Thomas Tuchel’s first high-profile encounter has arrived in the form of fellow Londoners Tottenham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Chelsea come into the clash after a comfortable 2-0 victory over now 17th placed Burnley, which was Tuchel’s first win as the Blues’ boss, before which Wolves held his team to a stalemate in his first match in-charge.
In a bid to maintain momentum amid a much-needed resurgence in morale amongst the team members, Chelsea will look to make the most of the opportunity against Jose Mourinho’s side who have won just once in their last four Premier League encounters.
Tottenham have conceded four and scored one in their last two matches, losing 3-1 to Liverpool and 1-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion. (chelseafc.com)
Tuchel has made it clear that Harry Kane’s absence, who he called one of the best number nine’s in the world, is a major boost to Chelsea’s hopes of getting the better of their city rivals. (talksport)
The Blues will aim to extend their Premier League unbeaten run against Spurs to five games, for the first time since 2014.
The full team line-up for Tottenham vs Chelsea is below. (Kick-off at 20:00pm GMT)