It was another chapter in what has become a recurring story for both clubs: West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur played out a largely forgettable 1-1 draw at the London Stadium, a result that does little to ease the growing sense of stagnation surrounding both sides this Premier League season.
Spurs arrived with some momentum after their midweek European triumph, but that confidence fizzled out almost as quickly as it arrived. West Ham, under Graham Potter, remain a curious proposition—flashes of enterprise mixed with stretches of inertia. This wasn’t a classic, and by the final whistle, the result seemed as inevitable as it was uninspiring.