Tottenham vs West Ham LIVE: Antonio Conte to miss London derby as Spurs look to return to winning ways against struggling Hammers – kick-off time, team news and how to watch

Tottenham face West Ham in a London derby this weekend with both teams looking for an important result in the Premier League. 

Spurs will be hoping to get back to winning ways after being heavily beaten by Leicester before also losing to AC Milan in the Champions League in midweek. 

The hosts are set to be without manager Antonio Conte on the sidelines after he revealed he would be staying in Italy after a check-up following gallbladder surgery. 

Assistant boss Cristian Stellini will instead take charge of the Lilywhites, who have the chance to move into the Premier League’s top four with a win. 

As for the Hammers, two draws in a row against tough opposition in Chelsea and Newcastle have raised spirits in recent weeks.

But David Moyes will be aiming to turn those draws into a win as they continue to languish only two points above the relegation zone.

Tottenham vs West Ham: How to watch 

This Premier League clash will take place on Sunday, February 19. 

Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is scheduled for 4:30pm. 

The game is available to watch on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. 

Sky Sports customers can live stream this via the app using their mobile, tablet or computer devices.

If not, you can purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass from NowTV for £9.99.

talkSPORT will have updates of all the action throughout the afternoon. 

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Tottenham vs West Ham: Team news 

The hosts are being forced to deal with an injury crisis with only three senior centre midfielders available. 

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Oliver Skipp and Pape Matar Sarr are fit while Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma are set to miss the remainder of the season through injury. 

To make matters worse, defender Cristian Romero is suspended for the clash after being sent off against Manchester City. 

Lucas Paqueta was substituted early on with a shoulder injury against Chelsea last weekend and he will be sidelined for a couple of weeks. 

While Nayef Aguerd was also withdrawn with a knock and he now faces a battle to be fit for Sunday’s London derby. 

Tottenham vs West Ham: What has been said? 

Spurs boss Antonio Conte released a statement as he confirmed he has been advised to remain in Italy by his doctors. 

“The doctor’s recommendation is to stay calm for 15 days,” Conte revealed. “He had advised me not to return, but you have a sense of responsibility that you want to stay every moment with your players, to breathe the environment in every situation.

“I’m trying to manage it in the best way, certainly during the match I can’t let the players hear me as much as I would like. Now I’m feeling much better than before.

“I’m not still 100 percent but I think I’m recovering well, it’s very important for me to stay with the team, work with them and try to stay together in a difficult moment for us. Because in the last period we were not so lucky, because three surgeries — me and two surgeries for the players.

“In the last seven days we had four serious injuries. For this season, I think to stay together is very important and try to create the right spirit, to help each other much more than before to work together and overcome this difficult period.”

Tottenham vs West Ham: Match facts

• No player has scored either the opening goal (7) or the winning goal (8) in more different Premier League games this season than Tottenham striker Harry Kane.
• Four of West Ham’s last five Premier League victories against Tottenham have seen Michail Antonio score, with the Jamaican netting in three different 1-0 victories in that run. No player has ever scored in four different 1-0 victories against a specific opponent in Premier League history.
• Tottenham have scored more goals from corners than any other side in the Premier League this season (11). However, West Ham are the only side so far yet to concede a goal from a corner this term.
• West Ham have taken five points from their last three Premier League games (W1 D2), as many as they had won in their previous 10 (W1 D2 L7). The Hammers have come from behind to draw their last two league games (1-1 vs Newcastle and Chelsea).
• Tottenham have lost four of their seven Premier League games so far in 2023 (W3), as many as they had lost in their previous 22 before this (W13 D5).
• Tottenham have scored a league-low share 36% of their Premier League goals in the first half of games this season (15/42), while only Bournemouth (24) and Southampton (20) have conceded more often before half-time than Spurs (18).
• West Ham have lost their last five away London derbies in the Premier League, since winning 3-2 at Crystal Palace on New Year’s Day 2022. It’s their longest such losing run since a streak of six between April 2009 and October 2010.
• Tottenham lost 2-0 against Arsenal in their last Premier League home London derby, having won five in a row before this. They’ve not lost consecutive home league London derbies since November 2004.
• Only once in the last eight seasons have West Ham avoided defeat in both Premier League meetings with Tottenham, doing so in 2020-21. In that campaign, they came from 3-0 down in the last 10 minutes to draw 3-3 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
• After keeping five consecutive home clean sheets against West Ham between 2006 and 2011, Spurs have recorded just one shutout in their last 10 against the Hammers in the Premier League. However, they’ve lost just twice in this run (W5 D3