Mark Noble has mixed memories of playing at White Hart Lane as it is there where he made his first Premier League start back in November 2005.
The 21-year-old midfielder, the longest-serving player at West Ham United, went toe-to-toe with Edgar Davids on that occasion and helped the side to a 1-1 draw. However, his only other visit with the club was last season's 4-0 defeat when he came on as a late substitute for Scott Parker.
Noble said: "I made my Premier League debut at White Hart Lane. It is such a big game to be involved in, a great stadium and pitch and hopefully it will be a good game for the neutrals, with us coming out on top.
"It is a local derby and a big game for our fans. It is probably our biggest one along with Chelsea and we need to get the better of them this time as they beat us at home earlier this season."
Noble played a key role in the Hammers' 2-0 weekend win against Sunderland, which saw them move three points clear in the chase for seventh place in the Premier League, and with it a place in the UEFA Europa League next season. Tottenham are six points behind in eleventh place, but the close proximity of the local rivals in the table should add some extra spice to the occasion, according to Noble.
"We need to go there confident after our win Saturday, which was massive for us, and get the points on the board.
"We went to Blackburn and knew how difficult it was but we got a draw there. We should have been up in the first half but they were on top in the second half and I think Tottenham suffered that as well [in their 2-1 defeat there on Saturday]. It is going to be a close game and hopefully the better team will win and hopefully that will be us."