Tottenham vs Chelsea Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 17/09/2021, 03:58  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 17/09/2021 at 04:04 in Premier League Predictions

Tottenham Hotspur have an uphill task against Chelsea when they host the European champions in the Premier League on Sunday. Spurs lost their last league game, 3-0 to Crystal Palace and a week they had started in top spot, ended with them in seven place. They have nine points, one less than Chelsea who go to this game joint top. Tottenham have a lot of injuries and absentees for this game and their lackluster 2-2 draw with Rennes in the Conference League doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence. Son Heung-min is still out with a calf injury and he is joined by Eric Dier, who was withdrawn early in the loss to Crystal Palace. Cristian Romero, Giovanni Lo Celso, and Davinson Sanchez are all in isolation while Japhet Tanganga is suspended. In the last two games alone, Spurs have conceded five goals and three of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals. They have no win in the last five meetings with Chelsea in the Premier League.

Chelsea are yet to taste defeat this season and go to this game with four wins in five matches. They have four clean sheets in the last five matches and scored two or more in three of them, while conceding just one goal. The Blues do not have a lot of personnel missing; only Cristian Pulisic who is out on medical grounds. Reece James returns after missing the Aston Villa win, while he featured full time against Rennes and should be ready for this. Romelu Lukaku continues to shine for Chelsea; he scored the only goal in the win over Zenit and now has four goals in four games for Chelsea. In 11 away Premier League matches, Chelsea have lost just once – 2-1 to Aston Villa in the season ender, and they have five clean sheets in the said 11 away league matches.