Thomas Frank faces no-brainer team selection as Tottenham look to exploit West Ham’s biggest weakness
Thomas Frank’s Tottenham team will look to exploit West Ham United’s major weakness as the two sides face off on Saturday.
Tottenham have made a positive start to their Premier League campaign, winning two of their opening three Premier League fixtures.
Meanwhile, West Ham’s season got off to a slow start, losing heavily to Sunderland and Chelsea with an aggregate scoreline of 8-1.
Following two weeks off due to the international break, the two sides will face off this Saturday, and Frank will have his eye on one key West Ham weakness.
Thomas Frank looks to send the cavalry
Due to injuries, Frank may be forced to thrust Tottenham’s new signings Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani into the fold much earlier that the Dane may have hoped.
Yet, one key stat suggests that West Ham may be the perfect opponent for Kolo Muani and Simons to face on their Premier League debuts.
Potter’s side have the highest post-shot expected goals in the Premier League this season at 7.1 according to FBref, suggesting the Hammers’ shot-stopping has been poor.
West Ham’s summer signing Mads Hermansen has had a torrid start to life in goal for the East London club, and the stats show just how abysmal his early season form has been.
To rub salt further into the wound, West Ham announced in the week that they had resigned former goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, suggesting Hermansen’s days in goal for Potter are numbered.
Frank will hope that Potter retains faith in Hermansen for this fixture, with Kolo Muani licking his lips at the prospect of facing such a poor shot stopping record on his debut.
Tottenham have backed Thomas Frank to make big waves this season
Frank took over Tottenham after their woeful 2024-25 Premier League campaign which left the club 17th in the table.
After a summer that has seen Frank gain reinforcements in the shape of Mohammed Kudus, Joao Palhinha, Simons and Kolo Muani, there is no doubting the hierarchy in North London trust the former Brentford head coach to deliver success at Tottenham.
| Tottenham’s summer signings | Fee |
| Mohammed Kudus | £60m |
| Xavi Simons | £51m |
| Joao Palhinha | Loan |
| Randal Kolo Muani | Loan |
| Luka Vuskovic | £9.5m |
| Kota Takai | £5m |
Injuries to Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, and Dominic Solanke will sting, but equally, Frank will be aware that when the trio return to full fitness, Tottenham will possess one of the Premier League’s most potent attacks.
After a positive start to his tenure at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the additions the club has given Frank place Tottenham well in the race to gain a top four berth in the Premier League this season.