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Chelsea vs Tottenham: Match Previews

Sat, 22/01/2022 - 14:42

On Sunday afternoon, Chelsea will host London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge in one of the Premier League's most exciting matches.

Information

Time and date: 16:30 GMT, January 23, 2022
Venue: Stamford Bridge Stadium

Probable lineups

Chelsea: Kepa; Sarr, Silva, Rudiger; Azpilicueta, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso; Mount, Lukaku, Werner.
Tottenham: Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Emerson, Skipp, Winks, Hojbjerg, Reguilon; Kane, Lucas.

Team news

Chelsea news

Chelsea have no new injury concerns ahead of their visit to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, although they are still without a number of defenders.
Andreas Christensen has been ruled out due to COVID, while Ben Chilwell, Reece James, and Trevoh Chalobah have all been ruled out due to injury. Senegal's Edouard Mendy is competing in the AFCON.
Thomas Tuchel is likely to stick with his 4-2-2-2 formation, which he used against Tottenham in their Carabao Cup semi-final doubleheader.
He might just make one change from the Brighton draw, bringing in Timo Werner to partner Romelu Lukaku.

Tottenham news

Eric Dier will return for Tottenham's London derby against Chelsea on Sunday, but Son Heung-Min and Cristian Romero will not return until after the Christmas break.
Dier's return might be the sole change from the starting lineup against Leicester in midweek, which would be tough on Steven Bergwijn.
Matt Doherty came on to replace Emerson Royal at halftime and is vying for a starting spot, while the latter is out with a knock and will be evaluated.

Match facts

Chelsea has drawn five of their past six Premier League home games.
In all competitions, Chelsea has scored at least two goals in 12 of their last 14 home encounters against Tottenham.
Chelsea has won all 12 of their games versus Tottenham in all competitions.
In all competitions, Chelsea has maintained a clean sheet in 5 of their past 6 matches against Tottenham.
Tottenham has gone unblemished in their past nine Premier League games.

Chelsea vs Tottenham predictions

Chelsea dropped points in the title race recently, losing at Manchester City and drawing at Brighton after winning the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Tottenham. However, the Blues have a fantastic record against Spurs, having gone 12 games without losing in the first 90 minutes.

Spurs snatched a win from the jaws of defeat against Leicester on Wednesday night, scoring two very late goals to move one point and one place ahead of the London derby at the weekend. Chelsea has four games in hand over the north London side, and a win would have the west London club uneasily looking over their shoulder.

However, Chelsea's excellent home record versus Spurs should count for something, as the hosts are expected to win by a slim margin.

Prediction: Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham

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