Chelsea could draw level with Tottenham and make a significant climb up the Premier League table if they can bounce back from last weekend’s shock loss.
Match News and Current Form
Despite his team being the joint-highest scoring club after nine rounds, Tottenham boss Thomas Frank demanded improvement in the final third even after winning 3-0 away to Everton last round. Spurs began this round third in the table and maintaining any aspirations of a top-four finish or better could depend on maintaining a winning consistency in the form of back-to-back wins, something which has eluded them in this competition since the opening two rounds because of their three-game winless run at home (D1, L2).
Chelsea’s second winning streak of the Premier League season came to an end at the hands of surprise high-flyers Sunderland, in yet another dramatic thriller with a late goal. Head coach Enzo Maresca didn’t identify any one particular area where Chelsea failed in that loss, but he’ll likely be keen on a sharp improvement in their defensive output, particularly as his team have now scored in eight consecutive Premier League games but claimed victory in only four of them (D2, L2). Two of those four wins came away from home, but they were against relegation contenders Nottingham Forest (3-0) and West Ham (5-1), so this promises to be a much harder task.
Head-to-Head History
Chelsea won both meetings during Tottenham’s dreadful 2024/25 Premier League season to extend their H2H winning streak to four games. Looking further back, Chelsea have won eight of the ten competitive H2Hs (D1, L1) since 2021/22.
Hot Stats and Streaks
Tottenham are one of two clubs (along with Bournemouth) to score 2+ goals in six of the first nine rounds of the Premier League.
The pre-match favourite has won only three of Tottenham’s nine games (D2, L4) this Premier League season.
The favourite on the day also has the same record (W3, D2, L4) in Chelsea’s nine league games.
Chelsea were one of three sides (along with Brentford and Fulham) to score first and lose two separate games in the first nine rounds of the Premier League.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Chelsea could be Brennan Johnson’s least favourite opposition as, not only are they the only team he has never beaten from more than two attempts (D2, L5), he has never scored against them! Chelsea have won nine of Pedro Neto’s 11 competitive goalscoring appearances for the club, the last two of which were in Premier League away games.
Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke, Ben Davies and James Maddison headline Tottenham’s several key absentees. Chelsea’s Liam Delap made his return from injury in midweek, but the red card he collected means he’s back on the sidelines for this game.
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Betting Analysis
A significant majority of league games involving either side have been high scoring, so we suggest backing over 2.5 total goals in this game.
Author: Aaron Murphy