Yesterday marked the celebration that Arsenal supporters call “St. Totteringham’s Day.” For Gooners, it’s the joy they derive from the moment that they mathematically finish above Tottenham Hotspur in any Premier League season.
It is such a big deal to them that created a fake holiday for it, and clinching it at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as they did with a 3-2 win on Sunday, had to have made the occasion extra special for them.
London Derby FYIs
Tottenham Hotspur at Chelsea FC
Kickoff: Thurs. May 2, 7:30 pm, Stamford Bridge, London, UK
Team News: Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea Part 1 Chelsea Part 2
Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea
Win Probability: Draw 24% Tottenham Hotspur 32% Chelsea 44%
Now Spurs must pick up the pieces and move on. They’ve looked dreadful as of late, but maybe they’ll turn it around vs. another London rival, Chelsea FC.
Manager Ange Postecoglu will lead with strength, and put his best foot forward when he shapes his starting lineup at Stamford Bridge. Here is what we think the best of what’s around (Dave Matthews Band reference, yes!) looks like for Angeball right now.
Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction at Chelsea FC
Guglielmo Vicario; Emerson Royal, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Radu Dragusin; Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma; Brennan Johnson, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski; Heung Min-Son
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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