Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea Preview

August 19, 2017
By: Deke Hardman

Sunday’s Premier League action concludes at Wembley where Tottenham Hotspur face Chelsea.

The game is the first in the league that Spurs will play at the national stadium, where they will reside for the entirety of this season as construction on their new ground takes place.

The North London side picked up from where they left off last season a week ago, beating Newcastle United in their campaign opener and they will hope to build on that against the side they finished seven points behind in second place last season.

Full-back Keiran Trippier could return from an ankle problem though manager Mauricio Pochettino could decide to stick with Kyle Walker-Peters who gained rave reviews for his Premier League debut at St James’s Park.

Danny Rose, Erik Lamela and Georges Kevin-Nkoudou remain out while the game comes too soon for new signing Davinson Sanchez, who is awaiting a work permit.

Harry Kane is favourite to open the scoring at 4.5 (7/2) with a number of firms, ahead of 7.0 (6/1) shot Dele Alli.

The home win is widely available at 2.15 (23/20) with the visitors a 3.75 (11/4) with Unibet. The draw can be backed at a price of 3.5 (5/2) with most bookmakers.

Reigning champions Chelsea had an opening weekend to forget losing 3-2 to an unfancied Burnley side – a game they finished with nine men.

They may not be favourites for the win in the eyes of the bookmakers though they have lost just two of their last seventeen games against Tottenham in all competitions.

Alvaro Morata could start for the first time while fellow summer signing Tiemoue Bakayoko is also in contention though Pedro remains a doubt and Eden Hazard will not be risked despite returning to training.

Victor Moses returns from a ban though captain Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas are suspended following their dismissals last weekend.

Morata is 8.0 (7/1) to get the first goal of the game with Sky Bet with Willian available at 11.0 (10/1) with many companies.

The sides’ last meeting came at Wembley with Chelsea running out 4-2 winners in the semi-finals of the FA Cup and Bet 365 offer 3.40 (12/5) for there to be over 3.5 goals this time around.

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