Tottenham v Chelsea betting tips: Blues to edge an exciting affair?

Odds and preview ahead of London derby

There’s far more than just local pride at stake as Tottenham Hotspur face Chelsea at Wembley. The Blues sit a single point above Mauricio Pochettino’s side, with both sides in strong form.

Recent clashes have tended to produce plenty of goals, and Maurizio Sarri’s men are currently the division’s second-highest scorers with 27.

The action starts at 5:30pm on BT Sports 1. And ahead of kick-off, we’ve got all the odds and info…

Head-to-Head

It’s Chelsea who have historically had the better of this fixture. They’ve chalked up 68 wins to Tottenham’s 52. One streak from 1990 to 2002 saw the Blues go 26 straight games without defeat.

The last four clashes have seen two wins apiece, with Spurs chalking up a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge in April 2018. Interestingly, a player has bagged a brace in all four of those games – most recently Dele Alli in that Tottenham away win.

Likely XIs

Spurs tend to go 4-2-3-1 at home. It’s likely to be an attacking midfield pairing of Lucas Moura and Christian Eriksen, behind Harry Kane.

Still injury plagued at the back, the continued absence of Jan Vertonghen and Danny Rose mean Ben Davies and Juan Foyth are likely to keep their place in defence.

Chelsea are firmly a 4-3-3 outfit under Sarri. That front trio seems set to be Eden Hazard, Alvaro Morata and Pedro. Defensively, David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger are an easy call as the centre-back pairing.

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