Spurs' Sherwood hopes for distractions

Tim Sherwood hopes West Ham will be distracted by their precarious Premier League position when managerless Tottenham face their London rivals in Wednesday night’s Capital One Cup quarter-final.

Sherwood was appointed interim boss after the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas for a number of poor results, including the 3-0 loss at home to the counter-attacking Hammers in early October.