Chelsea do not have long to wait before they are back in Premier League action, and there’s a big game on the horizon in London.
The Blues will travel to the north of the city to take on Tottenham, a fixture which rarely disappoints for the neutral in particular.
Arguably the game of the season came from this fixture last year, when Nicolas Jackson’s hat-trick merely scratched the surface in what was a sensational 90 minutes.
Chelsea came out on top of that day, and they will be seen as favourites to do so again on Sunday after the rough turn in form for their opponents in recent weeks.
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Ange Postecoglou not confident for Tottenham vs Chelsea
They were also victorious at Stamford Bridge late in the campaign in a game where they had just 11 fit first team players. The likes of Josh Acheamping made an appearance against Spurs last time around.
Enzo Maresca will be facing up against Ange Postecoglou for the first time as a manager, and his counterpart did not sound too confident when asked last night about his sides chances on Sunday.
Following a question from Nizaar Kinsella asking if his side were in the hunt for a new defender in January, Postecoglou replied:
“That’s not going to help us against Chelsea on Sunday.”
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Tottenham’s horrific injury record
Spurs went into last night’s game with Bournemouth already missing their first-choice central defensive partnership of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven.
They then saw makeshift starter Ben Davies taken off last night, with the Welshman suffering a hamstring problem.
Tottenham Absentees Injury type
Cristian Romero Ankle/Foot
Micky van de Ven Thigh
Ben Davies Hamstring
Rodrigo Bentancur Suspended
Guglielmo Vicario Ankle/foot
Richarlison Thigh
Mikey Moore Illness
Wilson Odobert Thigh
Chelsea meanwhile can boast a relatively positive injury record, with only Reece James and Wesley Fofana set to miss this weekend’s game as things stand.
The Blues will be looking to maintain their place in second in the table, while hopefully again closing the gap on leaders Liverpool if the chance arises.