Paul Higham is backing Tottenham to cement their place in the top four with a routine London derby win over West Ham on Saturday.
1pt Tottenham win to nil at 7/4
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It’s a Saturday lunchtime London derby for Tottenham as they continue their push for the top four, and they can put one foot in next season’s Champions League given recent results from their rivals.
Arsenal and Manchester United both lost and Chelsea drew during the week as Spurs narrowly beat Brighton to open up a three-point gap between themselves in third and Chelsea in fourth, with Arsenal a further point behind.
Given the Gunners are useless away from home and Chelsea face Man United at the weekend, a victory here would all-but see Spurs safely into the top four, but they will take nothing for granted.
If you could ask for a fixture at this stage of the season it would be West Ham at home – with Manuel Pellegrini’s side in awful form.
They have not won in four, have just one draw in their last nine away games and have not kept a clean sheet in six league games - allowing at least two in all of those.
Prediction: Tottenham 2-0 West Ham (Sky Bet odds: 7/1)
Spurs have not conceded at their new stadium yet and West Ham have been conceding goals in bunches, that's not a good combination for the Hammers here. Spurs haven't been taking teams apart of late with narrow wins being their main source of success, but West Ham make enough mistakes and give teams enough chances to make this one relatively comfortable.
Best bet: Tottenham win to nil at 7/4
West Ham scored at Old Trafford, but that's not saying much these days and Spurs are quickly turning their new home into a fortress - although there's no love lost between these two it should be a handy win for the hosts.
Goals: Lucas Moura anytime scorer at 7/4
I have got a lot of time for the Brazil forward and he grabbed a hat-trick at home against Huddersfield two games ago - West Ham will struggle to contain him.
RequestABet: Tottenham to win, under 2.5 goals, Moura to score at 10/1
Odds correct as of 1840 BST on 25/04/19