Gary Neville has revealed who among Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea he considers favourites to finish in the Premier League top four.
There was a clear gulf in class when the two sides locked horns on Saturday, with the Lilywhites barely managing to lay a glove on their London rivals.
In fact, Tottenham registered an xG of just 0.05 against Chelsea, which is their lowest ever in the Premier League, and they had just one shot on target in the game.
While they may have only lost by one goal, that is down to Guglielmo Vicario’s outstanding performance between the sticks, which prevented the North Londoners from being on the receiving end of a drubbing.
Gary Neville believes Chelsea are more likely than Tottenham to finish in top-four
The Blues’ win brings the two London sides level on points, with Tottenham and Chelsea being two of four clubs currently sitting on 17 points.
Neville believes that Enzo Meresca’s men are more likely than Spurs to qualify for next season’s Champions League as they have more quality in their squad.
The Man United legend told NBC Sports: “The problem is the Premier League is so inconsistent this year. When you look at the league table, every team is so inconsistent except for Arsenal. The fact of the matter is Spurs are still in front of Chelsea.
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“The Chelsea fans were celebrating in that far corner with the Chelsea players and the Tottenham players had left the pitch devastated after being booed off, but it’s them who are in front in the table.
“It’s been a bit of a mad start to the league this year. I think Chelsea will have enough to get into that top-four because I think it’s going to be a bit crazy all season.”
When asked if he considers Chelsea the favourites to finish in the top four between the two sides, the pundit responded: “I do, yeah. Chelsea have a better squad and better players.
“Look at Tottenham’s players… Randal Kolo Muani, Xavi Simons and a few others haven’t settled in yet and don’t look like they’re at the level the Chelsea players are. Chelsea have a far better squad than Tottenham, and they should have because they’ve spent far more money.”
Spurs are rank outsiders for Champions League qualification
Following the latest round of results, Opta’s Supercomputer predicts that Tottenham will finish in 11th place in the Premier League table.
The algorithm has handed Thomas Frank’s men just a 10.97 per cent chance of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
In fact, according to the website’s calculation, the Lilywhites only have a 17.95 per cent chance of finishing within the Europa League places, making them massive underdogs.