Tottenham must win to regain the top spot from Man City. With impressive form since the start of the season, the home team can be confident in welcoming Chelsea in round 11 of the Premier League.
Son Heung-min and James Maddison are still Tottenham's biggest hopes in this match. Each player has contributed directly (goals, assists) 9 times since the beginning of the season and has gradually become Tottenham's new compatible pair after Harry Kane left.
Tottenham maintain impressive form thanks to "locomotive" Son Heung-min.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are still in a state of instability in terms of form. The problem for coach Mauricio Pochettino is that he cannot control the situation throughout the game. That is why Chelsea have had matches that are good enough but still lose points, for example when they drew with Arsenal after leading by 2 goals.
The head-to-head record between the two teams is what gives Chelsea confidence in this away trip. Since November 2020, Chelsea have only lost to Tottenham once - the return match between the two teams in the Premier League last season.
Tottenham vs Chelsea form
With Arsenal losing to Newcastle on Saturday night, Tottenham are now the only unbeaten team in the Premier League. They have also lost just one game in all competitions (against Fulham in the EFL Cup).
Chelsea have only lost one of their last six games in all competitions, a 0-2 defeat to Brentford in round 10 of the Premier League.
Coach Mauricio Pochettino and his team have only lost one away game this season - a 1-3 defeat to West Ham. In the remaining three games (against weaker opponents), Chelsea have drawn one, won two, and conceded just one goal.
Chelsea's form is inconsistent.
Tottenham vs Chelsea lineup
Tottenham have a problem at left-back with Destiny Udogie suffering a recent injury. The in-form player missed the win over Crystal Palace. Ben Davies also has an ankle problem.
In addition, Ivan Perisic, Manor Solomon, Alfie Whiteman, Ryan Sessegnon have not recovered.
Chelsea are also without a number of players due to injury. The visitors' "injured" list includes Ben Chilwell, Romeo Lavia, Wesley Fofana, Christopher Nkunku, Trevoh Chalobah and Carney Chukwuemeka.
Armando Broja and Mykhailo Mudryk have both recovered from injury but are likely to only feature on the bench.
Expected lineup Tottenham vs Chelsea
Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Johnson; Son
Chelsea: Sanchez; Disasi, Silva, Badiashile, Colwill; Fernandez, Caicedo, Gallagher; Palmer, Jackson, Sterling
Prediction: Tottenham 2-0 Chelsea
Han Phong
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