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Robert Snodgrass has issued a rallying cry to his West Ham United team-mates as they prepare to face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League this weekend, per the club’s official website.

The Hammers face Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

What’s the word?

The Irons have very little to fight for as the season draws to a close.

They are 11th, seven points behind seventh-placed Watford, and 12 clear of 18th-placed Cardiff City, so European qualification is out of reach while the Irons are also mathematically clear of relegation.

An encounter with Spurs, then, offers a chance for the Irons to achieve something before the end of the campaign; getting one over their bitter rivals.

And Snodgrass insists that his team-mates should be chomping at the bit to beat Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

Speaking to the club’s official website, he said: “You want to be testing yourself against the very best and Spurs are in the semi-final of the Champions League so it’s one where the fans will want to obviously go and win, the players will want to go and win and, as a club, you want to go and win and end the season on a high.

“If we show the levels of performance we have in the last few weeks, we’ll be right in the mix to get three points.

“It’s doesn’t motivate me any differently. It’s Spurs and if you’re not motivated for that, there’s no point in turning up.

“There is so much at stake, with the rivalry between the two clubs, so I think that’s the game you obviously want to win and get the bragging rights, finish the season on a high and get the three points.”

The high point of a difficult season

West Ham have been treading water this season but they have had an excellent record against the top six.

They have beaten Arsenal and Manchester United and also drawn with Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Beating Spurs, though, has a special place in the hearts of many fans.

Indeed, they have not beaten Spurs away from home since 2017, a 3-2 win at Wembley in the League Cup.

In the Premier League, the Irons last beat Spurs away from home in 2013, with Winston Reid, Ricardo Vaz Te and Ravel Morrison on the scoresheet in a 3-0 win.

Snodgrass, then, is right to remind his team-mates of their responsibilities.

This is a massive game for the Irons and, as it is, they could go down in the history books with a victory, becoming the first team to beat Spurs at their new stadium.

There can perhaps be no finer carrot.