Whereas Nottingham Forest struck the primary blow of the weekend on Friday, Tottenham and West Ham – unusually – each play on the similar time on Saturday.
The Hammers host Everton and former supervisor David Moyes, with Spurs visiting already relegated Wolves.
Tottenham boss De Zerbi, whose facet conceded a last-minute equaliser to draw 2-2 with Brighton of their earlier fixture, mentioned “a win can change this a part of the season”.
“We’re struggling, they’re struggling as a result of it isn’t simple to play in Tottenham on this situation of the desk, however I mentioned they must be stronger,” he added.
“We now have to dwell each a part of the day ready for a win and getting ready for a win.”
Tottenham and West Ham must take care of related run-ins, with Spurs arguably dealing with the marginally simpler of the 2. The typical place of the groups they nonetheless must play is eleventh, whereas for the Hammers it’s tenth.
What West Ham do have which Tottenham don’t, nonetheless, is a few semblance of type.
Nuno’s crew have gained two and misplaced simply one among their previous 5 matches. Spurs haven’t gained since final yr.
“The gamers are bettering their ranges and the requirements,” mentioned Nuno. “We now have been strong in defence, good in assault… typically not so good. Discovering that steadiness within the remaining matches goes to be essential for us.”
