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Hugo Lloris sprinkled some cup final seasoning on Tottenham's home derby with West Ham on Sunday and conceded it will be “massive” in the race for a top-four finish.

Spurs put their bid for Champions League football next season back on track with a 2-0 win at Brighton on Wednesday night. Their last 10 games include this weekend's showdown with the Hammers, and Arsenal have yet to tiptoe up the Seven Sisters Road for the rearranged north London derby they were desperate to postpone two months ago.

Tottenham skipper Lloris admitted Sunday's game will have a huge bearing on their Champions League ambitions, but he insists Spurs' mixed fortunes of late should not be confused with a steady implementation of head coach Antonio Conte's philosophy. He said: “It’s clear, West Ham is going to be massive for us and could make the difference for the final race.

“When we started this week, especially after the disappointment of the Manchester United game, we had a clear target with Brighton away and West Ham home before the international break – to take maximum points to be close for the European places. It’s important to keep our feet on the floor and move game by game, but I really feel improvement of the team,