This is it- Tonight at White Hart Lane, Chelsea versus Tottenham in a midweek prime time fixture overflowing with story lines.
Chelsea FC are on an undefeated streak, and going for the Premier League record, currently held by Arsenal. They even have the blessing of Arsene Wenger, to reach the milestone, in this one. Of course, later Wenger complained about the schedule makers giving his side not enough turnaround/preparation time during this period of fixture congestion, and that Chelsea was given an unfair advantage with more time to rest.
On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino claims that the rest of the league (the neutrals) will be supporting his club, much like they were against him last season (and with Leicester City) in the title race.
Injury/fitness report for both teams available at this link.
Five Thirty Eight’s Soccer Power Index Projection:
Tottenham Hotspur win- 31%, Draw- 42%, Chelsea FC- 27%
Match odds via OddsChecker:
Tottenham 9/5 Draw 40/17 Chelsea 9/5
Chelsea have actually made the fewest changes to their starting lineup out of anyone in the league, so we kept that in mind.
Here we go, here’s our Chelsea FC starting XI prediction, Enjoy:
Eden Hazard Diego Costa Willian
Marcos Alonso N’Golo Kante Nemanja Matic Victor Moses
Gary Cahill David Luiz Cesar Azpilicueta
Thibaut Courtois
Prediction: Chelsea FC 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1
As always, feel free to post your own Chelsea starting XI in the comments section below. Speak your mind on the formations and line-ups that are already presented here for your discussion.
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