Spurs need to keep pressure on Arsenal

Mousa Dembele insists Tottenham have no reason to fear anyone as they prepare to face West Ham in tonight’s London derby at Upton Park.

The pressure is on Spurs to re-establish their four-point lead over Arsenal ahead of next Sunday’s north London derby at White Hart Lane.

Last season Tottenham held a 10-point advantage over Arsenal in February, but they then fell away spectacularly and ended up missing out on Champions League qualification thanks to Chelsea’s win in Munich.

Andre Villas-Boas is determined not to let the same thing happen again. His team have been the personification of consistency in the league, where they are unbeaten since December 9th.

They also go in to tonight’s game on the back of a morale-boosting win over Lyon in the Europa League; the man who secured their progression to the last 16 on Thursday night thinks he and his team-mates are now playing at the top of their game.

“We don’t have to fear any team,” said Dembele, who secured a 3-2 aggregate win with a 90th-minute equaliser in the Stade de Gerland.

“People have respect for us . . . We have two more very important games coming up in the league so the confidence will stay high and that’s good for us.”