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One last derby

Kevin De Bruyne will leave Man City at the end of the season.

He is the City captain today and will lead his team out at Old Trafford in last ever Manchester derby.

It's going to be an emotional end to the campaign for the Belgian who has had such a huge impact on the club's success.

He announced his departure on Friday with his statement reading: "Nothing about this is easy to write, but as football players, we all know this day eventually comes. That day is here - and you deserve to hear it from me first.

"Football led me to all of you - and to this city. Chasing my dream, not knowing this period would change my life. This city. This club. These people... gave me EVERYTHING. I had no choice but to give EVERYTHING back! And guess what - we won EVERYTHING.

"Whether we like it or not, it's time to say goodbye. Suri, Rome, Mason, Michele and I are beyond grateful for what this place has meant to our family. 'Manchester will forever be on our kids' passports - and more importantly, in each of our hearts. This will always be our HOME.

"We cannot thank the city, club, staff, teammates, friends, and family enough for this 10-year ride.

"Every story comes to an end, but this has definitely been the best chapter. Let's enjoy these last moments together."

Southampton relegated

It’s official: Southampton have been relegated.

They've made history too, with this being the earliest into a season that a team has been relegated from the Premier League.

The Saints are marching down after 31 games.

Tottenham made it 3-1 right at the end of the game to deny them a chance for a very late comeback.

The loss means they can no longer reach safety, spelling the end of their time back in the top flight.

Ivan Juric’s side remain on 10 points and the lowest-ever points record could still be broken if they fail to get a point more.

They’ve been through a nightmare campaign and this day seemed inevitable - but it's still a sad afternoon for the club.

Full time

It's all over at Craven Cottage!

Liverpool have been beaten by Fulham and handed just their second Premier League loss under Arne Slot.

What a result for the Cottagers after the Reds' collapse in the first half let the game get away from them.

They're still on their way to the title, but this is a bump in the road.

Chelsea have failed to score against Brentford and that game has ended goalless, which is a missed opportunity for the Blues.

Enzo Maresca's rotation hasn't paid off and he could see his side drop out of the top four later this evening.

The game between Spurs and Southampton is still going.

Not sure about that, Ange

Ange Posteocglou's substitutions against Chelsea last night were the subject of loud boos.

In response, the Australian cupped his ear and waved at the away end after Pape Mate Sarr thought he'd equalised.

The goal was ruled out after a VAR review, and after the game, Postecoglou denied cupping his ear.

However, new footage has emerged that has exposed the former Celtic boss.

It's unlikely this is going to help his relationship with the Tottenham fans.

Isak latest

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has provided an update on Alexander Isak.

After scoring his 20th Premier League goal of the season in midweek against Brentford in a 2-1 win for the Magpies, the Swede was withdrawn with a slight groin issue.

The Toon don't play until Monday night against Leicester, live on talkSPORT, so Isak has a few days to recover.

If he weren't fit, Callum Wilson would likely start for the Magpies at the King Power.

However, Howe seemed hopeful that Isak and Kieran Trippier had avoided any serious injury.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, he said: "We'll wait and see today, I will see them [Kieran Trippier and Alexander Isak] for the first time today. We don’t think we have any big injuries from Wednesday night, but we have a few niggles."

Meanwhile, Anthony Gordon is back from his three-match domestic ban but is still dealing with a hip issue.

"We are monitoring Anthony [Gordon], he is still recovering. He has done individual training not group training, we will have to wait and see."

Blatant

It would be fair to say that Chelsea vs Tottenham was a poor game.

The Blues won 1-0, but the lack of quality was astonishing.

However, there was one bit of drama when Pape Mate Sarr had a goal disallowed for a foul on Moises Caicedo, and footage has emerged showing Marc Cucurella and Levi Colwill seeing the replay of the incident on the VAR screen.

Sarr kicked Caicedo in the knee before charging through and scoring, and once Colwill and Cucurella saw what happened, they were left in shock that Craig Pawson had even given the goal in the first place.

Eventually, he did overturn the decision.

Pressers, pressers, pressers

After the hiatus of Premier League football, everything is back in full flow, so we are set to have a lot of press conferences.

Eddie Howe, Fabian Hurzeler and Andoni Iraola are all speaking to the media right now, while we'll hear from Pep Guardiola, Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou soon.

Mikel Arteta will also be speaking, and he'll no doubt be asked about Gabriel Magalhaes.

It was confirmed yesterday that the Brazilian's season is over after he suffered a hamstring injury.

So, plenty to get our teeth stuck into.

'Killing the game'

Ange Postecoglou has launched a rant at VAR after Pape Matar Sarr's equaliser was ruled out following a long check.

The Spurs boss took aim at the technology when speaking post-match, angrily explaining the incident.

"It's killing the game, mate," Postecoglou said. "It's not the same game it used to be. You just don't know what you're going to get.

"You stand there for 12 minutes, but nobody cares, they like the drama and controversy and I'm sure there'll be 24-hour coverage.

"If the referee needs to see that for six minutes, tell me what's clear and obvious about that, mate?

"Clear and obvious, if you have to watch something a few times, is that clear and obvious?

"The referee didn't see it, then sees it for six minutes.

"That's why the game is going the way it is. I guess people like you [reporter] will be happy sitting on your couch for six minutes."

Winks controversy

Whilst Chelsea beat Tottenham at Stamford Bridge, an ex-Spurs player has been involved in some drama.

The Telegraph claim that Harry Winks was axed from the Leicester squad against Manchester City yesterday after a row with manager Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Van Nistelrooy asked Winks, who lives 100 miles away from the Foxes' training ground, to stay overnight for one night a week.

But the midfielder refused and was therefore dropped.

However, soon after that report emerged, Winks then posted a picture of his newborn baby on Instagram.

He was also spotted liking a comment regarding the drama with Van Nistelrooy and staying at the training ground, which said: "This is why u didn't want to commute, that's media for u".

This incident comes after Leicester were handed their seventh straight Premier League defeat without scoring a goal.

The Foxes look set for a second relegation in three years.

Unwanted history

It's a nightmare for Ange Postecoglou.

He was booed by the Spurs fans tonight before cupping his ears at the away end celebrating the disallowed goal.

To make matters worse, he's made some history too.

But not the good kind...

Postecoglou is now the first-ever Tottenham boss to lose each of his first four league games against Chelsea while in charge of the club.

All over!

Chelsea have held on!

They move back into the Premier League's top four with a valuable three points in what was a dramatic London derby.

Enzo Maresca will be delighted to see his Blues bounce back from a loss against Arsenal before the break to win.

Both teams had a goal ruled out at Stamford Bridge, with Spurs' equaliser being disallowed after a long VAR check.

It leaves Ange Postecoglou's side down in 14th as they're handed their 16th loss of a dismal season.

WHAT A SAVE!

ROBERT SANCHEZ SAVES CHELSEA!

Heung-min Son is on the end of a low cross from Brennan Johnson, but somehow Sanchez keeps it out.

From right in front of goal, Son is superbly denied!

The Blues goalkeeper throws himself across the net, diving even before Son had touched it to make sure he got across.

We're now into 12 added minutes, it's going to be tense.

Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez are taken off for stoppage time as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Tosin Adarabioyo come on.

Time ticking

Spurs are very quickly running out of time.

Less than five minutes remain for them to equalise.

Cole Palmer has just been booked for delaying a restart as Chelsea look to see this game out now.

They're not sitting back yet, pressing high and trying to force the visitors into errors late on.

James Maddison and Micky van de Ven are taken off, with Mathys Tel and Pedro Porro coming on in their place.

Final stages

The time has flown amid all of that VAR chaos.

We're now into the last 10 minutes at Stamford Bridge.

Spurs have started to threaten more and get some shots away, but they're still yet to get back into this game.

That disallowed goal is going to haunt them.

Reece James is on for Chelsea as they look to hold on.

RULED OUT!

THE GOAL DOESN'T STAND!

Pape Matar Sarr is judged to have fouled Moises Caicedo in the build-up and he's booked instead.

The midfielder is denied an equaliser for Spurs!

It's another long check for VAR and as the replay is shown on the screens, the Chelsea fans are raging.

Scott Minto live on talkSPORT: "It obviously looks worse on the still. You go with the referee's call, it's not clear and obvious enough."

A Premier League statement on the incident reads: "VAR checked the referee’s call of goal for Tottenham - and deemed there was a foul by Sarr on Caicedo in the build-up and recommended an on-field review.

"The referee then overturned the original decision and the goal was disallowed, with Sarr then cautioned for a reckless challenge."

GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Tottenham: Pape Matar Sarr

WHAT A GOAL, PAPE MATAR SARR!

HE RIFLES IN FROM RANGE!

There's major confusion as it flies in off the crossbar after a poor mistake by Robert Sanchez as Chelsea players appeal for a foul.

Sarr clipped Moises Caicedo on the knee with his studs in the build-up and that's what the Blues squad are raging about.

The referee is looking at the VAR monitor....

Scott Minto live on talkSPORT: "Robert Sanchez, what are you doing?"

NO GOAL!

After a long VAR check, the goal is ruled out!

Levi Colwill has been judged to be offside before impacting play by attacking the cross in the box.

The fans were left angered in the stands as the process went on and even more so when the goal was disallowed.

It remains 1-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

A Premier League statement read: "VAR checked the referee’s call of goal – and established that Colwill was in an offside position in the build-up and recommended that the goal was disallowed."

GOAL! Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham: Moises Caicedo

THERE'S ANOTHER FOR CHELSEA!

They've taken this game away from Spurs in a matter of minutes, and this time it's Moises Caicedo who scores!

It's a superb volley into the bottom corner!

A free-kick comes into the box which is headed away by Cristian Romero and Lucas Bergvall.

But unfortunately for Bergvall, he finds Caicedo on the edge and the Colombian makes no mistake with a great strike!

There is now a VAR check ongoing...

Half time

It's goalless at half time at Stamford Bridge.

After a frantic start, there looked certain to be a goal in this London derby, but we're without one at the break.

Nicolas Jackson's ricochet coming back off the post in the opening seconds is the best chance of the game.

And Chelsea also came close through Jadon Sancho too, with Guglielmo Vicario brilliantly tipping over.

But Spurs strengthened throughout and ended the half strong, leaving this game in the balance.

That scrap seemed to wake the fans up though, and they'll want to see that fighting attitude in the second half.

Stamford Bridge scrap

A scuffle breaks out at Stamford Bridge!

This is what this London derby is all about, and we've seen it so many times before in this fixture.

After a foul on the edge of the box, Cristian Romero pushes over Levi Colwill before all players get involved.

Trevoh Chalobah has to be held back as the referee watches on.

Chalobah and Romero are both booked for their involvement.

Scott Minto live on talkSPORT: "Am I allowed to say that I really like that?"

"It's happened again."

This isn't the first time Jason Cundy has begun The Sports Bar by mercilessly mocking Jamie O'Hara about Tottenham's form, and let's face it, it won't be the last.

But it's a joke that will never get old for Cundy and Chelsea fans with the Blues once again one up on their London rivals.

In the latest battle, Chelsea claimed a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge, Enzo Fernandez heading in the winning goal early in the second half on Thursday night.

Cundy was covering the game for Chelsea's club media, meaning he was a little late for his Sports Bar hosting duties as he had to hot-foot his way from south west to central London.

However, he made up for lost time by bursting into the studio and aimed another cheeky dig at a crestfallen looking O'Hara.

Cundy began by chanting: "It's happened again, it's happened again! Tottenham Hotspur! It's happened again!"

The former Chelsea, and incidentally former Spurs defender, then threw himself into his signature 'has anyone seen?' with of course, Tottenham and anyone or anything he could think of associated with the club being the butt of the joke.

And O'Hara, later in the show, revealed his honest feelings about the club's current predicament.

When one Spurs fan queried the lack of winning mentality of the team during his spell there, he said: “When I was there, I disagreed with that because we got to two cup finals, we won the Carabao Cup.

"We were in the Europa League. The standard was set, to win the Europa.

"There were good moments at Tottenham and I think there was a difference, but they had players on the pitch like Robbie Keane and [Dimitar] Berbatov and [Luka] Modric, you know, like [Jermaine] Jenas.

“And then they left and now I feel like it's a completely different Spurs team.

“I don't look at this Spurs team and think that there's a mentality there that we're going to go and rock up to Stamford Bridge and get a result. I don't see it.

“There's no men, there's no leaders, it's just they're out there, they're playing for themselves and the manager looks lost on the sideline.”

O'Hara then got more irate when the caller suggested he 'loved' the way Postecoglou deals with the media in interviews.

He fumed: "What do you mean?

"He deals with the media terribly.

"He gives the media nothing. He comes in, he's had ten good games and all of a sudden he's laughing with Gary Neville Jamie Carragher and everyone thought he was like the Messiah.

"Like do me a favour, his interviews are terrible. He argues with talkSPORT, with Sam Matterface. It gives you nothing.

"It's a myth. It's a myth. Any other manager at Tottenham Hotspur would have got the sack. He would have been gone. We've lost 16 games.

"Every team around us has sacked their manager. Every single team has sacked their manager around us. Every one of them. We're still there with Ange.

"I reckon I could take over and do a better job! Genuinely. Seriously."

O'Hara would have known Cundy's antics were coming as he has done this a few times before.

After Chelsea's 4-3 win at Spurs in December, the first Sports Bar show afterwards saw Cundy jokingly throw paper at O'Hara as he gloated the victory.

He made a late entrance last season after Chelsea thumped nine-man Spurs 4-1 in north London too.

The pressure on Postecoglou, meanwhile, is clearly mounting.

His celebrations for Pape Matar Sarr's disallowed goal were premature.

And they grabbed the headlines too as he appeared to cup his ears at the Tottenham fans after some chanted 'you don't know what you're doing' when Sarr was brought on for Lucas Bergvall.

Postecoglou denies making this gesture as a way of hitting back at the Spurs fans, though.

When asked about the gesture, he told Sky Sports: "I don't know what you're talking about.

"I wanted them to be happy. We'd just scored a cracking goal so I wanted the supporters to cheer.

"They hadn't had a lot to cheer about."

The result, Spurs' their 16th Premier League defeat of the season, means they remain 14th in the table.

Meanwhile, Postecoglou broke an unwanted record for becoming the first ever Tottenham manager to lose his opening four league games against Chelsea.

As for Chelsea they go back into fourth spot having briefly been leapfrogged by Manchester City and Newcastle during the earlier midweek games.

Ange Postecoglou has hit a new low as Tottenham boss following their defeat to Chelsea.

Spurs fell to a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge, a disappointing result against their fierce London rivals.

To make things worse, Postecoglou did something that no other Tottenham manager has done while in the job.

Defeat to Chelsea means that the Australian is the first ever Tottenham boss to lose each of his first four league games against the Blues while in charge of the club.

Postecoglou had already lost his three Premier League meetings with the west Londoners before the clash on Thursday night.

They're the only side that he has faced without yet picking up a single point in the competition.

With that run now stretching to four games, Chelsea have become the ultimate bogey club for big Ange.

The Blues dominated from the start with Nicolas Jackson going close, before Guglielmo Vicario denied Jadon Sancho before half-time.

Enzo Fernandez put Chelsea ahead early in the second half with a great header, getting on the end of a pinpoint cross from the left by Cole Palmer.

Moises Caicedo then looked to have doubled their lead, only for a lengthy VAR stoppage to rule out his goal for offside.

This was after Levi Colwill strayed into an offside position before the midfielder let fly with a shot from the edge of the area.

Pape Matar Sarr thought he'd levelled the game for Spurs, but saw his long-range effort ruled out after VAR ruled he had fouled Caicedo in the build-up.

It was a bitter blow for Tottenham who struggled to get back into the game from that point on.

Defeat means that Tottenham remain in 14th place in the Premier League table with 34 points from 30 games.

Meanwhile Chelsea have leapfrogged both Newcastle United and Manchester City to move up to fourth.

On 52 points, the Blues are now 18 points ahead of Spurs in the table.

Next up for Postecoglou's side is a home clash with Southampton on Sunday before they return to Europa League action.

They host Eintracht Frankfurt on next Thursday with the away leg scheduled for Thursday April 17.

Success in the Europa League is Spurs' only remaining chance of winning silverware and ultimately, qualifying for Europe next term.

Chelsea and Tottenham renew their epic rivalry tonight, live on talkSPORT, and one man who played for both has no doubt about where his allegiances lie.

talkSPORT's Jason Cundy played for the Blues and Spurs during his Premier League career - but his colours are firmly nailed to the mast.

And that's despite being forced to sign for the Lilywhites while being a lifelong Stamford Bridge supporter.

The two teams meet for the second time this season on Thursday evening, live on talkSPORT, with Spurs out for revenge.

Ahead of their first meeting in December, which Enzo Maresca's men won 4-3, Cundy was ribbed about his Tottenham past on talkSPORT's YouTube show Inside Chelsea.

"Well, it was terrible," he laughed.

"I mean, I don't even want to talk, move on please. I can't talk about it.

"I've got no love for Spurs at all," he continued. "I dislike Spurs as much now as I did before I joined them."

Cundy was part of Chelsea's academy but left Stamford Bridge in 1992 after 41 league appearances and two goals.

He joined Tottenham on loan initially but then left permanently for White Hart Lane in the same year.

The defender spent four years on the books with the north London club but only managed 18 league appearances before leaving for Ipswich in 1996.

Asked how challenging the transfer was for him, he added: "It was a very odd scenario because I just signed a four and a half year contract in the November, and by the time March came around, Chelsea accepted a bid.

"I had a phone call from [Chelsea manager] Ian Porterfield saying to me, 'We've accepted a bid and [Tottenham manager] Terry Venables is going to phone you this afternoon'.

"It was very different back then because, if the club wanted you gone, you went.

"Now the players got far more power. If the club want you out, they want you out. And they wanted the money more than me. Chelsea made their choices.

"They made their decisions. And unfortunately, I had no choice but to make mine. But look, it's part of my life. It happened.

"And, you know, I'm very lucky now. I went away, but I've come back."

The clash between the two sides is set to be fiery, with Tottenham losing each of their last three Premier League games against Chelsea.

A year ago, Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were both sent-off in a 4-1 home defeat to their neighbours, with Spurs then blowing a 2-0 lead to lose 4-3 in December's reverse meeting.

Battles between the two sides have historically been explosive, too.

And asked if that fire was always there, Cundy added: "Even the youth team. It was ingrained in you in the youth team what this game meant.

"But as a Chelsea fan, I didn't need to be told because it was very much there that. The game will crackle.

“And there's certain games, and this is why I love football, because there's certain games at certain stadiums where you know you're at something big.

"I know that Brentford are a west London rival. Brentford under the lights or Spurs under the lights. Let me tell you, you can't compare the two.

"There is nothing compared. And whoever's going to be at the stadium at the weekend, Chelsea fans, right? They'll be in. That will be like a proper, proper battle."

Chelsea legend John Terry bit back in spectacular fashion when Jamie O'Hara reminded him of the 2008 League Cup final.

The Blues host Tottenham in a London derby at 8pm on Thursday evening - live and exclusively on talkSPORT.

Chelsea had most of the bragging rights throughout Terry's reign as captain, particularly when it came to silverware.

However, there was one exception - the 2008 League Cup final - which saw Tottenham claim their only trophy of the modern era with victory over Chelsea in the final.

Terry, who won 17 trophies with the Blues, joined talkSPORT's Breakfast Show in March, where he was reminded about that fateful day by ex-Spurs midfielder O'Hara.

O'Hara asked: "Spurs last won a trophy in 2008, beating your mob. You played… Ange has promised to win a trophy in his second season. Will they win the Europa League? And if they don't, do you get rid of him?"

But Terry, who has been known to take shots at Tottenham long into his retirement from the game, had the perfect response.

He said: "That's the only trophy they've won in about 100 years and probably will be in the next 100 as well."

After fits of laughter in the talkSPORT studio, Terry added: "Will they win it? I'm not sure. They look different. They look a different side to me this year.

"They don't look the exciting threat pace they had up front before. I think it's a thing with modern day football as well.

"I'm not sure teams are running behind anymore."

Both clubs have European quarter-finals in the coming weeks, with Chelsea facing Legia Warszawa in the Europa Conference League and Tottenham hosting Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League.

Chelsea can go fourth with a victory over Spurs on Thursday, while Postecoglou's side are languishing in 14th, knowing only Europa League glory can salvage their miserable campaign.

Maresca's side sit sixth in the Premier League, although just five points separate the Blues from 10th-placed Bournemouth.

Terry spoke on a whole range of topics, including Enzo Maresca's current Chelsea squad.

A large part of Chelsea's success this season is down to superstar midfielder Cole Palmer, who has 14 goals and six assists in the league this season, despite his current goal drought extending back to January.

Terry admitted that Palmer wins the bleep test on the training ground at Cobham 'by a mile'.

The iconic defender said: "He's quite quick, I was at Chelsea the other day, and they were doing a bleep test. He won it by a mile. He was cruising, like people were dropping out. He was there right to the end.

"In terms of fitness levels and the power, he looks quite skinny, but very strong. [He] takes the ball on the half-turn really quick as well. Like, impossible to play against."

Terry added the game 'seems to be too easy' for Palmer at times and hailed his partnership with Blues striker Nicolas Jackson.

"He strolls through games a little bit, but he's so far ahead of everyone else in terms of the way he sees the game," Terry said.

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will clash at Stamford Bridge on Matchday 30 of the Premier League. Both teams will be looking to bounce back from defeats in their last respective matches.

The two sides were involved in an entertaining London Derby in the reverse fixture earlier in the season. Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea won a seven-goal thriller 4-3, with Cole Palmer scoring the decisive goal.

Chelsea vs Tottenham best bets

Chelsea to win - 4/6 with Betfred

Over 3.5 goals - 10/11 with Spreadex

Pedro Neto to score or assist - 29/20 with BetMGM

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Chelsea vs Spurs predictions

Chelsea are in the middle of an almighty scrap for a place in the top four and next season’s Champions League.

It’s becoming increasingly more likely that the Premier League will have five representatives at Europe’s top table next season.

But with the top three running away from the chasing pack, and as many as seven teams in the hunt for the remaining one or two places, the pressure is now really on.

Chelsea are one of the teams in the mix. They started Matchday 30 in fourth place with 49 points from 29 matches. The Blues have won 14, drawn seven and lost eight.

Eight of those 14 wins have come at Stamford Bridge. The Blues average two points per game at home, and only 1.4 points per game on the road.

More worryingly for Maresca ahead of the run-in is that Chelsea haven’t won away from the Bridge since they beat Spurs 4-3 on Matchday 15. Since that win, Chelsea has lost five and drawn two on the road.

At home things are different. Chelsea is on a four match winning streak at the Bridge. They will seek to make that five when they host struggling Spurs.

Tottenham are well out of the race for a place in the top four or five.

It was around this time last season that Ange Postecoglou’s team started to falter with the top four in sight. And it’s probably fair to say that Spurs haven’t changed much since last year’s inconsistent run-in.

The Lillywhites have just 34 points from 29 matches. Ange Postecoglou’s team has won ten, drawn four and lost a staggering 15 matches. Furthermore, Spurs have scored 55 goals and conceded 43.

Last season Spurs conceded 61 goals, and that was finishing fifth. It’s not hard to see what their biggest problem is.

Injuries have played a part for Spurs. But conceding 104 goals in 67 Premier League matches under Postecoglou is a statistic that can’t be blamed on injuries alone. Postecoglou has to own that stat.

Things have picked up over the past couple of months. Spurs are in the last eight of the Europa League, and they even went on a three-match Premier League winning streak in February.

Sadly for the long-suffering Spurs fans, that was followed by two Premier League defeats and a draw. While in all competitions, Spurs have lost three of their last five, winning just once.

Chelsea vs Spurs betting tips

Both teams suffered setbacks in their respective matches before the international break. Chelsea lost 1-0 away at Arsenal, while Spurs lost 2-0 away to Fulham. Find out who will bounce back with a win in our Chelsea vs Spurs match betting tips:

Chelsea to win

Chelsea are on a four-match winning streak at Stamford Bridge.

The victories have come against Wolves (3-1), West Ham (2-1), Southampton (4-0) and Leicester (1-0).

Spurs have lost four of their last five on the road in all competitions.

Defeats have come at Liverpool (4-0) in the Carabao Cup, Aston Villa (2-1) in the FA Cup, AZ Alkmaar (1-0) in the Europa League and Fulham (2-0) in the Premier League.

Their one positive result was a 4-1 win away at Ipswich in the Premier League on Matchday 26.

It’s hardly inspiring form, and it only points to a home win for Chelsea.

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Over 3.5 goals

Last season's match between Chelsea and Spurs at Stamford Bridge saw just two goals. But there were five in the match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and seven in this season’s match in north London.

There have been over 3.5 goals in three of Chelsea’s last five at the Bridge and over 4.5 goals in two of Tottenham’s last four on the road.

Chelsea will be fired up for this match and the Lillywhites only know one way to play

An early goal will likely spark this fixture into life.

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Pedro Neto to score or assist

Pedro Neto has become a first choice selection for Enzo Maresca in recent weeks.

Injuries to players in Neto’s position may have played a part, but it’s fair to say that the former Wolves winger has taken his opportunity.

Neto has scored one and provided two assists in his last four in the Premier League.

He started with an assist in Chelsea’s 2-1 loss away at Aston Villa. He followed that with a goal and an assist against Southampton at the Bridge.

There were no goal involvements in the 1-0 win over Leicester or the 1-0 loss to Arsenal.

But Neto is starting to grow in confidence at his new club and is worth backing to have a goal involvement against a Spurs team that is poor at the back.

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Date and time: Thursday 3rd April, 8pm BST.

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Ange Postecoglou is enduring a nightmare season - and four more Premier League defeats will see him enter the unwanted record books.

Tottenham Hotspur suffered their 15th top-flight defeat of the campaign on Sunday as they were beaten 2-0 by London rivals Fulham at Craven Cottage.

The result leaves them 14th in the table following 29 matches, having scooped just 34 points - winning on just ten occasions.

Not only are they ten points off the top ten, but they sit further off the top seven [13 points] than they do from the bottom three [12 points].

Any chance of plying their trade across the continent next season lies in winning the Europa League, which will book them a Champions League spot.

And while they are amongst the favourites to win Europe's second-tier competition - which would end their 17-year trophy drought - things seem to be only getting worse domestically.

With 15 Premier League defeats already, Spurs have now lost more games than what north London rivals Arsenal have suffered [14] in their last three seasons.

The stats make grim reading for Tottenham fans when you compare their previous seasons - and this term has the potential to get a whole lot worse.

It is the club's most amount of defeats in a single season since the 2008/09 term [15] - though they still ended that campaign in eighth spot with 51 points.

Only in six seasons since the Premier League's inception in 1992 have Tottenham picked up more losses.

The most defeats they mustered in one campaign came in the 1993/94 and 2003/04 seasons with 19.

The 93/94 term was a 42-game season, with Spurs finishing in 15th spot with 45 points, while they ended in 14th place in the 03/04 campaign with the same points total.

It means that Postecoglou is on course to become the worst Tottenham manager in their Premier League history.

Four more defeats from their last nine fixtures will see him tie the record, while five losses will see the Australian boast the unwanted honour for himself.

As it stands, six of their final nine opponents sit above them in the table, with only Southampton, Wolves and West Ham below.

With clashes coming against Chelsea, Liverpool and Aston Villa all away from home, as well as matches against high-flying Nottingham Forest and Brighton in north London, Spurs supporters will be fearing the worst.

And should they continue their horror form, Spurs could end in their lowest Premier League finish in history, which was set in the 1993/94 term when they ended up in 15th.

While Spurs sit in 14th place currently, they are only there on goal difference - ahead of Everton and West Ham.

With a clash at Stamford Bridge next up after the international break, there is a real possibility that Tottenham could fall further down the table.

Should their miserable form continue, there is also a chance Spurs could finish the season with their lowest ever points tally.

That was set in the 1997/98 season, where they lost 16 games, and ended up on just 44 points under Christian Gross' tutelage - finishing 14th in the table.

In the 21st century, their lowest points totals came in the 2003/04 season [45 points] and 2007/08 term [46 points].

Though ironically, the 07/08 campaign was the season which saw the club's last piece of silverware coming in the form of the League Cup.

And Postecoglou will be desperate to end their trophy drought this term and make good on his 'second season' promise.

Though that may not be enough to satisfy disgruntled supporters, who are beginning to become disillusioned by the ex-Celtic boss.

Anger from fans was on show for all to see once again in the aftermath of Sunday's defeat to Fulham, with Postecoglou confronting a supporter as he headed down the tunnel.

Addressing fan discontent in his post-match press conference, Postecoglou said: "I get their disappointment. It's unacceptable to see 15 league defeats.

"It's nowhere near good enough, nowhere near the level we need to be and I understand the supporters' frustrations with that.

"Today wasn't so much about performance, it was just another day when we let a game get away from us that we shouldn't have.

"We weren't played off the park and I felt that up until the point they scored, we were the team that was getting on top.

"We had a couple of good chances to go 1-0 up and that would have put the pressure on them, but it's happened too many times this year.

"We've given the opposition a lift into the game by conceding soft goals."

Daniel Levy has been told by Simon Jordan a perceived lack of ambition is causing Tottenham fans to turn against him.

The Spurs chairman has been in the role since 2001 but has faced growing calls to step down by supporters in recent years, including this season.

Fan opposition to the 63-year-old comes as their wait for silverware shows little sign of ending while their position of 14th in the Premier League table has made the league season something of a write-off.

Ange Postecoglou's side can only win the Europa League this term to avoid extending their 17-year trophy drought.

Supporters have also called for more transfers to match their trophy ambitions across the Premier League and European competition.

However, Levy issued a response on Monday as he explained that the club must 'make smart purchases' and be 'sustainable' with their spending.

Jordan has now warned that the stance he's taken could mean Levy's 'road is running out'.

The talkSPORT co-host revealed his stance in response to a fan call discussing the club's pledge about their new stadium.

Spurs had earmarked the move to their 62,850-capacity arena in 2019 as a way of becoming more competitive in the hunt for trophies.

Speaking on White & Jordan, the former Crystal Palace chairman explained: "The bottom line is football fans expect ambition from their club, they expect aspiration.

"If Spurs and Daniel Levy aren’t delivering it because his pursuit of sustainability and the model that he wants to work to isn’t going to give them the outcomes that they want, then they have the right to say it.

"I personally think with Daniel that his road is running out in terms of the opportunities he has to defend his position."

Jordan continued: "I defend Daniel against one-sided arguments because I’ve been an owner on the other side of the equation and I can’t help defend owners to some extent because I know what the other side of the conversation is.

"But I also suggest that Tottenham Hotspur cannot go around not achieving things.

"Of course we’ve had COVID since the stadium was built and the opportunities of revenues.

"There were hundreds of millions of pounds lost to football clubs during that period of time that is now being caught up with and Daniel will run that particular argument.

"And he’ll run the argument about covenants and the amount of money they’ve got available to themselves but fans are not interested in that.

"If they’ve been told that the building of a stadium is going to make them more competitive with the opposition and then the argument being run is that they can’t meet the opposition because they’ve got to service debt then you can’t have it both ways."

As well as the new stadium, Levy oversaw Spurs' move to a state-of-the-art new training ground in 2012.

However, the north London side have not lifted any silverware since winning the League Cup in 2008.

Tottenham also look set to miss out on a place in the Champions League for the third season in a row.

Their only realistic route into the competition is by winning the Europa League as they're 15 points adrift of the top four.

Harry Kane has expressed his contentment with life at Bayern Munich, playing down talk of a potential return to the Premier League.

After dominating Premier League scoresheets with Tottenham across 11 seasons, Kane signed for German giants Bayern in August 2023.

The England captain has sustained his world-renowned scoring ability ever since his near-£80million move by netting 77 goals so far.

He hit 100 goal contributions in all competitions during their 3-1 win over St Pauli on Saturday, during which he scored 58th Bundesliga goal.

And Kane appears to be more than happy to stay put at Bayern given his response to a question regarding a rumoured comeback in English football.

When asked by ESPN if he would consider it, he said: "I'm not sure. I've said throughout my whole career, I'm not someone who likes to think too far ahead. I'm extremely happy here.

"I think we have a fantastic team, fantastic coaching staff and I just feel like whilst I feel like I'm in the best condition, I wanna play at the highest level possible, and this is as high as it gets.

"So I know a lot can change in football in a short space of time and things can happen, but ultimately my focus is here.

"I'm not thinking about any other league or any other team. And with football, I like to just go the flow and at the moment the flow is here at Bayern Munich."

Speaking to talkSPORT, European football expert Kevin Hatchard also cast doubt about the possibility of Kane returning to his homeland.

"I can't see it, I really can't, certainly not this summer," Hatchard said. "He's settled down in Germany, he's learning German, they released a video of that the other day, his German is about on par with mine so we're having a good race in that regard.

"If you listen to the way he speaks, he speaks like a leader, he speaks like somebody who's very much ensconced within that group, he speaks as somebody who's very ambitious.

"I think he's realised this is an enormous football club and they are going to challenge for the top trophies.

"Because this is not the best Bayern team and you've got Vincent Kompany, he's gone there as a bit of a surprise, people didn't necessarily think that was going to happen, but he looks as though he might win the league in the first season.

"What's been really interesting about Kompany is that [Jamal] Musiala's signed a new deal, [Alphonso] Davies has signed a new deal, [Joshua] Kimmich signed a new deal, that does not happen probably under Thomas Tuchel, because he ruffled a few feathers.

"I think he's brought back that positivity, and then Kane's really thriving. I just can't see why he would terminate that two years in, and Bayern certainly don't want to let him go this summer."

Despite now being 31 years old, Kane would undoubtedly be a coup for any Premier League side should he decide to return.

He scored 213 goals in 320 Premier League appearances, putting him second in the all-time charts behind Alan Shearer on 260.

Mohamed Salah is the closest active player to him on 184 goals but a potential summer exit from Liverpool may prevent an overtake.

Kane won the Golden Boot in three different campaigns at Spurs, although he was never crowned as the Player of the Season.

The move to Bayern has only strengthened his status as one of best strikers in football.

His 77 goals and 24 assists have come in 83 appearances, which means he averages around 1.2 contributions per match.

All that's left missing on Kane's impressive CV is major silverware, but this looks set to change this season as Bayern battle at the top.

They lead the Bundesliga table by six points over Bayer Leverkusen and are in the Champions League quarter-finals against Inter Milan.