Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea will both be without a number of players when they meet at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday, in the latest top flight London derby
Enzo Maresca looks on
Enzo Maresca will be without a number of players against Tottenham
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Tottenham and Chelsea face a combined injury crisis with up to 16 stars potentially sidelined for their London derby. Both sides were in Carabao Cup action during the week, with contrasting fortunes.
Enzo Maresca's Blues secured a thrilling 4-3 victory away at Wolverhampton Wanderers to book their place in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Thomas Frank's Spurs were eliminated from the competition following a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Newcastle United.
Tottenham Hotspur
However, Frank confirmed Guglielmo Vicario should return between the sticks against Chelsea after sitting out the Newcastle defeat. The Italian's absence was initially thought to be due to a tactical rotation.
Thomas Frank looks on
Thomas Frank has a number of injuries to navigate
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But in his post-match comments, Frank revealed an injury concern, explaining: "He had a smaller thing that had to be done but he'll be ready for Chelsea."
Chelsea
Maresca's injury list isn't quite as extensive as Tottenham's, which will come as a relief to Chelsea supporters. However, he was left furious by Delap's unnecessary red card against Wolves midweek.
Delap had been sidelined for several weeks before coming off the bench for his return to action at Molineux. But the summer acquisition saw red following two reckless yellow cards, the second of which could have warranted a straight dismissal on its own, in a substitute appearance branded "embarrassing" by Maresca.
Liam Delap is shown a red card
Liam Delap saw red against Wolves(Image: David Rogers, Getty Images)
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In the League Cup, Chelsea managed to rotate nine players from the starting line-up that suffered a defeat to Sunderland, giving a rest to Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez. They are anticipated to make a comeback in north London.
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