Premier League preview and odds: Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur

Published on: 26/11/2016

Premier League preview and odds: Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur

November 26, 2016 15:00pm - Stamford Bridge

Referee: M. Oliver

Premier League

High-flying Chelsea will look to consolidate their place at the top of the Premier League when they welcome fifth-ranked Tottenham Hotspur to Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening.

Six-straight wins and no goals conceded for Blues

Chelsea last conceded a Premier League goal more than two months ago (away to Arsenal) and have not dropped a single point since then. As a result, the Londoners have risen to the top of the Premier League table, a point clear of nearest rivals Liverpool.

This weekend, Antonio Conte`s men will go in search of their seventh-straight win when they face a direct title rival on home soil. So far this term, they have won five of their six home matches, the only exception being a 1-2 defeat to Liverpool back in September. That game also marked the last occasion that the Blues conceded a goal at Stamford Bridge.

Meanwhile, opponenets Tottenham Hotspur can move to within a point of their rivals with a win on Saturday evening. The North Londoners are currently residing in fifth place and remain the only team yet to be beaten in the Premier League.

In their last match, Mauricio Pochettino`s men broke a run of four straight draws with a 3-2 home win against West Ham United in which they scored two late goals to secure victory. Away from home, they have drawn four of the six fixtures they have played including their last three in a row.

They come into this match on the back of a 2-1 defeat away to Monaco in the Champions League which confirmed their elimination from that competition.

Team news

The home side will be without John Terry (muscle strain) and Mikel Obi (muscle injury).

Meanwhile, the visitors will make do without the injured trio of Ben Davies (ankle), Erik Lamela (hip) and Toby Alderweireld (knee), while Danny Rose will also miss out through suspension.

Recent form (League):

Chelsea: WWWWW

Tottenham Hotspur: WDDDD

Betting odds and tips

Chelsea have won 75% of their matches this season including their last six in a row. Nine of their 12 Premier League matches have produced more than 2.5 goals and they have scored at least one goal in all of their home matches.

Tottenham remain undefeated in the league - however, they have drawn more times than any other team (six). In contrast to Chelsea, Spurs` games have a habit of producing fewer than 2.5 goals (75%). Despite this statistic, they have managed to score at least one goal in all but one of their away games.

You can back the Draw and Both Teams to Score at 15/4 with Bet365.

By Neil Morris

Published on: 26/11/2016

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (26/11/2016 11:30:34) but are subject to change.