Premier League - Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur - prediction, team news, lineups
Tottenham is back on their journey of retaining their position on the Premier League table as they visit Chelsea on Thursday at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea will be entering this competition after a 2 - 2 draw against Aston Villa while Tottenham suffered a 2 - 3 loss against Arsenal.
Statistics
Chelsea went on a goal-scoring streak to secure a 2 - 2 draw against Aston Villa. They were unlucky not to win it all despite the late goal scored by Axel Disasi in the 90+5 which was later disallowed.
After the 2-game consecutive losses against Manchester City (1-0) and Arsenal (5-0), they seem to have restarted their unbeaten streak.
Whilst Chelsea may be up to enjoying the rest of the remaining games in the Premier League campaign — Cole Palmer has just equaled the same 20 goals that Haaland currently has and will be hoping to extend his goal record in those remaining games.
Chelsea have climbed to the 9th position in the Premier League campaign with 48 points in the last 33 games.
Tottenham suffered a 2 - 3 defeat against Arsenal last week — despite their efforts, they were unable to score to equalize the 3-goal lead. While they are currently in the 5th position, their inability to win important games is concerning and has made their dream of making the top 4 a bit more difficult — as they are 7 points behind Aston Villa — who’s currently in the 4th position.
Tottenham is eliminated in almost all competition this season including the FA Cup tournament where they lost 1 - 0 against Manchester City in the 1/16 finals. Their goal now might be to enjoy the rest of the remaining games in the campaign to retain their Europa League qualification spot.
In the last 5 games between both teams, Tottenham has one win and one draw, while Chelsea has won 3 out of those 5 games.
Team news
Chelsea will have to play without the services of Thiago Silva, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Malo Gusto, Ben Chilwell, Carney Chukwuemeka, and Enzo Fernandez due to injuries. It’s uncertain whether Raheem Sterling, Robert Sanchez, Christopher Nkunku, and Levi Colwill will be available in the starting XI.
As for Tottenham, they’ll have to play without Timo Werner, Destiny Udogie, Fraser Forster, Ryan Sessegnon, and Manor Solomon due to injuries.
Chelsea's possible starting lineup:
Petrovic; Gilchrist, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson
Tottenham Hotspur's possible starting lineup:
Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Emerson; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Richarlison
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur betting tips:
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