Tottenham vs West Ham: EFL Cup prediction, team news, line-ups, start time, live, TV, head to head, odds

Tottenham and West Ham face off in the EFL Cup on Wednesday in the midst of two contrasting seasons.

Spurs are flying high after a 4-1 win over Liverpool while Hammers boss Slaven Bilic is again facing speculation over his future after a 3-0 home loss to newly promoted Brighton.

Standard Sport understands Bilic has matches against London rivals Spurs and Crystal Palace, on Saturday, before his future will be assessed, and will play a weakened team at Wembley with the Premier League a priority.

A boost for the visitors, though, is that Harry Kane is likely to be rested, but Mauricio Pochettino has many other players capable of hurting the Hammers.

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Start time

Tottenham host West Ham at Wembley Stadium with kick-off scheduled for 8pm on Wednesday, October 25.

TV and live online coverage

The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting from 7.30pm. Sky Sports subscribers will be able to stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.

Alternatively, you can follow all the build-up and action from 7pm with Standard Sport’s London Football live blog.

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Team news

Harry Kane is expected to be rested for the EFL Cup clash so Fernando Llorente will start.

Juan Foyth will be hoping for his second appearance after playing 90 minutes against Barnsley, while Erik Lamela could take a place on the bench after exactly a year out.

Elsewhere, Tottenham's injury problems could see an otherwise strong midfield and attack.

Slaven Bilic will make wholesale changes despite the mounting pressure on his job after a string of bad results.

Andy Carroll returns after his suspension, while Diafra Sakho and James Collins edge closer to a first-team place following injury.

Predicted line-ups

Tottenham starting XI: Vorm; Walker-Peters, Foyth, Vertonghen, Rose; Winks, Dier; Sissoko, Dele, Son; Llorente

West Ham starting XI: Adrian; Byram, Ogbonna, Reid, Cresswell; Antonio, Lanzini, Fernandes, Noble, Ayew; Sakho

Head to head

Prediction

Betting odds (via betfair)

• Tottenham to win: 1/2

• West Ham to win: 6/1

• Draw: 16/5

Click here to place a bet. Odds correct as of October 23 at 12pm.