In the return of the Premier League after the international duty, we have a massive London Derby, as Tottenham will play host to Chelsea. Tottenham have been quite competitive but with a somewhat limited roster this season. They were in great shape right before the international break and will be hoping that it hasn’t affected them. Chelsea has been really steady this season and entered the international break in great spirits and on a crazy undefeated streak since the start of the season. This match is bound the have a lot of goals, just like all the previous derbies had.
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Tottenham (9-3-0) played a rather quiet and quite mediocre match on the road against Crystal Palace right before the international break. It was a pretty poor match between the two teams, but after a goalless first half it was Tottenham who scored the only goal of the match at the 66th minute to win by 1-0. That was their fourth consecutive win in all competitions and their first clean sheet after five matches. Prior to that win, they beat PSV Eindhoven by 1-2 at home in the Champions League, where they are 3rd in their group with 4 points and with two more matches to play. When it comes to the Premier League, Tottenham is sitting at the 4th spot of the league table with 27 points, one behind Chelsea and three ahead of Arsenal. They have scored 20 goals so far and have conceded 10 in the process. Tottenham have been mediocre at home so far in the Premier League (2-2-0), where they also have a loss and a win for the Champions League and a draw for the Carabao Cup. Tottenham will be missing Rose, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Dembele, and Janssen in this match, while Trippier is still being listed as questionable to participate.
On the other hand, we have Chelsea (8-0-4) who have been really strong this season and have yet to lose a single match in all competitions. But they didn’t have it easy in their last match where they split the points in a goalless draw at home against Everton. The truth is that they had the upper hand throughout the whole match, but their opponents played a very physical game. That resulted in a ton of fouls and cards for both teams, who eventually split the points. That draw came after five consecutive wins for Chelsea in all competitions, who had beaten BATE by 1-0 for the Europa League in their previous match. Chelsea has already qualified from that group, and they also have two more matches to play. As far as the Premier League is concerned, Chelsea is now sitting at the 3rd spot of the league table with 28 points, one ahead of Tottenham, two behind Liverpool and four behind Manchester City. They have the 2nd best offense with 27 goals so far and the 2nd best defense with just 8 conceded. Chelsea has been excellent on the road (4-0-1), where they also have two more wins in the Europa League and one win for the Carabao Cup. They will be missing Ampadu and van Ginkel, while Kovacic is being listed as doubtful to participate.