Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are going to face on Sunday the 23rd of January at 4:30 pm in the 23rd week of the Premier League. The match is going to be played in London at the Stamford Bridge. The encounter will be officiated by Paul Tierney.
Chelsea is in the 3rd position in the standings with 44 points. It comes from a 1-1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in its last match in the Premier League. As of now, it has won 12 times, draw 8 times, and lost 3 times.
Tottenham Hotspur sits in the 5th place in the league with 36 points. It comes from a 2-3 win against Leicester City in its last match in the Premier League. Up to now, it has won 11 times, draw 3 times, and lost 5 times.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
Chelsea
Chelsea has mostly adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up most used during the season (18 times or 78.26%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-2-1 (18 times), 3-5-2 (2 times), 4-2-2-2 (once), 3-4-3 (once) and 3-4-1-2 (once).
Thomas Tuchel is expected to play against Tottenham Hotspur with the following players: K. Arrizabalaga Revuelta, M. Sarr, A. Rüdiger, T. da Silva, M. Alonso Mendoza, C. Azpilicueta Tanco, N. Kanté, J. Frello Filho, H. Ziyech, M. Mount and R. Lukaku Menama.
Granting that the above line up is confirmed, the average age of Chelsea would be 29.64.
E. Mendy, T. Chalobah, A. Christensen, B. Chilwell and R. James will definitely miss the match.
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur has mostly adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up most used during the season (6 times or 31.58%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-2-1 (6 times), 4-2-3-1 (4 times), 4-3-3 (4 times), 5-3-2 (2 times), 3-4-3 (once), 4-3-2-1 (once) and 4-3-1-2 (once).
Antonio Conte is expected to play against Chelsea with the following players: H. Lloris, B. Davies, J. Tanganga, D. Sánchez Mina, S. Reguilón Rodríguez, C. Romero, O. Skipp, P. Højbjerg, G. Lo Celso, L. Rodrigues Moura da Silva and H. Kane.
Presuming that the above line up is confirmed, the resulting average age of Tottenham Hotspur would be 27.09.
E. Dier and H. Son will definitely miss the match.
