The football continues to come thick and fast in the coming weeks with the renowned winter schedule underway, and with this weekend hosting matchday 15 of the English Premier League season, we are going to focus on Sunday’s standout fixture.
Tottenham Hotspur are set to host Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a vital encounter between two teams that are fighting for a place in the top four this season.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea
Sunday 8 December, 17:30
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham have had a rather inconsistent start to the 2024/25 season across all competitions, from beating the likes of Manchester City (2-1) and Aston Villa (4-1) in back-to-back matches to suffering disappointing defeats to Galatasaray (3-2) and Ipswich Town straight after (2-1).
That has been a consistent problem for Ange Postecoglou throughout this campaign, with his side often failing to build upon superb results in the matches immediately after. No situation more perfectly represents this than their recent run of results, hammering Man City 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium in a historic result before drawing to both Roma and Fulham and losing to Bournemouth.
Postecoglou will be hoping his side can once again pull out a phenomenal result against a big side in the league, with them already defeating Man City, Aston Villa and Manchester United this term.
However, Chelsea have been the dominant side of the two in their recent meetings, winning seven, drawing two and losing just one of the last 10 encounters across all competitions, including a hammering 4-1 win at this ground last campaign.
The Blues have also shown a much higher level of maturity and consistency this year compared to their past seasons of struggle, leaving them sitting inside the top four in the league as they fight for a chance to compete in the Champions League for the first time since 2022/23.
They will also be boosted by the injuries to Tottenham defensive duo Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, who are both doubtful to feature in this one due to recent injury worries, meaning Spurs will be even more vulnerable than they have already been throughout this campaign.
Tottenham Hotspur Predicted XI: Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son
Chelsea Predicted XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Felix; Jackson
Bet9ja Tips
Chelsea have been the dominant force in this fixture in the past years, winning seven of the last 10 meetings across all competitions, and have enjoyed a much more consistent start to the season under Enzo Maresca.
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With Tottenham also suffering plenty of injuries in recent weeks, particularly in the defensive area where Romero, Van de Ven and Guglielmo Vicario, the hosts will be even more vulnerable than they can often be during this match. Because of this, we believe the visitors will win this one and Cole Palmer to add to his nine league goals.
Bet9ja Odds (at time of writing): Tottenham Hotspur win: 3.25, Draw: 4.00, Chelsea win: 2.07
Best Booking Codes:
Chelsea to win & over 2.5 goals: BNYY66 – Book Here
Cole Palmer to score anytime: BNZ2LS – Book Here
