London rivals meet in huge clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Two London rivals in contrasting form meet in a huge Premier League clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Spurs are in desperate search of a positive result after a poor run that led to Ange Postecoglou being abused by unhappy away fans after Thursday’s limp 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth. Chelsea on the other hand are flying under Enzo Maresca and can move to within four points of leaders Liverpool with a win after the Merseyside derby was postponed on Saturday.
Enzo Maresca continues to insist the Blues are not title contenders but victory at Spurs would only fuel belief about what they can achieve this season. Spurs kick off down in 11th place and all eyes will be on Postecoglou amid fresh questions over their progress
The corresponding fixture last season was one of the most chaotic games in Premier League history as Nicolas Jackson scored a hat-trick to help give Chelsea a 4-1 win against nine-man Spurs. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Dan Kilpatrick and Malik Ouzia at the ground.
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Quite the surprise from Spurs, then, as both Romero and Van de Ven are deemed fit enough to start. Romero has been close to a return for a week or so, but Van de Ven was not expected back for a little while.
It's two of three changes from the loss at Bournemouth, with Son coming in for Maddison as the other.
Chelsea make the customary seven changes, with the likes of Sanchez, Jackson, Neto and Colwill returning. Sancho also starts, after scoring his first goal for the club in midweek.
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Team news in full
Tottenham XI: Forster, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie, Johnson, Sarr, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Solanke, Son
Subs: Austin, Reguilon, Dragusin, Spence, Maddison, Gray, Bergvall, Werner, Lankshear
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Caicedo, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Lavia; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson
Subs: Jorgensen, Disasi, Adarabioyo, Gusto, Veiga, Dewsbury-Hall, Madueke, Felix, Nkunku
Tottenham XI
Van de Ven and Romero start!
Chelsea XI
Here’s how the Blues look!
Team news is imminent. Will Romero be fit for Spurs? Will Son start?
Who will be at the back for Chelsea? Has Madueke done enough to start?
We’ll find out in five minutes.
Maresca: 'Cole Palmer FC' tag proof of Chelsea progress
Enzo Maresca believes Chelsea have shed their ‘Cole Palmer FC’ tag after watching his side become the Premier League’s most prolific outfit.
Wednesday’s 5-1 victory over Southampton took Chelsea’s goalscoring tally to 31 in 14 Premier League games this season, two more than table-toppers Liverpool.
“Yeah, and we are very happy,” Maresca said, when asked whether Chelsea now free of that ‘Cole Palmer FC’ moniker.
“If you remember in my first press conference, I said that we cannot rely on Cole for every game because it is not correct.
“He has to enjoy football, but if we prepare the season thinking Cole is the only solution then we are wrong.
“We work every day to allow Cole to be in situations where he can be the best and be good. You see that we move him from the right side to the left side, or from one side to the other side, because we want to put players in situations where they can be the best.”
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Postecoglou doubles down on Spurs fan confrontation
Ange Postecoglou has said he does not regret his confrontation with supporters at Bournemouth on Thursday, insisting he will never back down from doing "the right thing".
Postecoglou exchanged heated words with fans in the away end after full-time of Spurs' 1-0 loss at the Vitality Stadium.
“No, they felt like they needed to give me feedback, so I thought I’d get close enough for them to make sure they were heard,” Postecoglou said.
“Hopefully after 18 months, you [the media] have realised that I am who I am. I don’t really care.
“Whether people think I’m an easy target, soft target. I’m going to shy away from it. I’ve fought my whole life and I’m not going to race down the tunnel because some people feel like they need to give me some direction. It doesn’t bother me, it doesn’t.
“From my perspective, what motivates me and what drives me on a daily basis is to continually stay true to my values and what I believe is the right thing to do in every situation. Maybe people thought it wasn’t the right thing to do. My wife certainly didn’t.
“So I got some feedback there as well. But that’s ok. I’m not going to change. It’s who I am, mate. I’ve been like that my whole career and I won’t change.”
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Stats
- Spurs have lost eight of their past 11 Premier League clashes with Chelsea, drawing two and winning one
- Chelsea have won on five of their seven visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in all competitions, drawing one and losing the other
- Spurs have conceded the opening goal in 13 of their 16 Premier League matches at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2024
- Chelsea have scored 57 times in 22 matches this season, the most of any top-flight club
Tottenham vs Chelsea latest odds
Tottenham to win: 21/10
Draw: 29/10
Chelsea to win: 11/10
Odds via Betfair and subject to change.
Head to head history and results
Tottenham wins: 56
Draws: 42
Chelsea wins: 79
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