Tottenham - Chelsea
Tottenham - ChelseaTottenham and Chelsea go against each other in a meeting of another round of English Premier League. The game will be played on 04.01.2017g. (Wednesday) at 22:00 local time at White Hart Lane and the chief judge of the match will be Martin Atkinson.
Tottenham started the year with solid success in his visit to Watford 4: 1. So Spurs recorded a fourth consecutive victory in the Premier League and occupy fifth place in the standings with a total of 39 points. Now boys Mauricio Pochettino will try to consolidate its good performance in the last month in the derby with Chelsea.
The good news for the young manager of Tottenham are associated with the absence of injured and punished in its composition. Only Erik Lamela has a slight health problem that leaves him doubtful for the match. Kyle Walker and Jan Vertonghen are back in the composition of Spurs after serving their sentences from one meeting to accumulated yellow cards. Given the goals that Tottenham had scored in their last matches, Mauricio Pochettino will hardly make changes up front.
Chelsea won 4: 2 against Stoke City on the final day of last year. It was the 13th straight win for the Blues in the Premier League who gathered 49 points atop the standings. Antonio Conte's boys continued to play flawlessly, but the derby with Tottenham could be another big step towards the title.
Marcos Alonso has a slight injury after the game with Stoke and is doubtful for the trip to White Hart Lane. After the punishment in the composition Chelsea returns Pedro Rodriguez. The Spanish side will compete for a place in the starting eleven with Willie, who scored two goals in the door of Stoke City in the last round. Nemanja Matic will return to the midfield and will replace Cesc Fabregas among the elect Antonio Conte.
Derby at White Hart Lane meeting of the two teams into steam in England. Despite the 13 wins, Chelsea showed against Stoke slight fluctuations, which can be used by Tottenham. The eight goals in their last two games and home advantage make us believe that it was the Spurs will end the series of victories for Antonio Conte and company.