Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur resume their fierce rivalry at the weekend, with the two sides set to meet at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening.
The Blues have been going steady under Xabi Alonso, with only two defeats from their seven league matches this season. Chelsea were on a three-match winless run after defeats to Brentford & Arsenal, but have since won their last two league games, beating Everton (0-2) and Bournemouth (5-1). The home side are unbeaten in their last four home games in the Premier League, which started with a 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur back in May.
Chelsea are among the division's top scorers with 17, only behind Manchester City (19) and Brighton & Hove Albion (23). Xabi Alonso's front three will definitely cause Tottenham problems on Saturday with the three of Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro and Morgan Rogers scoring 11 of Chelsea's 17 goals this campaign.
Speaking of Joao Pedro, the Brazilian has been in fine form this season with 8 goal contributions in six league matches played.
Tottenham Hotspur finally secured a Premier League win on Monday with a 3-1 result against Coventry City, which has moved the away side for this fixture out of the drop zone for the time being. The result needs to be taken into context, however, as Spurs should, in theory, be beating a newly promoted side, so it will be interesting to see how Roberto De Zerbi's side cope at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea's record at home against Tottenham Hotspur is excellent, having won six of the last eight meetings at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
