LONDON (SE) - A London derby brings the curtain down on the latest round of Premier League fixtures, when West Ham United welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Upton Park on Monday night. Mike Allardyce's West Ham (8-6-12) have enjoyed a successful come back to the Premier League, but a run of only two wins inside their last five games has seen them put on the bottom half of the table and only seven points free from the relegation zone with 12 matches outstanding. Nevertheless, the Hammers will wish that their amazing house form of four and six wins draws in 13 games will be enough to keep them out of trouble. "Our home form has been excellent all time and so we are planning to hopefully make certain Tottenham worry about us for a lengthy period of time on Monday night, as opposed to us worry about them too much," said Allardyce ahead of Monday's sport, that may begin to see the club commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of club tale and England World Cup winning leader, Bobby Moore. "Hopefully we are able to win the game and that is the most useful thing that could happen to celebrate Bobby Moore. He was a magnificent effect on the planet of football - not just at West Ham." Visitors Spurs (14-6-6) have now been on a terrific run in the league, going unbeaten in twenty suits because a defeat to Everton in early December. The north London part further boosted their confidence with a last moment Mousa Dembele goal against Lyon on Thursday morning to send them through to the last 16 of the Europa League, and boss Andre Villas-Boas is wanting to use his team's European achievement to his advantage. "We have now been having some good results recently, and as an inspiration," said Villas-Boas following the 1-1 lure France hopefully this can serve. "We have helped to do well in Premier League games that have come after European suits, and we've a supplementary day to recover now before playing West Ham. "We is going to be in the right condition for that game. I don't think this opposition is a distraction for all of us, I think it may be an inspiration." West Ham have doubts over Joey O'Brien (hip), Daniel Potts (concussion), James Collins (hamstring) and George McCartney (leg). Spurs have concerns over Tom Huddlestone (knee) and Jermain Defoe (leg), but Sandro stays out with a long-term knee injury. Centre-back Younes Kaboul is back in education carrying out a long absence with his own leg injury. Spurs have conceded just five objectives within their ten-match unbeaten work (including five clean sheets), and have allowed less photos on their goal (230) than every other team in the very best flight this season. The Lilywhites have the next best absent record in the group - behind just Chelsea and Manchester United - and need just one more win on the highway to set a team Premier League record of nine in a period. Welsh opponent Gareth Bale has scored five match-winning goals this season (a combined league large with Robin van Persie) and has scored in all of Tottenham's last three league games. He has never scored in four straight group games in his career. The Hammers have managed merely a single win within their last 11 meetings with Tottenham, losing seven of the games. When these groups met at White Hart Lane in November two objectives from former West Ham striker Jermain Defoe served Tottenham to a 3-1 gain. Bale and Andy Carroll won the other goals in a game title in which Spurs centered control and racked up 27 attempts on goal.
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