Chelsea’s focus should be on the upcoming cup tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers, even though a crucial trip to Tottenham lies just around the corner.
The Blues travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday night in the Carabao Cup. Afterwards, Enzo Maresca’s side go across London to play away at rivals Tottenham in the Premier League.
Chelsea enjoyed success in cup competitions last term, winning both the Club World Cup and Conference League. Hopefully, they can follow that up with more success, starting with the League Cup.
Danny Murphy claims Chelsea’s inconsistency will continue because of their young squad, but they will still be favourites to win midweek at Molineux Stadium.
It would be great to safely get through the cup tie against Wolves before turning attention to Spurs.
Theo Walcott predicts Tottenham vs Chelsea
Former Premier League star Theo Walcott has made his early prediction for this weekend’s London showdown between Spurs and Chelsea. Interestingly, he’s gone with a 2-1 away victory for the Blues.
Speaking on The Overlap US, Walcott said: “I will go 2-1 Chelsea at Tottenham. Tottenham weren’t great against Everton. Everton were poor, Tottenham weren’t great either. I do like Thomas Frank. Goalscorer: let’s go for [Moises] Caicedo.”
If Chelsea beat third-placed Spurs in the league clash, they will go level on points with them. Of course, that means that a defeat will open up a six-point gap between the clubs.
We’ve seen that Maresca’s team tend to prefer playing against the bigger clubs, where there is often more space because both sides look to attack.
Blues head coach Maresca has hinted at resting Chelsea players against Wolves, so they could be going all out with their strongest team away to Spurs. They desperately need a reaction in the league because they lost 2-1 at home to Sunderland on Saturday.
Can Chelsea maintain streak against Tottenham?
History, especially in the Premier League era, would suggest that Chelsea should be excited about their upcoming trip to north London.
The Blues have a great record against Spurs. In fact, they are currently on a streak of four consecutive wins against them. Let’s wait and see if they can extend that on Saturday.
However, Thomas Frank’s new-look Spurs team are picking up results this season, even if the performances are questionable. After finishing 17th last year in the Premier League, it is eye-opening that they currently sit third in the table at the quarter-point stage.