On paper it seemed yesterday's London derby at White Hart Lane should have been a walkover for Harry Redknapp's side.

Champions League quarter-finalists Tottenham had just come off the back of a momentous 1-0 aggregate win over AC Milan and were facing a Hammers team in the midst of a Barclays Premier League relegation battle.

Nevertheless, Avram Grant's side upset the odds to put in a solid defensive display and earn a 0-0 draw that dragged the club out of the bottom three.

Wayne Bridge, one of three signings made during the January transfer window, earned the man-of-the-match award after successfully shutting out Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale, who had to swap flanks due to the 30-year-old's performance.

Noble believes that signing Bridge, Demba Ba, and Robbie Keane has been vital to the club's recent upturn in form and now thinks they will only go from strength to strength.

The Hammers midfielder said: "I would be the first to say that it hasn't been going well for the last few years but if we can bring in players like that, do good business in the windows, with the foundations we have, the fans we have, and the club how it is, there is no reason why we can't do what Tottenham are doing here."

Bridge is on loan at West Ham until the end of the season from parent club Manchester City.

He endured a torrid debut against Arsenal but has since put in several impressive performances, leading Redknapp to describe the loan capture as one of the best moves of the transfer window.

Noble expects England boss Fabio Capello will be urging the left-back to come out of international retirement if he continues to impress.

"Bridgey hadn't been playing for a year when he made his debut, and playing against Theo Walcott is not the easiest task," Noble added.

"But he has not let it affect him - he is an international and he knows how good he is.

"I am sure that if he keeps playing the way he does then Mr Capello will be on the phone to him."

The draw was of little help to Tottenham's Champions League qualification ambitions, with the north Londoners still in fifth position, four points behind fourth-placed Manchester City, with a game in hand but just nine matches remaining.

Tottenham have become a victim of increased expectations after their remarkable run in Europe, according to Redknapp, who insists he would be happy if his team did not make the top four this term.

"I don't think 'I must get into the Champions League because Tottenham are in it every year'. If we don't do it, then it is one of those things," Redknapp said.

"I have tried my hardest. I won't lose any sleep over it if we don't get it."

Tottenham should have wrapped all three points up for the break, with Jermain Defoe guilty of missing several chances to notch his 100th Spurs goal - although Redknapp revealed after the match that the striker's performance had been affected by a family bereavement on Friday night.

The hosts could put the result in part down to luck though, with the woodwork denying them three times.

The draw was the sixth time that Tottenham have failed to take all three points from a match that followed a Champions League clash.

Spurs skipper Michael Dawson was quick to deny that meant his side had trouble raising their game after playing in Europe, though.

"I wouldn't say that we weren't motivated," Dawson said.

"You can't knock the performance. We did everything but get the ball in the back of the net."