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1 January 2015 3261 comments
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The last match of a quick-fire Gameweek 20 takes place at White Hart Lane this evening as Tottenham entertain London neighbours Chelsea. Mauricio Pochettino’s side will be desperate to avenge their 3-0 reverse at Stamford Bridge early last month and welcome their visitors in fine form, having dropped just two points in the last four matches.

Up against a defence with six clean sheets in eight, though, the home side face a tough task. Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen are the dangermen here – both players have served up four goals and two assists in their last eight, with Eriksen edging it for bonus by ten points to nine.

For Chelsea, John Terry will be looking for a third goal in four appearances in what has been a favourable festive period for the Blues’ skipper. Eden Hazard goes into this one with a goal or assist in each of his last four, though Cesc Fabregas has been the league leaders’ most consistent performer on the road, with returns in seven of his ten away appearances. Up front, Diego Costa’s underlying stats remain strong in spite of some limited recent returns – he’ll be looking to notch on the road for the first time since Gameweek 11.

The team news offers few surprises from the Chelsea camp as Cesar Azpilicueta is recalled at left-back, while Oscar and Willian return in midfield for Mikel and Andre Schurrle – Cesc Fabregas will switch to a deeper role alongside Nemanja Matic, then. Spurs make three changes in opposition – Danny Rose comes in for Ben Davies at left-back, Kyle Walker is recalled for Vlad Chiriches on the right and Nabil Bentaleb recovers from illness to replace Benjamin Stambouli in the middle of the park.

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  1. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Chadli so unlucky hahahahaha

  2. caio89
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Rose goal, Chadli assist

  3. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Robbed of an Eriksen assist by the post...

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      That bloody post always getting in the way

    2. milanista10
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Exactly!

  4. Not Irish
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    GO ON YOU SPURS

  5. Geordienufc1
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    *sigh*

  6. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Lost a Hazard assist because of the post and now lost an Eriksen assist because of the post. I give up.

    1. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard goal.

  7. JWF
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Told you Rose was shite.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      a rose by any other name would smellassweet

  8. Duffer
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    So is that a grand total of 0 points over Xmas for zabaleta?! Essential!

    1. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Mafs.

    2. Sif
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      and Chlichy is too much of a rotation risk. Zabaleta essential 🙁

  9. Koflok
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Chadli essential

  10. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Cooooys

  11. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Chelsea are shocking 😆

  12. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Cooooommmmmee on yooooouuuuuu spuuuuurs

  13. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Wow

  14. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Boyd to blank next week when most of us finally give him a place in 11?

    1. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I started him today.

  15. And we all have legs
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Yeeeeeeeeeessss

  16. Frank Black
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    My Chelsea double defense is working wonders. Also, Chadli should be probably bought back.

  17. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Maybe Ivan to Zab wasnt that bad

  18. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Epic GW

  19. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Great break dancing goal celebration by Rose.......and straight after he scored

  20. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Rose injured from running of his celebration 😀

    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Cahill connected on him

  21. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    azpi and zab.............2 huge disappointments 🙁

    1. 1314
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      agree

  22. JWF
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    That goal has just knocked me out of the cup because of the Chadli assist. I shouldn't really care of course because Spurs are winning 🙂

  23. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Chadli, Costa and Kane in UFPL looking good for me

  24. Timtastic03
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Bavies no longer nailed?

    1. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Nope. Never really was, unfortunately, will be rotated.

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He never was. Just temporarily in favour.

  25. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Damn azpi

  26. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Rose...mercy! and chadli is bak as an option!

    Eriksen is sorta f the rebirth of denmark dynamite 80s style...

  27. UnderstandablyDistraught
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Bloo hoo

  28. davies
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Feck me.

    Cahill absolutely smashed Rose. Very large balls going for that shot.

  29. tm245
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Every defender above 6.0m has allowed 2+goals today?

  30. Solenya
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    In the excitement of the goal, Cahill got away with a bad one there