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, mentioned “a win can change this a part of the season”.
“We’re struggling, they’re struggling as a result of it isn’t straightforward to play in Tottenham on this situation of the desk, however I mentioned they need to be stronger,” he added.
“We’ve got to reside each a part of the day ready for a win and making ready for a win.”
Tottenham and West Ham need to take care of 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 type.
Nuno’s staff have gained two and misplaced simply one among their previous 5 matches. Spurs haven’t gained since final 12 months.
“The gamers are bettering their ranges and the requirements,” mentioned Nuno. “We’ve got been strong in defence, good in assault… typically not so good. Discovering that steadiness within the remaining matches goes to be essential for us.”
