Tottenham's game against West Ham at Wembley moved back from New Year's Eve to January 4... just 48 hours after their trip to Swansea

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Tottenham's Premier League match against West Ham has been moved from New Year's Eve to January 4 less than a month before the game was set to take place.

The Premier League have put the fixture back by four days due to 'transport issues' after a safety group advised against a full capacity crowd at Wembley. 

The rearranged game means Tottenham will have just 48 hours to recover from their trip to Swansea on Tuesday, January 2 before hosting West Ham on the Thursday.

Tottenham's Premier League game against West Ham has been pushed back by four days

Tottenham will also be in FA Cup third-round action on the weekend of January 6-7 meaning they could potentially face a run of three matches in six days - though their cup game is likely to take place on Sunday, January 7. 

A statement released by the Premier League said they initially chose December 31 for Tottenham vs West Ham with the expectation a regular crowd capacity would be able to attend.

However the Safety Advisory Group could only recommend a crowd of 43,000 due to transport resources being stretched around London on New Year's Eve.

Tottenham's clash with West Ham was moved less than a month before it was set to take place

The game will now kick off on Thursday, January 4 at 8pm and will be televised live on Sky Sports Premier League.

Tottenham tweeted to apologise for the delay in confirming the details for the fixture but said the decision had been made so more supporters will be able to attend. 

The New Year's Eve fixtures were released on November 3 with Tottenham's game against West Ham originally set to kick off at 2.15pm on December 31. 

The other December 31 fixtures are Crystal Palace's home tie against Manchester City at 12pm and Arsenal's trip to The Hawthorns to face West Brom at 4.30pm.

Mauricio Pochettino's men will have just 48 hours to recover from their trip to face Swansea

West Ham have already visited Tottenham this season when they came from two goals down to win 3-2 in the Carabao Cup in October. 

Tottenham broke the Premier League's attendance record when 80,827 fans saw Mauricio Pochettino's side thrash Liverpool 4-1 at Wembley on October 22.

The north Londoners are playing at Wembley this season while work is completed on their new ground, the redeveloped White Hart Lane, ahead of next campaign. 

Tottenham drew 1-1 with Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday meaning they have taken just two points from their last four league matches.  

West Ham were beaten 2-1 by league leaders Manchester City on Sunday as David Moyes continues the search for his first win since taking charge of the Hammers.