Tottenham Hotspur
vs
Chelsea FC
Kick-off
15:00 GMT
20 August 2017
The Tottenham vs. Chelsea match will be played on Sunday, at the Wembley Stadium, London. This is the second round derby match of Premier League 2017/18 season. In the first round, Tottenham defeated Newcastle on the road by 2:0, while Chelsea suffered a shocking loss at home against Burnley, the result was 3:2.
In their previous ten meetings, Tottenham recorded two victories, Chelsea beat them five times, while three games ended in a draw. In seven out of those ten games, the home team recorded a win.
Tottenham started the season with the routine win against Newcastle, which returned to the Premiership after one season in the Championship. They have the highest ambitions again - they sold only Walker to Manchester City, the biggest stars stayed loyal to the club. In the first eight matches in Premier League 2017/18 season, Tottenham will face only Chelsea and Everton out of the teams which expect to fight for the top half of the table. If they beat Chelsea in the upcoming derby, they should be topping the league after eight rounds.
Latest matches: Tottenham Hotspur
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Newcastle United | Tottenham Hotspur | 0:2 | W |
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Tottenham Hotspur | Juventus Turin | 2:0 | W |
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Manchester City | Tottenham Hotspur | 3:0 | L |
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Tottenham Hotspur | AS Roma | 2:3 | L |
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Paris St Germain | Tottenham Hotspur | 2:4 | W |
Burnley shocked Chelsea in the first round match, by beating them 3:2 at the Stamford Bridge. Chelsea finished the match with only nine players, and they will be without Fabregas and Cahill in the upcoming game, while Hazard and Bakayoko lack match fitness. However, former Monaco man might replace Fabregas in the next game.
Latest matches: Chelsea FC
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Chelsea FC | Burnley FC | 2:3 | L |
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Arsenal FC | Chelsea FC | 5:2 | L |
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Chelsea FC | Inter Milan | 1:2 | L |
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Chelsea FC | Inter Milan | 1:2 | L |
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Chelsea FC | Bayern Munich | 2:3 | L |
Tottenham is the favorite to win this match, but Chelsea is the reigning champion and shouldn't be underestimated.
20 August 2017 - 15:00 GMT
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