Tottenham is set for a significant London derby on Sunday afternoon as they host Chelsea in N17. Spurs followed their 4-0 victory at Manchester City with draws against Roma and Fulham before suffering a loss at Bournemouth on Thursday night. Ange Postecoglou’s disappointment over his team’s lack of consistency was evident at the Vitality Stadium […]
Tottenham is set for a significant London derby on Sunday afternoon as they host Chelsea in N17.
Spurs followed their 4-0 victory at Manchester City with draws against Roma and Fulham before suffering a loss at Bournemouth on Thursday night. Ange Postecoglou’s disappointment over his team’s lack of consistency was evident at the Vitality Stadium midweek, and he will be eager for them to recover against a Chelsea side currently in good form, which sits second in the Premier League, trailing Liverpool.
The Tottenham manager still has Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert, Mikey Moore, and the suspended Rodrigo Bentancur unavailable, with Ben Davies also joining the injury list after sustaining a hamstring problem in the latter stages at Bournemouth.
Cristian Romero is expected to resume training at Hotspur Way from his toe injury on Saturday ahead of the match, and the Argentine’s condition will be rigorously assessed to determine if he can be reintegrated into the Spurs lineup, with Radu Dragusin being the only available centre-back otherwise.
Postecoglou faces additional choices to make in the midfield and attack, with some players struggling for form in recent games and others having logged significant minutes over the past week.
Here is the Tottenham lineup we think the Australian might choose to face Enzo Maresca’s side.
