Chelsea vs Tottenham news: Tuchel’s tired old excuses won’t wash in this one
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Chelsea are struggling in the Premier League but at least they had Wednesday off, while Tottenham are looking to build on a stunning win over Leicester.
Tottenham fans don't have to massage the stats, however. Wednesday's stunning injury-time win over Leicester City was their ninth Premier League game without defeat - they've won six of them.
When: Sunday, January 23, 16:30 GMT
Where: Stamford Bridge
Where to watch: Sky Sports
Who is the ref for Chelsea vs Tottenham
2021/22 season stats: Premier League matches (16), yellows (64), reds (1), penalties (3)
Recent form
Chelsea were top of the Premier League on December 1 and following on from their Champions League success, it seemed Thomas Tuchel could do no wrong.
Chelsea and Tottenham players in form
You can't get more in-form than Tottenham's Steven Bergwijn who in his last 11 minutes of Premier League soccer has scored twice. Looking slightly longer term, Harry Kane finally appears to be finding some kind of form, with his goal against Leicester his fourth in his last five top-flight appearances - he bagged an assist on Wednesday night, too.
Managers' thoughts
Thomas Tuchel said: "We decided we would give the players two days off after Brighton to de-connect a little bit. But the two days alone doesn’t solve everything.
"It was good to have, and after this Tottenham game we will have another chance to give the majority of the players another two days off, because we simply need it."
Antonio Conte said: "You have to be very calm and go game by game. Don’t forget that we won against Watford in the last minute, we won against Leicester in the last minute, I have to be realistic and for sure I am happy.
“It is a pleasure to see my team fight until the end."
Predicted Chelsea vs Tottenham teams
Trevoh Chalobah and Reece James have returned to training but Sunday comes too early for them, while Andreas Christensen remains out.
Chelsea likely team: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger, Sarr, Kovacic, Kante, Mount, Pulisic, Werner, Lukaku
Tottenham have a fresh injury concern over Emerson Royal who was replaced at half-time against Leicester. Eric Dier has trained and is available but Heung-min Son is not expected to return until after the international break. Bergwijn is pushing for a start after his heroics from the bench in midweek.
Tottenham likely team: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Doherty, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Winks, Reguilon, Bergwijn, Kane
Chelsea vs Tottenham prediction
Planet Sport predicts: Chelsea 1 Tottenham 1