Tottenham Hotspur hosts Chelsea FC in a London derby that comes at a very quick turnaround for both sides. Both Chelsea and Spurs played last night in the League Cup’s fourth round, but with different results. The Blues raced out to a 3-0 lead at halftime at Wolves, and then successfully fended off a late, strong charge from the hosts to win 4-3 and advance through to the quarterfinals.
As for Tottenham, their League Cup campaign is now through, as Newcastle knocked them out with a 2-0 result last night.
London Derby FYIs
Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea FC
Kickoff: Sat. November 1, 6:30 pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK
Team News for Both Sides: go here
Starting XI Predictions Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea FC
Win Probability: Draw 27% Tottenham Hotspur 35% Chelsea FC 38%
They’ll look to bounce back here with what should be a very interesting and engaging league fixture. Here’s our best guess the most likely first team.
Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Starting XI vs Chelsea
Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Kevin Danso, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence; Rodrigo Bentancur, Joao Palhinha; Mo Kudus, Lucas Bergvall, Xavi Simons; Randal Kolo Muani
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