Tottenham host Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a huge London derby.
Victory will lift Tottenham up to sixth if Brighton, Fulham and Bournemouth all lose elsewhere, whilst Chelsea can stay second with a win.
Team News
Ben Davies is ruled out for Tottenham after he suffered a hamstring injury in their 1-0 loss away to Bournemouth.
Guglielmo Vicario (ankle), Mikey Moore (illness), Cristian Romero (toe), Rodrigo Bentancur (suspension), Mickey van de Ven, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison (all hamstring) are sidelined.
Chelsea could welcome Mykhailo Mudryk back into contention after he missed their win at Southampton due to illness.
Wesley Fofana, Reece James and Omari Kellyman (all hamstring) are still out ruled out.
When is Kick-Off?
Tottenham host Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday 8 December at 4:30pm GMT, live on Sky Sports in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Tottenham have won one of their last five meetings against Chelsea (W1, D1, L3).
- Chelsea have lost one of their last five league trips to Tottenham (W4, L1).
- Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson scored four goals across both clashes against Spurs last season.
- Spurs have scored in six of seven league games at home this season.
- Chelsea are yet to win in the Sunday 4:30pm slot this season (D1, L2).
Prediction
Following a lacklustre defeat at Bournemouth with little consistency despite spells of dominance, Tottenham need to step up their game and be much sharper if want a result but Davies’ injury makes life harder defensively.
That issue should have Chelsea purring at their prospects because if only Radu Dragusin is available in central defence, their attack will relish this opportunity especially after a ruthless win at Southampton.
If Davies is somehow available, I can see Tottenham getting a draw if they sort out their end product otherwise this will be an one-sided outcome.
Prediction: Tottenham 0-2 Chelsea
Result: Tottenham 3-4 Chelsea
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