Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur face off on Sunday afternoon in what was represents a key showdown between the pair after frustrating seasons thus far.
The Graham Potter era has certainly not got off to the way anyone at Stamford Bridge wanted. The former Brighton schemer has failed to inspire an upturn in fortunes, albeit Todd Boehly appears keen to stick by his man.
The Blues currently find themselves in the midst of a five-match run without a victory, whilst they were also on the end of an embarrassing humbling at the hands of relegation favourites Southampton last time out. That defeat left Chelsea sitting tenth in the table and already 11 points off the pace in the race for a place in the Champions League.
Spurs are currently in far better shape - albeit supporters continuing to get hugely frustrated. The North London side occupy fourth spot in the table but have been in wildly inconsistent form this term.
Following their fantastic win over Manchester City, they were on the wrong end of a 4-1 reverse at the hands of Leicester at the King Power Stadium. They followed that up with a slender defeat to AC Milan in the Champions League before they finally appeared to get themselves back on track with a win over West Ham at the London Stadium.
If they wish to make that back-to-back wins, they must at first navigate a testing injury crisis. Midfielders Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur are both on the sidelines with long-term problems, whilst club captain Hugo Lloris is expected to be missing until at least April. Ryan Sessegnon also remains among those to be ruled out.
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Getty Images)Chelsea's problems appear to be alleviating slightly but still have some time to go before they can welcome back a host of key players. N'Golo Kante, Christian Pulisic and Edouard Mendy are a few weeks away from returning. Cesar Azpilicueta has also joined them on the sidelines following the sickening head injury that he sustained against Southampton last time out.
That might well hand Spurs significant encouragement to end a long wait without a win against their London rivals. They have not beaten them in any capacity since a Carabao Cup victory in September 2020, whilst their previous Premier League win against the Blues was almost two years previous
When is Tottenham vs Chelsea?
The game at the Tottenham
How can I watch the game?
Supporters in the UK can watch the match on both Sky Sports Premier League
Match odds
Tottenham - 7/5
Draw - 23/10
Chelsea - 15/8
*odds subject to change
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