Tottenham injury U-turn hands West Ham a massive advantage.

After an impressive win against Ipswich, it’s a real shame that the international break followed. Unfortunately, it’s likely to kill any sort of momentum they were building, especially considering they’ve got a tough run of fixtures after the break.

This begins with a trip to North London to face Tottenham Hotspur. While West Ham have been relatively injury free so far this season, with Niclas Fullkrug being the only major one, Spurs have had a fair few already.

Unfortunately, it seemed like the large majority of them would be returning ahead of the London derby. The biggest name they’ve been missing is none other than Son.

While he was initially meant to be back fit for Saturday, Claret and Hugh has reported that this might not be the case. “Son Heung-min could be set to miss West Ham’s next game when they face Tottenham in the Premier League on October 19th. The South Korean star has been carrying a thigh injury that has taken longer to heal than expected. According to the latest reports, he could be in line for a place on the bench at best for Spurs’ next match.”

This is a huge boost to our Irons. Having the opposition without their best player is absolutely massive, but that doesn’t mean the threat is gone. Brennan Johnson has been in world-class form and it is going to be a real struggle to contain him, for example. Every player will need to be at their very best if we are to get a result.