Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea Preview

December 31, 2014
By: Deke Hardman

Jose Mourinho

New Year’s Day’s Premier League action concludes at White Hart Lane where Tottenham Hotspur face league leaders Chelsea.

It was the Blues who ran out winners when the sides met at Stamford Bridge just four weeks ago with Eden Hazard, Didier Drogba and Loic Remy getting the goals though since then, somewhat surprisingly it is Spurs who have collected the most points.

The hosts are could recall Danny Rose, Erik Lamela, Aaron Lennon and Kyle Walker to the starting line-up, after none of them started Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United.

Harry Kane, who has four in his last five outings, is 9.0 (8/1) to get the first goal of the game with Betfaiir, with Nacer Chadli a 15.0 (14/1) shot with Bet 365.

The home win is widely available at 5.0 (4/1), with Jose Mourinho’s men favourites at 1.8 (4/5) with most firms. The draw is 3.85 (37/13) with 888 Sport.

The Blues ended a run of three straight 2-0 victories by drawing 1-1 with high-flying Southampton last time out, though remain three points clear of champions Manchester City who drew against Burnley.

Like his counterpart, Mourinho is expect to ring the changes, with Cesar Azpilicueta, Oscar and Willian set to replace Filipe Luis, John Obi Mikel and Andre Schurrle.

Top scorer Diego Costa is favourite to open the scoring at 5.0 (4/1) with Paddy Power, with Cesc Fabregas a 12.5 (23/2) chance with 888 Sport.

Chelsea are unbeaten in ten against their London rivals, winning four of their last six, while they have only lost once in the league so far this season.

Four of the last six meetings between the sides have featured at least four goals, so you may be tempted to take advantage of Bet Victor’s offer of 3.5 (5/2) for there to be over 3.5 this time around.

Alternatively, you may prefer to back both teams to score, as has been the case in eight of the last clashes, and that is priced at 1.83 (5/6) with Bet Victor, while the away win not to nil is 4.0 (3/1) with Betfair.

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