After Wednesday’s amazing comeback victory over Leicester, Tottenham Hotspur make the short journey to Chelsea in a London Derby. Can Antonio Conte continue his unbeaten run as Spurs boss? Read our free predictions and betting picks for the game here.
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Chelsea and Tottenham to draw
Chelsea has drawn five of their last seven Premier League matches. While it will be a tough ask of Spurs to go to Stamford Bridge and get a win, they should be capable of getting a draw.
Correct Score – Chelsea 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Three of those draws have been 1-1 draws, Chelsea have struggled to score goals lately, while Spurs’ away goal scoring record of ten in nine matches is not world beating.
Chelsea and Tottenham to be drawing at half-time
Out of Chelsea’s 23 Premier League games this season they have gone in level at the break in 12 of them. Only Wolves have done this more with 13. In addition, Spurs have gone into half-time level in nine of 19 games.
Preliminary review and match prediction for Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
It is safe to say Chelsea’s stuttering title challenge is over as they stand 12 points behind Manchester City having played one more match.
Despite them sitting comfortably in third place at the moment, they need to be aware of the threat that the likes of Arsenal as well as opponents Spurs pose to their top four hopes.
Both North London sides hold numerous games in hand over Chelsea and maximum points in those games could see both sides either overtake or equal Chelsea’s points tally and bounce them out of the top four.
Spurs are now unbeaten in nine matches although they nearly succumbed to their first defeat under Antonio Conte on Wednesday night.
In an unbelievable 80 second spell, Spurs went from being 2-1 down to winning the match 3-2 thanks to Steven Bergwijn goals in the 95th and 97th minutes.
This should fill the Spurs side full of confidence as they tackle their second away match in a row when they visit Chelsea.
Harry Kane scored Spurs’ first to get his fourth goal in five games, he can be backed to score anytime at 2.7, while two goal hero Bergwijn is 6.0 to score anytime.
Quick Rich
We have the sides to be drawing at half time and full time in separate bets, this could be combined into a Draw-Draw half-time, full-time bet for better odds of 5.5.
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur Team News
Chelsea are depleted in defence with Andreas Christensen out due to Covid and Ben Chilwell, Reece James and Trevoh Chalobah ruled out through injury. First choice goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is on African Cup of Nations duty so Kepa Arrizabalaga will continue to deputise.
For Spurs, Eric Dier should be fit for this match, however Son Heung-Min and Cristian Romero remain out. Matt Doherty was a half-time substitute for Emerson Royal, Doherty will be pushing for a start if Royal fails his fitness test.
Starting Lineups
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, T. Silva, Rudiger, M. Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Ziyech, Mount, Werner, Lukaku
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Royal, Skipp, Winks, Hojbjerg, Regulion, Kane, Lucas Moura
Highlighted Player – Harry Kane
It has taken a while for Kane to get going after his summer transfer saga unsettled him as well as having to get used to two different managers this season.
However, he is slowly getting back to his best under Conte having scored four goals in his last five Premier League matches. Two of these were also the first goal of the match.
Most popular FAQ for Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Chelsea beat Tottenham 1-0 in the Carabao Cup second leg on 12 January 2021. The Blues also beat Spurs 2-0 one week earlier in the first leg.
Where will this fixture be played?
This fixture will be played at Stamford Bridge.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds at William Hill for Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur.
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