Football Predictions
Mauricio Pochettino returns to Tottenham on Monday evening with a Chelsea FC side who are still trying to find their footing in the Premier League.
Spurs maintained their first-placed position by seeing off Crystal Palace 2-1 two Fridays ago, while the Blues overcame Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in midweek to reach the EFL Cup quarter-finals.
The tie has been spurred by coach Ange Postecoglou comments who warned his counterpart Pochettino not to expect a guard of honour when he makes his North London return
H2H / Stats
Tottenham ended an eight-game winless run against Chelsea with a 2-0 home victory in February.
They have only won back-to-back Premier League matches versus the Blues once before, in April and November 2018.
No team has scored more Premier League goals away to Spurs than the 51 by Chelsea.
Chelsea’s four wins at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in all competitions is the most by any side.
Team News
Hosts Spurs are facing a quandary at left-back for Monday’s capital showdown after Destiny Udogie sat out the win over Palace with the knock he sustained against Fulham, while his replacement – Ben Davies – came off at half time with a blow to the ankle.
Ivan Perisic (knee), Manor Solomon (knee), Alfie Whiteman (ankle) and Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) remain on the treatment table as they recuperate from surgery, and Postecoglou also has a key decision to make in attack, as Brennan Johnson set up Son’s strike against Palace only two minutes after replacing Richarlison.
For Chelsea, Ben Chilwell will spend a few more weeks recuperating from a thigh concern, while Romeo Lavia (ankle), Wesley Fofana (knee), Christopher Nkunku (knee), Trevoh Chalobah (thigh) and Carney Chukwuemeka (knee) will miss out too.
However, there is hope that Mykhaylo Mudryk will shake off his minor affliction in time to be involved, although Pochettino has conceded that Armando Broja (knee) should only make the bench at best, despite having a few days’ worth of training under his belt.
Probable Line Up
Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Johnson; Son
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Disasi, Silva, Badiashile, Colwill; Fernandez, Caicedo, Gallagher; Palmer, Jackson, Sterling
Verdict
Chelsea’s record over Spurs has been one of the best in recent years but the current Spurs side has been a hard nut to crack for any team in the top flight. So we expect them to continue with their form and regain their spot at the top of the table.
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