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Tottenham host London rivals Chelsea in the Premier League looking to continue their great start to the season under Ange Postecoglu and reclaim top spot.
Mauricio Pochettino returns to north London, now in charge of Spurs’ bitter rivals, though the Blues have stuttered in the early stages of his reign at Stamford Bridge, losing last time out at home to Brentford.
Victory over Blackburn in the Carabao Cup has provided some much-needed confidence, but Spurs will be nicely rested since last Friday’s win at Crystal Palace.
Without Harry Kane, who is enjoying his time at Bayern Munich, Spurs have thrived under their Australian coach, and victory over Chelsea would further boost hopes of an unlikely title challenge.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of this Premier League contest plus get the latest odds and tips right here.
When is it?
The Premier League clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London takes place on Monday 6 November and will kick off at 8:00pm GMT.
How can I watch it?
The match will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and can also be streamed on the Sky Go app with coverage on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event starting at 6:30pm GMT.
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Team news
Tottenham left-backs Destiny Udogie and Ben Davies are both injury doubts and will face fitness tests before the match to see if either is fit to play but Ivan Perisic, Ryan Sessegnon and Manor Solomon remain on the sidelines.
Armando Broja and Mykhailo Mudryk returned to training this week for Chelsea and may feature at some point this evening. However, Trevoh Chalobah, Carney Chukwuemeka, Ben Chilwell, Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia and Christopher Nkunku all remain absent.
Predicted line-ups
Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Emerson Royal; Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison; Kulusevski, Son, Richarlison
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Disasi, Thiago, Colwill; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling; Jackson
Odds
Spurs – 11/10
Draw – 13/5
Chelsea – 9/4
Full odds and tips here
Prediction
Spurs are favourites here, but Chelsea should enjoy playing on the counter and a rare chance to move into space at speed if the hosts take the game on. We’ll opt for an entertaining 1-1 draw.Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea
