That said, the Hammers rescued Chelsea's away embarrassment by folding in midweek and were soundly thrashed at Arsenal last week. They can hardly be said to be in-form. And with both Michael Carrick and Stuart Pearce struggling to be fit, they may just be vulnerable. Spurs, however, are themselves in poor form. A gutless display at Derby County was preceded by a defeat by Leeds United.
Spurs continue to be functional and lacking in spark.
They've only won one league game this year and have saved their best for the Cup. With neither team in form this could be a match won by one piece of skill. Neither has a prolific attack force and of late, neither's defence has been up to much either. That could be a recipe for a good game or one for stalemate. With George Graham in charge of one of the teams it's hard not to favour the latter.