West Ham’s Reid aware of Spurs threats

West Ham defender Winston Reid is well aware he and his Hammers team mates will have their work cut out when they take on Tottenham Hotspur on Friday night.

Spurs arrive at London Stadium chasing leaders Chelsea with an opportunity to close the gap at the top of the table to just a single point.

Reid is determined to secure the win that would not only slow Spurs’ title charge but also guarantee the Hammers Premier League football for another season.

But the New Zealander respects the talent in the Spurs squad and recognises that he and his fellow defenders will have to be on their game on Friday evening.

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“Dele Alli is a very good player, he’s been able to do it in his second season, when sometimes you have young players who are able to do it for one season, and they can’t sustain it,” said Reid.

“He’s done really well again and that says a lot about his ability, and you can say the same about Harry Kane.

“In the first season he broke through in 2014/15, he scored a lot of goals, then he did it in his second season and now he’s done it in a third, so I think that shows he has some real quality.”