There’s just no stopping Tottenham at White Hart Lane right now. Spurs preserved their unbeaten home record in the Premier League with a resounding three-goal win over West Ham on Sunday. Harry Kane scored a double for fifth-placed Tottenham who moved to within four points of league-leaders Leicester City.
Tottenham will look to sustain their excellent home form when they host defending champions Chelsea this coming Sunday. In this battle between two English powerhouses, who will grab the advantage? Read on below for an in-depth breakdown of this much-anticipated London derby and while you’re at it, you can check out our complete NFL Week 12 picks.
Tottenham stretched their unbeaten Premier League run to a club-record 12 games with an emphatic 4-1 victory over West Ham on Sunday. It has been a remarkable recovery for Spurs who opened the season with just three points in their opening four games. They have since picked up their play, grabbing 21 points from the next 27 available.
[sc:Soccer240banner ]Key to Tottenham’s resurgence has been the excellent form of Harry Kane. He has scored a whopping nine goals in Tottenham’s last six club games. He was the one who finally broke West Ham’s resistance with a well-taken goal in the 23rd minute. It has been an amazing turnaround for the England striker who only had one Spurs goal to his name from 13 matches in all competitions a month ago.
They will fancy their chances of extending that excellent run against Chelsea this coming Sunday as they have fared extremely well at home this season. Spurs are one of two remaining Premier League sides that are still unbeaten at home this campaign. They have grabbed 15 points in their seven home games thus far this season. Spurs have now scored three or more goals in three of their last four matches.
Spurs defeated Chelsea, 5-3, in this corresponding fixture last season. That’s their first victory against the Blues in 10 Premier League matches.
Tottenham are 3-0-3 in their last six Premier League matches.
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Betting on Chelsea
Chelsea will head to their Premier League clash with Tottenham with momentum on their side after recording a 4-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. This result comes on the heels of their 1-0 win over Watford in the EPL this past weekend. That’s now two consecutive clean sheets for a Chelsea side that has struggled mightily on the defensive end this season.
Chelsea have allowed a whopping 23 goals in the Premier League this season, sixth-worst in the English top flight. Further compounding the Blues’ defensive woes is the injury to captain John Terry. He’s a major doubt for Sunday’s clash against Tottenham after suffering an ankle injury during Chelsea’s midweek Champions League win against Maccabi. With Terry possibly out for this weekend’s clash, the onus is on Kurt Zouma to step up his play on Chelsea’s backline. He scored the final goal in that win against Tel-Aviv.
Apart from their defense, the Blues also need Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas to take charge in this contest. Hazard has scored in his last three league appearances against Spurs while Fabregas has dished out 11 Premier League assists against Tottenham. That’s five more than against any other opponent in the competition.
Chelsea are 2-4-0 in their last six Premier League matches.
Writer’s Prediction
Tottenham and Chelsea cancel each other out in a thrilling 2-2 draw (+220).
