Tottenham vs Chelsea Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Trystan Pugh ·
Updated
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The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium plays host to a London Derby between Thomas Frank's Spurs and Enzo Maresca's Chelsea.
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Tottenham preview: Frank getting a tune
Ahead of the weekend, Tottenham find themselves third in the Premier League table having beaten Everton 0-3 at Goodison Park last Sunday, with centre-back Micky van de Ven scoring twice from corner routines.
Thomas Frank's side were eliminated at the round of 16 stage of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday though, falling to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle at St James' Park.
Chelsea preview: Bump in the road
After a run of four straight wins in all competitions, Chelsea were undone by promoted side Sunderland last weekend with a shock 1-2 defeat to the Black Cats at Stamford Bridge, Enzo Maresca's men conceding the deciding goal in the 93rd minute.
Maresca's expensively-assembled squad responded well midweek though, edging Wolves 3-4 in a hugely entertaining Carabao Cup contest at Molineux.
Tottenham team news: Three players welcomed back
Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie and Wildon Odobert have been declared fit and available by Frank, as Tottenham's long injury list begins to finally ease.
Dominic Solanke, meanwhile, is making progress but won't be available until after the November international break.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Palhinha; Johnson, Kudus, Simons; Kolo Muani
Unavailable: Dragusin (Injured), Takai (Injured), Davies (Injured), Bissouma (Injured), Maddison (Injured), Kulusevski (Injured), Solanke (Injured)
Questionable:
Chelsea team news: Still no Palmer
Malo Gusto is available following the completion of his suspension and played against Wolves on Wednesday, but Reece James could again be chosen at right-back after being an unused sub in that game.
Liam Delap must serve a ban of his own after receiving a red card midweek on his return from injury. Cole Palmer, meanwhile, is still missing.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Adarabioyo, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Pedro, Garnacho; Guiu
Unavailable: Colwill (Injured), Badiashile (Injured), Essugo (Injured), Palmer (Injured), Mudryk (Suspended), Delap (Suspended)
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Tottenham vs Chelsea prediction
The last time these two sides met on Tottenham's home turf, Chelsea were 3-4 winners in a seven-goal thriller in December last year, and indeed the Blues have won the last four meetings, and have only lost once in the last 12 contests between the two across all competitions.
Often an entertaining London Derby, both teams certainly look capable of troubling the other's defence. While Chelsea have a solid recent history in this fixture, they are conceding too many goals, which leads us to believe this match will not be short on goalmouth action.
Tottenham vs Chelsea tip: Over 2.5 goals
