If last season's clash between Spurs and Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is anything to go by then we are set for an early Christmas cracker between these two London rivals, live on Sky Sports.
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A chaotic 4-1 win for the Blues, which saw Spurs reduced to nine players, became a Premier League classic but Tottenham will be looking for revenge this afternoon as that defeat ended Ange Postecoglou's honeymoon period.
Over a year on the mood is a lot different around 11th-placed Spurs after Postecoglou confronted abusive fans following the midweek loss at Bournemouth and the Australian will be desperate for a response to avoid damaging back-to-back defeats.
Chelsea, on the other hand, are in a much healthier place. Enzo Maresca's side sit second and can move four points behind leaders Liverpool with a victory over their rivals.
The west Londoners are aiming for a third straight league win which would fully propel them into the title race, with a favourable set of fixtures to follow.
You can watch the action unfold on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League from 4pm; kick-off at 4.30pm. Stay with us here for all of the build-up and team news, followed by live updates and in-game clips.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has defended the club’s summer transfer policy and insisted the decision to sign a number of teenagers will eventually bear fruit.
Spurs are in the middle of a difficult period after they suffered a 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth on Thursday night and also lost Ben Davies to a hamstring injury, which made it eight players unavailable.
Barely a fortnight on from a remarkable 4-0 victory at Manchester City, Postecoglou received abuse from a section of Tottenham’s travelling support on the south coast and his task does not get any easier, with London rivals Chelsea set to visit on Sunday.
Chelsea are already eight points clear of Spurs, who signed Dominic Solanke for £65million in the summer, but spent the rest of their budget on teenage prospects in Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and Wilson Odobert. Yang Min-hyuk, an 18-year-old from South Korea, will also join in January.
While Postecoglou has watched his depleted team lose three of their last six matches in all competitions and drop to 10th in the Premier League, he is positive the club’s long-term approach will pay off.
“We needed to do that because it was a team that was coming towards the end of its cycle, and we were rebuilding not just the squad but the playing style, and you couldn’t replace experience with experience because that is not a rebuild,” Postecoglou said.
“It is still the right decision and I own them (transfers) because I believe they are the right decisions for this club. I have said numerous times, I make these decisions with the kind of background that I’m going to be here for a while to see this through.
“To be honest, if I was worried about my own existence, I would have fought tooth and nail to block Harry Kane leaving (for Bayern Munich) but it wasn’t the right decision for the club because he was in the last year of his contract. That is not what drives me.
“The decisions we made around signing young players are the right decisions for this club for where we are at right now, and they will bear fruit.”
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca:
"I think it's nothing new. Overall, Noni [Madueke] is working well but sometimes he drops a little bit and he's not allowed to drop.
"In terms of numbers, goals and assists, he is doing fantastic. Off the ball, when we want him to press he is doing very well.
"The only reason I said that [can do better] the other day is because I want the best for Noni.
"The only way to get the best from him is to push him every time.
"The moment he relaxes a little bit, he is wrong."