Bite marks, brawls and Big League Stars! As Tottenham and West Ham prepare for tonight’s London derby, take a trip down memory lane with our picture special

• London rivals Tottenham and West Ham clash in north London on Thursday night
• We’ve seen some classic encounters down the years with no quarter given
• CLICK HERE to buy classic West Ham vs Spurs pictures from our archive 
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There’s no love lost and no quarter given when Tottenham and West Ham clash.

There have been some epic and ferocious encounters down the years and Thursday night’s meeting in north London promises to be no exception.

Delving into the Daily Mail picture archive, we take a walk down memory lane ahead of the latest instalment in the rivalry.

Don’t forget you can purchase prints of some of these photographs by visiting The Northcliffe Collection website. 

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Goalmouth action as Spurs’ Jason Dozzell hooks the ball towards a packed West Ham goal in the 1993-94 season

Geoff Hurst (left) and Alan Mullery promote Big League Stars of the 70s figurines at a Total service station in Action, west London in 1971

Hammers legend Bobby Moore in action against Tottenham during the 1970-71 campaign

Colin Calderwood of Spurs and John Hartson of West Ham get up, close and personal in 1998

Agony for Tottenham’s Terry Dyson after colliding with the concrete wall at Upton Park in 1964 

Javier Mascherano claims Jermaine Defoe has bitten him in 2006 as Steve Bennett intervenes

Jose Dominguez of Spurs evades the tackle of West Ham’s Frank Lampard in 1999-2000 

The crowd watches on expectantly as Jimmy Greaves throws himself at the ball in 1967 with Hammers keeper Laurie Leslie not in the best position 

Joy around White Hart Lane as Gary Mabbutt (left) and Garth Crooks (middle) celebrate in 1984

Cristian Romero of Spurs gives West Ham’s Pablo Fornals an earful in October 2021

West Ham’s Geoff Hurst and Tottenham’s Peter Collis compete in the 1969-70 season

Clyde Best (left) on the ball as the Hammers take on West Ham during the 1972-73 campaign

Daily Mail cartoonist Mac reacts to the infamous ‘Lasagne-gate’ incident in 2006 when 10 members of the Spurs team were struck down by food poisoning ahead of a final day game at West Ham, which saw them miss out on Champions League qualification to Arsenal

Trevor Brooking of West Ham takes on Spurs’ Willie Young during a 1976-77 encounter

Steve Perryman is beaten by David Cross’s clip in the 1980 League Cup quarter-final 

Tony Cottee fires home the penalty as West Ham ended Spurs faint title hopes in 1987

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