left from matchday 1a. tottenham hotspur will be looking to keep pace with the champions league spots they re three points off manchester city in fourth but will be looking to build on the performance that saw them draw 3 3 with pep guardiolas side at the weekend. and while it s still four games without a win and crippled with injuries. manager ange postecoglou is hoping their style will start to deliver some more substance against west ham later. the biggest obstacle is ourselves in terms of we need to hit certain levels irrespective of what the opposition might bring to it, because the kind of game start we have, we are very reliant on how, you know, we roll out the kind of football we want to play because it s not so much about stopping our position, it s whether we can place ourselves on oppositions and all of them have got threats. we got to be wary of them, so the challengers are saying the challenges are us. if spurs do slip up newcastle could overtake them and move in