Match Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea FC

Match Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea FC

Venue : White Hart Lane

Kick off : 12:45 BST

Tottenham (Probable XI , 4-2-3-1) - Lloris - Walker, Gallas, Caulker, Vertonghen - Dembele, Sandro, Dempsey, Bale, Lennon - Defoe

Chelsea ( Probable XI , 4-2-3-1) - Cech - Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Cole - Mikel, Ramires, Hazard, Oscar, Mata - Torres

Referee - Mike Dean

Team News -

Livermore and Naughton have comeback from their injuries and made themselves available for Andre Villas Boas to chose but don't expect them to start. Assou Ekotto and Younes Kaboul whereas are still out with their respective injuries.

For Roberto Di Matteo, Sturridge is the only one who is out with a hamstring problem whereas Bertrand and Lampard have all trained before the game. John Terry starts his suspension.

What to expect?

A fiery match and a London Derby at its best. Andre Villas Boas faces his perpetrators for the first time as he leads his exciting Tottenham side against Chelsea. Roberto Di Matteo on the other hand has a selection dilemma along with other problems to answer, as Terry begins his suspension and Ashley Cole bound to start after his fine. Three points here can be useful in the long run

Players to watch out for -

Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale. Both have been in superb form for their clubs and country and expect both of them to have a huge impact on the result. The game will most definitely be won on the flanks and we are all hoping Hazard silences his critics again.

Stats -

At Chelsea (72)				At Tottenham H. (71)
Results	Total	%		Results	Total	%
Chelsea	35	48.61		Tottenham H.	26	36.62
Tottenham H.	21	29.17		Chelsea	25	35.21
Draws	16	22.22		Draws	20	28.17
Goals	Total	Av.pg		Goals	Total	Av.pg
Chelsea	104	1.44		Tottenham H.	119	1.68
Tottenham H.	86	1.19		Chelsea	108	1.52
On Neutral Ground (3)				Overall (146 matches)
Results	Total	%		Results	Total	%
Chelsea	1	33.33		Chelsea	61	41.78
Tottenham H.	2	66.67		Tottenham H.	49	33.56
Draws	0	0.00		Draws	36	24.66
Goals	Total	Av.pg		Goals	Total	Av.pg
Chelsea	7	2.33		Chelsea	219	1.50
Tottenham H.	5	1.67		Tottenham H.	210	1.44

Prediction - 1-1

Come on Chelsea ! Carefree since 1905.

Sherry Philips (@bluebloodSherry), Deputy Editor