West Ham’s Sam Allardyce needs result against Tottenham after poor run

Speculation over the manager’s future at Upton Park is rife despite his side being on course for their best league finish since 1999
• Sam Allardyce relaxed about contract speculation
• Andy Carroll set to miss rest of season with knee injuryIf West Ham United win at White Hart Lane at lunchtime on Sunday – and they won there 3-0 last season – Sam Allardyce’s side would be two points behind Tottenham Hotspur, sitting in a very respectable eighth place. That would be a huge boon t