Tottenham vs Chelsea: line-ups, score predictions, key stats & more - preview

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Tottenham vs Chelsea: line-ups, score predictions, key stats & more - preview

Team news

  • Tottenham
  • Chelsea

Billy Gilmour, Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic are ruled out of the game. Antonio Rudiger and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are unlikely to feature as well. Newcomer Edouard Mendy could make his debut for the Blues.

📋 Stats to know (via Chelseafc.com)

  • Chelsea are hoping for a fifth successive victory against Tottenham in all competitions, the most since we won six in a row between January 2000 and January 2002.
  • Chelsea and Tottenham are drawn against each other in the League Cup for the seventh occasion, the most recent being the 2018/19 semi-final.
  • Our overall cup record against Tottenham 10 wins and six defeats.
  • Chelsea are looking to progress to the League Cup quarter-final for the third time in the past four seasons.
  • The Blues are unbeaten away in September for eight games in all competitions, winning six of them, since we lost 0-3 to Arsenal in 2016.
  • Tottenham have been knocked out of the League Cup by London clubs in five of the past seven seasons.
  • No manager has won the League Cup more times than Jose Mourinho (four), three with Chelsea and one with Man Utd. Alex Ferguson and Brian Clough also won it on four occasions.

⚽ Probable line-ups (via Tribuna.com)

  • Tottenham: Hart; Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon; Lamela, Alli, Bergwijn; Kane
  • Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Chilwell; Barkley, Jorginho; Hudson-Odoi, Havertz, Mount; Abraham

🔮 Score predictions

  • WhoScored: Tottenham 2-2 Chelsea

"Jose Mourinho would love to get one over his former employers, but we may see a draw in this London Derby on Tuesday night."

  • SportsMole: Tottenham 1-3 Chelsea

"Chelsea have more rest both before and after the match and should be buoyed by their epic comeback at the weekend, so we can see Lampard getting one over his former mentor Mourinho once again - albeit against a much-changed Tottenham team."

  • Tom McGarry, The Telegraph: Chelsea to win

"Lampard’s side will benefit from having an extra day to prepare for this fixture, while their recent record against Spurs adds to the case for them being heavy favourites."

💬 Quotes from the managers

  • Jose Mourinho (via the Daily Mail)

"I would like to fight for the Carabao but I don't think I can. We have a game on Thursday that gives us not as much money as the Champions League but the group phase of the Europa League gives us a certain amount that for a club like us is very important."

  • Frank Lampard (via the BBC)

"I know for Jose it's a busy time with the Europa League. When I analyse Tottenham and see the squad that didn't play 90 minutes yesterday, I see a very strong squad."

AuthorGrigorii EgorovSourceTribuna.com
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