West Ham United travel to Wembley to face bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night.
West Ham go into the game off the back of a morale boosting 2-1 comeback win over relegation rivals West Bromwich Albion while Tottenham saw off Swansea City 2-0.
The London rivals meet just 48 hours after those games as the busy festive fixture list starts to take its toll.
David Moyes has shown in previous games he will setup ultra defensively to get what would be a good point for the Hammers away from home.
Mauricio Pochettino will be going all out for the win as the race for the Champions League spots intensifies which each week.
Moyes looks set to make two changes to the West Ham side which started against West Brom in a bid to freshen his side up for a game which means everything to Hammers fans.
Mark Noble in for Aaron Cresswell
Cresswell was injured late on against West Brom and it is highly unlikely he will make the derby given the 48-hour turnaround.
Mark Noble played a starring role against the Baggies as a half-time substitute.
The skipper looks set to come back into the side with Cheikhou Kouyate – who has been struggling in his natural midfield position this season – taking Cresswell’s place in a back three as James Collins is also injured.
Javier Hernandez in for Andy Carroll
Quite how West Ham cannot find room for a goalscorer of Hernandez’s prowess is one of the conundrums of the season.
Andy Carroll returned to the first team with a bang last time out scoring his first goals of the season to secure the last gasp win West Ham so sorely needed.
But if there is one certainty in football it is that Carroll cannot play two games in as many days.
Moyes has said he will use his squad and Hernandez looks set to get his chance to make himself a hero with Carroll likely to feature as a second half sub.
Predicted West Ham team to face Spurs
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