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A good old-fashioned London Derby is lined up for this Sunday and what an intriguing match it is likely to be.
Despite the vast amount of cash spent on players, Chelsea have been hugely disappointing over the past few seasons, but since the arrival of Enzo Maresca from Leicester, they are now a team that plays attractive, effective football and are sitting pretty in third place in the Premier League table.
Tottenham are blowing either hot or cold at the moment. One minute, they are thrashing Manchester City 4 – 0 at the Etihad, the next minute, they are losing at home to Ipswich.
Big Ange is a very good manager, though, so we would expect Tottenham to be fully up for this thrilling encounter.
Odds and Predictions
We agree with the top football betting sites in that they priced this encounter up as being very close. Chelsea are the favourites at odds of 2.45, Tottenham are priced at 2.62, with the draw coming in at 3.70.
Both of these teams have got goals in them so after careful consideration, the first one of our selections for this match is going to be a draw with a scoreline of 2 – 2 at odds of 11.0.
To add a little bit of excitement to the proceedings, the last one of our tips is going to be a Bet Builder.
‘Brennan Johnson – Over 0.5 Shots On Target’, ‘Cole Palmer – Over 0.5 Shots On Target’, ‘Over 3 Goals’ and ‘Over 7 Corners’.
Odds of 4.33 means that this is a decent bet, in our opinion.
Comparison and Statistics
Tottenham and Chelsea have played each other H2H 175 times in their history, with Chelsea winning 77 of those matches, Tottenham have won 55 and 43 games ended in a draw.
Chelsea has had the upper hand over the last 5 head-to-head matches between the two teams, winning three, drawing one and losing one.
| Past Meetings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May 2024 | chelsea | 4-1 | tottenham | Premier League |
| 06 Nov 2023 | tottenham | 1-4 | chelsea | Premier League |
| 26 Feb 2023 | tottenham | 2-0 | chelsea | Premier League |
| 14 Aug 2022 | chelsea | 2-2 | tottenham | Premier League |
| 05 Mar 2022 | tottenham | 0-2 | chelsea | FA Cup |
Expected Line Ups
A good example of the managerial skills of Ange Postecoglou is the way that he handled the poor form of Brennan Johnson when large sections of the Tottenham crowd were getting on his back.
Instead of criticising the player, he encouraged him and has been rewarded by the player hitting a rich vein of form and scoring goals for fun.
Cole Palmer continues to shine for Chelsea with some breathtaking passes from midfield, but special mention should be made about Nikolas Jackson, who is proving to be lethal in front of goal.
Tottenham (4-3-3): Forster; Porro, Udogie, Davies, Dragusin; Bissouma, Maddison, Kulusevski; Son, Werner, Johnson.
Chelsea (4-3-3): Sánchez; Gusto, Cucurella, Fofana, Colwill; Fernandez, Caicedo, Palmer; Madueke, Neto; Jackson.
How Will the Season Pan Out
It’s still early days, but for us, Chelsea looks nailed on for a place in the Champions League next season and the runner-up spot in the Premier League is a distinct possibility.
Tottenham have got to find a greater level of consistency, so for now, a top-six finish is the best they can hope for, but a good run could open the door to a top-four position come the end of the season.
