Tottenham Y Chelsea they face each other in the big game of the day on Thursday in European football. The meeting will be at the end of day 22 of the Premier League, which has it at Manchester City as the only leader with 47 units and one more party than his pursuers: Manchester United, Leicester y Liverpool. The meeting will be at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, from 17 (Argentina) and by the screen of ESPN.
The visitors will seek to maintain the winning path after their 2-0 home win against Burnley. Thomas Tuchel’s men are 8th in the Premier League with 32 points, 15 less than the leader. For its part, José Mourinho’s team is looking to recover after its tough 1-0 defeat against Brighton and Hove last date. The ‘Spurs’ are 7th with the same points as Chelsea.
Tottenham come to this game without the presence of their star forward Harry Kane (who I would be back next week) and with an irregular present. In their last four matches, the London team had two wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. For its part, Chelsea arrives after beating Burnley and adding 1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the last games, with a somewhat irregular present as well. In their last five encounters with each other, the hosts won once, the visitors three times and drew once.
Declarations
“This is Chelsea against Tottenham and not me against Mourinho. I am happy to be able to compete with a strong team against their team, which has a squad with our quality and mentality, ”Chelsea manager Tuchel said at a press conference. The brand new coach of the ‘Blue’ team praised the Portuguese coach: “I have no doubt that he is one of the best coaches in the world.” While Mourinho maintained that Tuchel “will fit well in a team like Chelsea.”
Probable lineups
Tottenham it would go as follows: Lloris; Doherty, Alderweireld, Dier, Davies; Sissoko, Hojbjerg; Bergwijn, Ndombele, Son; Vinicius. DT: José Mourinho. Meanwhile he Chelsea I would play with this lineup: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger; Hudson-Odoi, Kovacic, Kante, Alonso; Ziyech, Mount; Giroud. DT: Thomas Tuchel. Referee: Andre Marriner. Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Schedule: 17:00 (Argentina). TV: ESPN.
Rest of the day
Results of the matches of the 22nd day of the English soccer championship, and classification table: Tuesday: Sheffield United – West Bromwich 2 – 1, Wolverhampton – Arsenal 2 – 1, Manchester United – Southampton 9 – 0, Newcastle – Crystal Palace 1 – 2. Wednesday: Fulham – Leicester 0 – 2, Burnley – Manchester City 0 – 2, Leeds – Everton 1 – 2, Aston Villa – West Ham 1 – 3, Liverpool – Brighton 0 – 1. Thursday: (17 de Argentina) Tottenham – Chelsea. Source: AFP.
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