West Ham United play host to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Tuesday April 2nd.
The West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur Premier League clash is an eagerly anticipated one, with both teams in desperate need of all three points.
David Moyes will be doing all he can to secure a positive result after two consecutive draws in the league for the Hammers, and the same can be said for Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou.
With the race for the Europa League spots really beginning to heat up now, the general consensus is that we really cannot afford to lose the game against Tottenham.
West Ham definitely have the players needed to hurt Spurs, but we all know just how dangerous the north London club can be.
On their day, Tottenham are one of the most potent attacking sides in the Premier League, and they will obviously cause us problems.
However, we’ve been dealt another potential issue ahead of the game after a Premier League announcement…
Bad news for West Ham ahead of Tottenham clash
The Premier League clash between the two London clubs on Tuesday night is an absolutely huge one for both sides.
West Ham need a win to bounce back from the disappointing 4-3 defeat to Newcastle on Saturday, whilst Tottenham need all three points to keep pace in the race for the top four.
It should be a belter at the London Stadium, but there’s some worrying news for the West Ham fans to digest.
The Premier League have announced via their official website that Andy Madley will be on VAR duty for our clash with Spurs.
That’s bad news for West Ham as far as I’m concerned.
Madley has history with the Hammers and played a part in one of the worst decisions I have ever seen given during a Premier League football match.
The 40-year-old was in charge of the match between West Ham and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last season, and after being sent to the pitch side monitor, he ruled out Maxwel Cornet’s equaliser late on in the match.
The decision was an absolutely farcical one. Sure he didn’t rule the goal out originally, but he still chose to disallow it after viewing the incident on the monitor.
The last thing West Ham need is Andy Madley to buckle under the pressure during our game against Spurs on Tuesday. I’m sure the Hammers fans will join me in thinking why on earth he has been given another chance to influence one of our games in a VAR capacity, after making such a shocking decision that affected us so badly last season.
We’ve only won three of the seven games that Madley has refereed for us as well (Transfermarkt), albeit this time around he’ll be on VAR duty.
The so-called ‘Big Six’ seem to complain about officials until they get their way, after shocking decisions get made against them, and said officials won’t referee their games for the foreseeable future.
This doesn’t seem to happen to us though. And it could well be West Ham against Tottenham and the Premier League officials once again in two day’s time.
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