Tottenham confirmed team vs West Ham: Bissouma starts,…

Tottenham confirmed team vs West Ham: Bissouma starts, Richarlison and Skipp subs, Bentancur out

Antonio Conte has made one change to his Tottenham team for this evening's Premier League clash against West Ham. Securing a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest last Sunday, Spurs will be intent on maintaining their unbeaten start to the campaign by clinching all three points at the London Stadium.

West Ham will also be looking to follow up their 1-0 win at Aston Villa with some more points after a frustrating start to the campaign for David Moyes' men. Games between the two are always very lively, and this one promises to be exactly the same in east London this evening.

Following the victory at the City Ground at the weekend, Conte has brought Yves Bissouma into his team in place of Rodrigo Bentancur. The Uruguayan midfielder picked up a head injury late on against Forest and has missed out on the squad completely.

Elsewhere, Richarlison is on the bench despite his starring role in the closing stages of Sunday's 2-0 win, with Son Heung-min starting once again. Following Cristian Romero and Oliver Skipp's return to first-team training at the start of the week, the former is still not fit enough to return, but the latter is back in the squad.

Speaking to the media ahead of the game, Conte was asked about the Hammers and outlined the test facing his team in east London.

"West Ham in the last few years were a protagonist in the Premier League, it was really tough to play against them," he admitted. "Last season, they reached the semi-final in the Europa League. We are talking about a team with great experience, with players who have played for this club for many years. Players with good ability and good talent and now with the transfer market. Not just West Ham but every club in the Premier League they have improved a lot and spent a lot.

"For this reason, I continue to say that the Premier League is very, very difficult. Because, for example, you say that: 'Okay, I go with my club to improve my squad', but it was the same for the others and maybe much more."

Here is the Tottenham team Conte has selected to take on West Ham.

Tottenham team vs West Ham: Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bissouma, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Son

Substitutes: Forster, Doherty, Spence, Tanganga, Lenglet, Sessegnon, Sarr, Skipp, Richarlison

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