In a weekend match on Sun Aug 14th, in week 2, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will play a match in London in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams in the anticipated London derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Chelsea is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Everton. Jorginho struck first for Chelsea in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Everton was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory. Chelsea is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Tottenham Hotspur recorded a 4-1 win against Southampton. James Ward-Prowse struck first for Southampton in the 12th minute, then Ryan Sessegnon got the equalizer for Tottenham Hotspur in the 21st minute on a feed from Dejan Kulusevski But luckily in the 31st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Eric Dier. Tottenham Hotspur is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Chelsea won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Tottenham Hotspur has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Tottenham Hotspur and look to continue their dominance.. Romelu Lukaku and Christian Pulišić are the top scorers for Chelsea in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Thomas Tuchel’s squad will be without Timo Werner, while Antonio Conte’s squad will be without Japhet Tanganga and Matt Doherty.