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Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp was among 200 people evacuated from the Marriott Hotel Canary Wharf after a fire broke out last night.

Redknapp was one of the hotel's guests who fled the building after the blaze broke out at around 10.30pm, just before the fire brigade arrived.

The stands at Upton Park were all but deserted when a motley band strolled out of the players' tunnel and made their way onto the pitch on Saturday.

This rag-bag collection of misfits was not Tottenham's misfiring XI, but rather Russell Brand and his celebrity friends enjoying the tight-trousered one's stag do.

The Irons head into the London derby boosted by Tuesday night's Carling Cup win over Sunderland.

But Avram Grant's men will still be underdogs, despite home advantage against Harry Redknapp's team, who will still be smarting at their own cup exit at the hands of Arsenal.

The Christmas cheer West Ham gave themselves with the win over Portsmouth on Boxing Day evaporated in 90 dreadful minutes at White Hart Lane.

The Irons were totally outplayed by a rampant Spurs side and were lucky to leave White Hart Lane with just a 2-0 defeat yesterday afternoon.

West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola was left to rue what might have been as Tottenham left Upton Park having stolen all three points in a passionate London derby.

Defensive lapses saw the Irons surrender a 1-0 lead against their bitter London rivals, despite deserving a least a draw from the game.

West Ham have the first part of a tricky derby double-header when Premier League leaders Tottenham visit Upton Park on Sunday.

The Irons will have to be at their defensive best to deal with Spurs' free-scoring attack, which put five past Hull in midweek.

West Ham crashed to defeat against London rivals Tottenham last night and it looks like it will be a bleak midwinter at Upton Park.

Goals from Ledley King and Jamie O'Hara condemned the Hammers to yet another home defeat as they moved closer to the relegation zone.

Harry Redknapp makes his first visit to Upton Park as Spurs boss this evening and is sure to get a "warm" reception.

The former West Ham manager has overseen a dramatic upturn in Tottenham's fortunes since taking the White Hart Lane reins in October but will face a Hammers side keen to extend their own unbeaten run.

IT MAY be bonus time in Canary Wharf but West Ham’s players look set to miss out on theirs unless performances start to improve.

Tuesday’s (April 8) 1-0 defeat by Portsmouth was a distinctly flat affair, with a number of players looking more preoccupied with heading to the beach than trying to secure a top-ten Premier League finish.

Manager Alan Curbishley revealed the club’s bonus structure is based on the Irons finishing in the top ten, with the players – and club officials – set to miss out unless they start picking up points soon.

THE SEASON can’t end soon enough for Alan Curbishley and his injury-ravaged West Ham squad.

Saturday’s (March 29) 2-1 defeat at Sunderland – courtesy of ex-Charlton star Andy Reid’s last-minute volley – was of less consequence than the loss of more players to the treatment table.

George McCartney and Freddie Ljungberg both picked up hamstring injuries, while Carlton Cole (sore foot) and John Pantsil (concussion) also suffered knocks.

It leaves Curbishley short of options with just six games of the season left to play. Matty Etherington and Julien Faubert were ruled out for the rest of the campaign last week and the Hammers travelled to Sunderland with just 17 fit players.