ANTONIO CONTE is facing one of the biggest tests of his managerial mettle at Spurs so far as he visits former club Chelsea, where he won the Premier League.
This is a fixture which Tottenham always tend to approach with a sense of trepidation, having won just once at Stamford Bridge since 1986.
And the habit of a lifetime doesn’t seem to be changing at the moment, as Kalidou Koulibaly has volleyed Chelsea in front.
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- Chelsea XI: Mendy, James, Silva, Koulibaly, Cucurella, Kanté, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Mount, Havertz, Sterling
- Tottenham XI: Lloris, Royal, Romero, Dier, Davies, Sessegnon, Bentacur, Hojbjerg, Kulusevski, Son, Kane
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[38] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Reece James is beckoned to shoot by the Blues faithful, but opts to find Loftus-Cheek on his right.
He sits Son down with a fake shot, but eventually loses possession and Tottenham clear their lines.
[36] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham get a rare break down the right hand side, but Emerson Royal’s cross is gathered again by Edouard Mendy.
[34] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Nothing comes of the free-kick, but Chelsea have the ball back again on the right hand-side, where Loftus-Cheek and Reece James have been dominant.
[32] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham give away another foul on Mason Mount.
They seem to be frustrated as they cannot get the ball off of Chelsea in possession.
Free kick to be whipped in by Marc Cucurella.
[30] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Big shouts for handball on Hojbjerg from a Raheem Sterling shot.
The ball hit him on the ankle and bounced up and hit his arm, too close to be given, nothing the Dane could do.
[28] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Back from the drinks break, and Chelsea instantly regain possession with Marc Cucurella on the left hand side, who got the assist for Koulibaly’s volley.
[26] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
There will be a quick drinks break due to the very hot weather at Stamford Bridge.
Harry Kane and Thomas Tuchel are both giving plenty of instructions to their teams.
[26] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Son is forced to put the ball out for a Chelsea corner under relentless pressure from Reece James.
Koulibaly almost scores again from the corner.
[24] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Mount and Kante combine brilliantly in the middle of the park.
Both of them have been excellent so far.
[22] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Sessegnon is denied brilliantly by Edouard Mendy.
He definitely looks a long way offside, but the linesman keeps his flag down, and Mendy makes the save regardless.
[21] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
What a goal from Kalidou Koulibaly!
The ball is whipped in from the corner, and Kalidou Koulibaly is in acres of space to smash home a full volley.
Fully deserved for Chelsea too, K2 has arrived.
[18] Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Goal! Kalidou Koulibaly on his home debut! Volleyed home!
[18] Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Close for Chelsea!
Kante combines really well with Sterling inside the box, the latter then leaves a back-heel for Havertz, who’s shot wins a corner.
[18] Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Koulibaly gives the ball away as he looks to play out from the back, but wins it straight back with a great tackle.
The Senegalese man then tries a left-footed shot from distance, but it doesn’t trouble Lloris in goal.
That would have been Rudiger-esque.
[16] Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Loftus-Cheek has seen plenty of the ball in the opening quarter of an hour in this one.
Chelsea are really dominating the midfield battle, with Mount and RLC coming into midfield.
The Chelsea press leads to Emerson putting the ball out for a Chelsea throw in…
[14] Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Nothing comes of the free-kick, as James plays it short to Mount, who’s cross is cut out.
Chelsea have 66% possession compared to Tottenham’s 34% in the opening 15 minutes of this one.
[12] Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Jorginho does well to intercept a Sessegnon pass, and Loftus-Cheek does really well to play a one-two with N’golo Kante on the right hand side.
Sessegnon leaves a late challenge on RLC, and the Blues have a free-kick on the right hand side.
[10] Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Cucurella catches Romero, by accidentally standing on him.
Romero is fine and gets back up.
[8] Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs are looking to gain control of the game at the minute, and hold some possession, but Hojbjerg gives it away in midfield.
A chance falls to Marc Cucurella on the edge of the box, who has a go on the volley, but the shot is blocked.
[6] Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Kane finds a lovely pass into Emerson Royal, who squeezes a cross in, but it is gathered with ease by Edouard Mendy.
Kane then gives away a foul on Reece James, who looks to drive out from the Chelsea back line.
[4] Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Koulibaly gives an early free kick in the attacking third to Harry Kane.
Son takes it, but fires it over the bar from the right hand side.
[2] Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Jorginho lost possession early on to Dejan Kulusevski, who burst through the middle and found Heung Min Son, but the Korean couldn’t get a shot on goal.
[0] Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
Anthony Taylor gets Chelsea underway, here we go!
Five minutes to go…
We have five minutes until kick-off in this absolutely massive London derby, the players are coming out of the tunnel, and onto the pitch.
We will have kick off with you very soon.
Predictions?
At SunSport we think it’s going to be a very close one today, with Tottenham looking to end their poor run of results at Stamford Bridge.
We think they might just do it, if Harry Kane and Son continue to be on red hot form, supported by Dejan Kulusevski.
However, this one is simply too close to call, as Chelsea can be as good as any team in the world defensively on their day.
We are going to go with a 2-2 draw in this one, but who do you think will win it?
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
