A derby will be played between these two London sides Tottenham Hotspurs and Chelsea in a late Premier League game today.
Kick-off: 1st January, 2015, 17:30
Venue: White Hart Lane
Referee: Phil Dowd
Possible Line-ups:
Team News:
- Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has a fully fit squad to play with.
- Nabil Bentaleb is back after missing a game against Manchester United due to illness. He is likely to take the place of Benjamin Stambouli.
- Erik Lamela is likely to return to starting elven along with full-back Kyle Walker.
Chelsea
- Chelsea attacking midfielder Oscar remains doubtful for this clash with illness. The Brazilian missed the last game against Southampton.
- John Obi Mikel is likely to play pushing Cesc Fabregas to an attacking role.
- Filipe Luis and Andre Schurrle could be replaced by Cesar Azpilicueta and Willian, respectively.
Stats:
- Both the sides have lost only a game from their last six Premier League games.
- Tottenham have lost only one of their last eight home games against Chelsea in the Premier League.
- Chelsea are unbeaten against the home side in their last ten games in all campaigns.
- The Blues have scored more than a goal in five of their last six games against Spurs in all campaigns.
- Cesc Fabregas has eight assists to his name in last eight league games against Spurs.
Prediction:
Tottenham 2 – 1 Chelsea.
The Spurs have ended six games with the above scoreline this season.
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