West Ham United Women will welcome Tottenham Hotspur Women to the Chigwell Construction Stadium for Sunday's Women's Super League clash.
The Hammers head into the weekend in ninth place, while the visitors are two points better off in seventh position.
Match preview
West Ham are sitting six points above the relegation spot after winning four, drawing three and losing nine of their 16 league matches.
The Hammers claimed the most recent of those victories in February's home clash against Brighton & Hove Albion, scoring a couple of second-half goals to run out 3-1 winners.
West Ham followed that result with a 4-3 away defeat against Arsenal, before they held Manchester City to a point in their most recent outing on March 5.
Manuela Pavi scored a stoppage-time equaliser to cancel out Bunny Shaw's effort, ensuring West Ham extended their unbeaten home league run to three games with a 1-1 draw.
In fact, Rehanne Skinner's side have now lost just one of their last six top-flight home matches (W4, D1), and they will hope home advantage can help them beat Tottenham for the second time in 2025, after clinching a 2-1 away win in January's Women's League Cup clash.
Tottenham may be above West Ham in the table, but they will head into Sunday's fixture in low spirits after losing each of their last five matches in all competitions, including a narrow loss in last weekend's home meeting with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Fran Kirby's first-half effort proved enough to condemn Spurs to a 1-0 defeat, as they drew a blank for the fourth time in five competitive matches.
While their lack of goals may be a concern, Tottenham will also be worried about matters at the opposite end of the pitch, considering they have the second-worst defensive record in the WSL with 34 goals conceded.
They have let in 22 of those goals across their seven road trips, including five without reply in their most recent away game against North London rivals Arsenal.
Tottenham will hope for better fortunes on Sunday, as they go in search of a league double against West Ham after winning 2-1 in November's reverse fixture.
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Team News
West Ham are still having to cope without long-term absentee Jess Ziu, while Tottenham loanee Shelina Zadorsky is ineligible to face her parent club.
Pavi could be rewarded with a starting spot after she came off the bench at half time to score the equaliser in the 1-1 draw against Man City.
Forward Viviane Asseyi will return to the matchday squad after serving a one-match ban for an accumulation of yellow cards.
As for the visitors, Robert Vilahamn is unable to call upon Kit Graham, Amy James-Turner and Bethany England due to injury.
Australian defender Charlotte Grant is set to return to the matchday squad after missing the defeat to Brighton with concussion.
Vilahamn could be tempted to make a couple of changes to his side, with Jess Naz and Hayley Raso among those in contention to start against West Ham.
West Ham United Women possible starting lineup:
Szemik; Denton, Nystrom, Zadorsky, Hanshaw; Piubel, Siren, Brynjarsdottir, Asseyi; Ueki, Pavi
Tottenham Hotspur Women possible starting lineup:
Kop; Neville, Buhler, Bartrip, Nilden; Summanen, Spence; Naz, Vinberg, Raso; Thomas
We say: West Ham United Women 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur Women
West Ham have won four of their last six home league matches, and we think they will make full use of home advantage again to take three points off a Tottenham side that have lost each of their previous four WSL games.
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