Premier League Gameweek 15
Dec 8, 2024 4.30pm
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HT : 2 1
FT Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
  • Dominic Solanke 5' goal
  • Dejan Kulusevski 11' goal
  • Pape Sarr 30' yellowcard
  • Yves Bissouma 59' yellowcard
  • Son Heung-min 90'+6' goal
  • goal Jadon Sancho 17'
  • yellowcard Romeo Lavia 21'
  • goal Cole Palmer 61'
  • goal Enzo Fernandez 73'
  • goal Cole Palmer 84'
  • yellowcard Pedro Neto 85'
  • yellowcard Robert Sanchez 90'+8'

Chelsea lineup vs. Tottenham: Predicted XI for Premier League London derby as Jadon Sancho call made

A wonderful attacking dilemma: Predicted Chelsea XI against Tottenham

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has the best kind of attacking dilemmas to solve for Sunday's Premier League London derby away to Tottenham Hotspur.

The Blues slaughtered Southampton 5-1 on Wednesday evening to rise to second in the Premier League table, above Arsenal on goal difference and seven points behind leaders Liverpool.

Reece James, Wesley Fofana and Omari Kellyman - all of whom are nursing thigh injuries - were Chelsea's only injury absentees against the Saints, and Maresca should be working with an identical team for Sunday's derby, which Mykhaylo Mudryk might also miss due to illness.

The Blues boss did not shy away from shuffling his pack at St Mary's, and every member of his attacking quartet - Cole Palmer, Joao Felix, Noni Madueke and Christopher Nkunku - was directly involved in at least one goal.

However, only Palmer may be retained at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as Pedro Neto, Jadon Sancho and Nicolas Jackson - scorer of a hat-trick in this fixture last season - should come back into the first XI.

Enzo Fernandez has hit a rich vein of form since bumping Romeo Lavia down to the bench, though, and the Argentine ought to be retained alongside Moises Caicedo in the double pivot.

Axel Disasi has also made his case to deputise for Fofana regularly, but Tosin Adarabioyo and Filip Jorgensen can expect to cede their places to Levi Colwill and Robert Sanchez respectively.

Chelsea possible starting lineup: Sanchez; Gusto, Disasi, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Sancho, Palmer, Neto; Jackson

> Click here to see how Tottenham could line up for this clash

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Draw 10%
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