Tottenham Hotspur are gearing up for this weekend’s box-office Premier League showdown as they tackle Chelsea in a extremely anticipated London derby on dwelling turf.
Spurs will hope to get some reprieve on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, particularly after the results of their most up-to-date journey to Tyneside.
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Tottenham have been dumped out of the EFL Cup within the fourth spherical by reigning champions Newcastle United. They’ll be trying to bounce again towards Chelsea, however that’s additionally an uphill job.
Spurs have solely managed one win from their final seven Premier League conferences with Chelsea (D1, L5), dropping the earlier 4 in a row.
When stretched throughout all competitions, Tottenham’s numbers towards Chelsea are even worse.
The two-0 win again in February 2023 stays Tottenham’s solely victory over their London rivals of their final 17 conferences in all competitions.
Spurs have additionally solely managed one win from their final six dwelling video games towards Chelsea.
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Turning these statistics on its head wouldn’t occur in a single day, however Tottenham might take a major step in the correct route in the event that they finish their winless streak towards the Blues this weekend.
How Tottenham might line up
Tottenham supervisor Thomas Frank will doubtless make as much as seven modifications for Saturday’s six-pointer.
Spurs are coping with an alarming variety of accidents. Throughout the 2-0 defeat towards Newcastle, Frank was with out a staggering 12 gamers as a consequence of harm.
Nevertheless, these numbers have dropped barely forward of this weekend’s must-win conflict, so he ought to have a good sufficient squad to provide the world champions a run for his or her cash.
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Antonin Kinsky didn’t have his greatest sport towards Newcastle and can doubtless vacate his spot for first-choice goalie Guglielmo Vicario.
Frank will lastly have the ability to area his most popular centre-back pairing of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, with Future Udogie and Pedro Porro as full-backs.
for the primary time in a month.
After slotting into defence in midweek, Joao Palhinha returns to his extra acquainted midfield function alongside Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Bergvall.
Randal Kolo Muani may very well be given an opportunity to steer the road, flanked by Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus.