In a surprising move, Tottenham Hotspur’s star midfielder James Maddison was taken off at half-time during their 4-1 win over West Ham.

Ange Postecoglou was pleased to reward the Tottenham fans with derby bragging rights after they produced a second-half blitz to down West Ham 4-1.Spurs struck three times in eight minutes to dispel memories of their collapse at Brighton a fortnight ago,

Ange Postecoglou explained it was a tactical decision to bring James Maddison off at half-time in Tottenham’s derby win over West Ham. The Spurs midfielder was replaced by Pape Matar Sarr at the break with the match in the balance,

We upped the tempo and played some quality football, defended when we needed to and got our finishing right. "I think we had some chances where we could have scored more but if we keep creating the goals will come.

Postecoglou, however, is ready to pit wits against Hammers manager Julen Lopetegui.

Tottenham vs. West Ham is in the early Saturday match slot, with kick-off at 7:30 a.m. ET and 12:30 p.m. BST. The match is televised on USA Network in the States and TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

Here is the Tottenham team we are expecting Ange Postecoglou to select for Saturday's Premier League clash against West Ham

Ange Postecoglou was pleased to reward the Tottenham fans with derby bragging rights after they produced a second-half blitz to down West Ham 4-1. Spurs struck three times in eight minutes to dispel memories of their collapse at Brighton a fortnight ago,

A year ago Ange Postecoglu could do no wrong around these parts, but even the most bought in of Tottenham supporters would surely have raised a quizzical eye at the sight of James Maddison departing midway through a match where his side were seeing plenty of the ball,

James Maddison ’s half-time substitution during Tottenham ’s Premier League clash against West Ham was for ‘tactical reasons’. It was the Hammers who broke the deadlock at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Mohammed Kudus turning home Jarrod Bowen’s inviting cross on 18 minutes.