Tottenham Hotspur will go up against Chelsea in the Premier League in the clash that sees Jose Mourinho battles his former team and player for the top four spot at the Tottenham Stadium on Sunday, here are facts about the much-anticipated clash.
PREDICTION:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea Home win
TEAM NEWS:
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR:
The Lilywhites are troubled with a lot of injuries at this point of the season, captain Hugo Lloris is still sidelined after the French goalkeeper broke his arm.
Erik Lamela is down due to a thigh injury, Michel Vorm is also battling with a calf injury, Tanguy Ndombele is out of action due to a groin injury and Ben Davies will not be counted on after he sustaining an ankle injury.
CHELSEA:
Frank Lampard will the services of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, while Fikayo Tomori will miss the derby due to a hip injury while Olivier Giroud will sit out due to ankle injury.
HEAD TO HEAD:
Chelsea has a better head to head record, the Stamford Bridge outfit has 28 victories in 54 meetings and 19 draws, Spurs have just seven victories over Chelsea.
Both sides won at home in the League last season, with Spurs collecting a 3-1 win last November before losing 2-0 at the Bridge in February.
RECENT FORM
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR:
Spurs have been in great form since the appointment of Jose Mourinho, they are now close in on the top four and they are looking likely to seal a Champions League spot if they continue at this pace.
Spurs won three of their last five games.
CHELSEA:
The Blues is in a bad run of form after their good start to the season, they secured two victories in their last five games.
Though they in the Champions League spot but they remain shaky and could drop if they failed to return to their winning ways soon.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS
TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS:
Gazzanigga; Aurier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Vertonghen; Sissoko, Dier; Lucas, Dele Alli, Son; Kane
CHELSEA:
Kepa; James, Rudiger, Zouma, Azpilicueta; Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic; Willian, Abraham, Pulisic
PREDICTION:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea Home win
