shifts it onto his left foot, leaving Davies on his backside in the process, but his follow up effort is also blocked for a corner. Tottenham need half-time badly.
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Arsenal meanwhile have recalled Per Mertesacker with Laurent Koscielny out of the team due to a calf problem. It is the German's 100th start for the Gunners. Olivier Giroud meanwhile comes in for Danny Welbeck, who drops to the bench.
Swansea have made six changes to their starting XI tonight, including Stephen Kingsley, who comes in for his club debut.
Dele Alli will start this evening's match on the bench as a result of that minor injury suffered in the build-up to Sunday's win over Swansea City. Ryan Mason and Eric Dier start in midfield with Christian Eriksen taking up a role through the middle behind Harry Kane.
West Ham meanwhile make just one change to their starting XI with Pedro Obiang coming in for the suspended Sam Byram. Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet both start while Diafra Sakho returns to the bench.
The most notable absentee in Swansea's clash with Arsenal this evening meanwhile will be their head coach. A statement from the Swans earlier today read:
Swansea City head coach Francesco Guidolin will miss tonight's Barclays Premier League fixture at Arsenal. Guidolin has been struggling with a chest infection for over a week and after failing to respond fully to medical treatment, was referred to a respiratory specialist at a London hospital this afternoon.
"The specialist felt that the best course of action was for Guidolin to remain in hospital for a few days to receive further treatment. He is in a comfortable position and is expected to recover fully in a few days. Alan Curtis will carry out his duties during his recovery period.
Tottenham, are sweating on the fitness of Dele Alli, here is what Mauricio Pochettino told a press conference earlier this week.
Dele Alli had a problem before the Swansea game. We need to assess him tomorrow morning because it's a long day until the game against West Ham, and then we'll decide if he's available.
TEAM NEWS: Arsenal
The Gunners will be without Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for up to two months as a result of the knee injury he suffered against Barcelona. Arsene Wenger had no fresh injury concerns after the defeat to Manchester United, but Danny Welbeck could be rested after starting his first match in over 10 months on Sunday.
TEAM NEWS: West Ham:
Slaven Bilic is likely to name Diafra Sakho in his match day squad for the first time since November. The striker returned to training a couple of weeks ago and could be involved tonight. Enner Valencia and Winston Reid are closing in on their returns to fitness but will not be ready for tonight's match. Sam Byram meanwhile is suspended having picked up 10 yellow cards this season.
TEAM NEWS: Tottenham Hotspur
Midfielder Dele Alli is a doubt for tonight's clash at Upton Park. The England international suffered a knock in the warmup ahead of the 2-1 win over Swansea on Sunday but went on to play the entire 90 minutes, despite limping heavily towards the end.
Mousa Dembele could be available once again but Mauricio Pochettino believes Saturday's north London derby is a more likely return date for the Belgian. Tom Caroll is fit again after missing the club's last three games, while Jan Vertonghen and Clinton N'Jie remain out.
We are in store for a hugely pivotal night in the Premier League. Leicester City, for all their huffing and puffing last night, failed to blow down the West Brom house as they were held to a 1-1 draw at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday. That leaves the gap between them and the rest of title challengers at just three points.
Tottenham Hotspur, the new bookies' favourite for the crown, can move top with a win in east London tonight by virtue of their superior goal difference. Last Sunday against Swansea City was a game the Spurs of last season would have drawn at best. But Mauricio Pochettino's hungry young side have continued to defy expectation in the chase for the highest honour in English football and can move to the summit for the first time this season tonight.
Spurs showed what they are made of in Sunday. So did Arsenal, and no one was impressed. Arsene Wenger's side were downed by Manchester United's outrageously under-strength side, and you would have been forgiven for thinking it was United with the title in their grasp, not the Gunners. Questions of how much Arsene Wenger's side really want the league title have been asked all week; another meek performance at home to relegation threatened Swansea will surely end all hope.
There are five Premier League matches happening tonight, we will be keeping across the two huge matches in London in addition to Newcastle United's visit to Stoke City. Team news and line-ups coming up.
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