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Tottenham v Chelsea

  • 20:00 GMT on BT Sport 1
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Tottenham's early-season hopes of involvement in the title race are gone. Sunday's defeat to Brighton highlighted how far they've fallen behind the rest, a dull performance with little to inspire, and they now sit outside the top four, level on 33 points with Chelsea.

Improvement has come in the short term for the Blues who have had to adapt to a change in style under Thomas Tuchel's guidance. The first two games allowed players to get minutes, with four points in return, but Tuchel should go for his strongest possible line-up here.

He could stick with some of those who beat Burnley but it's mostly a guess at this stage. That will be the case until we start to see a pattern emerge over the next few weeks. What we do know is that Chelsea are stacked with talent throughout and a top-heavy side means quality players will have to miss out.

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Opta facts

  • Tottenham have lost two of their past three home league games against Chelsea (W1), more than they had in their previous 11 (W5 D5 L1). They haven’t lost consecutive home league games against the Blues since a run of three between April 2004-August 2005.
  • Chelsea are unbeaten in their last four Premier League meetings with Spurs (W3 D1), keeping a clean sheet in three of these games.
  • Despite being the only side still unbeaten in Premier League London derbies this season, Spurs have won just one of their five such matches so far this term (D4).
  • Last time out, Thomas Tuchel became the first Chelsea manager to keep a clean sheet in each of his first two Premier League games in charge since Rafael Benitez in November 2012. The last Chelsea manager to do so in his first three in the competition was José Mourinho in August 2004.
  • Tottenham Hotspur lost their last home Premier League game versus Liverpool (1-3) – they haven’t lost consecutive home games since January 2019, while manager José Mourinho has never lost consecutive home games in the competition.

Odds correct at 1700 GMT (03/02/21)

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