Chelsea have no further injury concerns ahead of Sunday's welcome of Tottenham, but do remain without a host of defenders. Andreas Christensen is still out owing to COVID, while Ben Chilwell, Reece James and Trevoh Chalobah are ruled out through injury. Edouard Mendy is with Senegal at AFCON. Thomas Tuchel may continue with a 4-2-2-2 system here, which worked well against Tottenham in their Carabao Cup semi-final double header. He could make just one change from the draw at Brighton, bringing in Timo Werner to partner Romelu Lukaku. Tottenham welcome back Eric Dier for Sunday's London derby with Chelsea but Son Heung-Min and Cristian Romero won't return until after the winter break. Dier's return may be the only change from the side that started their 3-2 win over Leicester in midweek, though that would be harsh on Steven Bergwijn. Matt Doherty replaced Emerson Royal at the break and is pushing to start here and the latter is carrying a knock so will be assessed.
Chelsea have drawn 5 of their last 6 home matches (Premier League). Chelsea have scored at least 2 goals in 12 of their last 14 home matches against Tottenham in all competitions. Chelsea are undefeated in their last 12 matches against Tottenham in all competitions. Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches against Tottenham in all competitions. Tottenham are undefeated in their last 9 matches (Premier League).
Chelsea lost ground in the title race recently, following up their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg win at Tottenham with a loss at Manchester City and a draw at Brighton. That said the Blues have a superb record against Spurs and come into Sunday's game unbeaten in 12 inside 90 minutes against their rivals. Spurs snatched a win from the jaws of defeat at Leicester on Wednesday night, scoring two incredibly late goals to head into the weekend's London derby just one point and one place off fourth. The north London side have four games in hand on Chelsea and a win would see the west London side looking nervously over their shoulder. However, Chelsea's fine home record against Spurs should count for something here and a narrow win is on the cards for the hosts. 1:0
Chelsea In the last 5 matches Chelsea have won 3 matches, 1 ended in a draw and they have lost 1 match. In the Over Under 2.5 market Chelsea in the last 5 matches got over 2.5 goals in 1 match, and under 2.5 goals in 4 matches. Chelsea have scored 9 goals in the last 5 matches and conceded 3 goals. Tottenham In the last 5 matches Tottenham have won 3 matches, 0 ended in a draw and they have lost 2 matches. In the Over Under 2.5 market Tottenham in the last 5 matches got over 2.5 goals in 2 matches, and under 2.5 goals in 3 matches. Tottenham have scored 7 goals in the last 5 matches and conceded 6 goals. Statistics predict a full time result of 2:0.The winner is likely to be Chelsea. The Analysis suggest Under 2.5 goals in this match. And a No for both teams to score.
Chelsea lost ground in the title race recently, following up their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg win at Tottenham with a loss at Manchester City and a draw at Brighton. That said the Blues have a superb record against Spurs and come into Sunday's game unbeaten in 12 inside 90 minutes against their rivals. Spurs snatched a win from the jaws of defeat at Leicester on Wednesday night, scoring two incredibly late goals to head into the weekend's London derby just one point and one place off fourth. The north London side have four games in hand on Chelsea and a win would see the west London side looking nervously over their shoulder. However, Chelsea's fine home record against Spurs should count for something here and a narrow win is on the cards for the hosts. 1:0
Chelsea have drawn 5 of their last 6 home matches (Premier League). Chelsea have scored at least 2 goals in 12 of their last 14 home matches against Tottenham in all competitions. Chelsea are undefeated in their last 12 matches against Tottenham in all competitions. Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches against Tottenham in all competitions. Tottenham are undefeated in their last 9 matches (Premier League).
Chelsea have no further injury concerns ahead of Sunday's welcome of Tottenham, but do remain without a host of defenders. Andreas Christensen is still out owing to COVID, while Ben Chilwell, Reece James and Trevoh Chalobah are ruled out through injury. Edouard Mendy is with Senegal at AFCON. Thomas Tuchel may continue with a 4-2-2-2 system here, which worked well against Tottenham in their Carabao Cup semi-final double header. He could make just one change from the draw at Brighton, bringing in Timo Werner to partner Romelu Lukaku. Tottenham welcome back Eric Dier for Sunday's London derby with Chelsea but Son Heung-Min and Cristian Romero won't return until after the winter break. Dier's return may be the only change from the side that started their 3-2 win over Leicester in midweek, though that would be harsh on Steven Bergwijn. Matt Doherty replaced Emerson Royal at the break and is pushing to start here and the latter is carrying a knock so will be assessed.