Whereas Nottingham Forest struck the primary blow of the weekend on Friday, Tottenham and West Ham – unusually – each play on the identical time on Saturday.
The Hammers host Everton and former supervisor David Moyes, with Spurs visiting already relegated Wolves.
Tottenham boss De Zerbi, whose aspect conceded a last-minute equaliser to draw 2-2 with Brighton of their earlier fixture, stated “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 stated they need to be stronger,” he added.
“We now have to dwell each a part of the day ready for a win and making ready for a win.”
Tottenham and West Ham need to deal with comparable run-ins, with Spurs arguably going through the marginally simpler of the 2. The typical place of the groups they nonetheless need to 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 kind.
Nuno’s group have received two and misplaced simply considered one of their previous 5 matches. Spurs haven’t received since final yr.
“The gamers are bettering their ranges and the requirements,” stated Nuno. “We now have been strong in defence, good in assault… typically not so good. Discovering that stability within the remaining matches goes to be essential for us.”
