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title: "Mark Lawrenson predicts London derby deadlock for West Ham"
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published: "2021-10-24T08:00:00Z"
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# Mark Lawrenson predicts London derby deadlock for West Ham

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/10/23/virals-west-ham-keeping-an-eye-on-filip-djuricic/) have fond recent memories of London derby clashes with their capital rivals Tottenham.

The Hammers are [unbeaten in the last two fixtures](https://www.whufc.com/fixtures/first-team/fixtures-and-results) and are currently enjoying a strong start to the new season both domestically and in Europe.

By contrast, Tottenham have [struggled for consistency](https://www.skysports.com/tottenham-hotspur-results) in the early days under Nuno Espirito Santo and were left red-faced in midweek when defeated by Vitesse Arnhem.

Writing for his weekly column for [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58942086), former Liverpool star Mark Lawrenson has predicted a battle at the London Stadium.

> West Ham got a really good win at Everton last week in a game I had a feeling they would nick. Tottenham’s revival continued at Newcastle, where their quality came through after a difficult start and Harry Kane got off the mark in the Premier League. This one is hard to call. I don’t think there will be much between them on Sunday, or come to the end of the season.

Lawrenson tipped the match to end 1-1 as the Irons look to overtake Spurs and move inside the [top four](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) of the Premier League.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Whilst this will undoubtedly be a [closely fought](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58943626) contest, Moyes’ side will hope to make the most of home advantage.

West Ham could also welcome Vladimir Coufal and Michail Antonio back into the fold after the key duo missed the [victory over Genk](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/october/21-october/dominant-hammers-see-challenge-genk) in midweek.