How the Blues will line up for their first game of 2015.
With the hectic festive schedule now thinning out a little, Jose Mourinho can look forward to fielding his strongest line up on a more regular basis now. Spurs may not be on top form, but they still present a unique set of problems that the Blues will need to be ward of, and Mourinho will almost definitely revert back to his favoured personnel to deal with them.
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GK: Thibaut Courtois
Easily cemented at the Blues first choice stopper now.
RB: Branislav Ivanovic
Having survived his own diver-gate, the powerful Serb is still trusted on the right side of the defence.
CB: John Terry
The renaissance man himself is still commanding a first team spot.
CB: Gary Cahill
No sense in breaking up the league’s most stringent defence now, especially as Tottenham’s forward line is so impotent.
LB: Cesar Azpilicueta
Still preferred to Felipe Luis on the left, he’ll be back in the swing of things now.
CM: Nemanja Matic
The league’s most underrated player should have little problems with breaking up impending Spurs attacks.
CM: Cesc Fabregas
Who better to partner next to the Premier League’s second best tackler than the league’s most creative force?
RM: Willian
The Brazilian hasn’t had much of a rest over Christmas, and Mourinho will be hoping that the fatigue won’t have caught up with him.
LM: Eden Hazard
Hazard has yet to let the fixture pile up get on top of him.
AM: Oscar
Blessed with boundless energy, the young Brazilian will be looking to get in and around the Spurs defence to cause problems.
ST: Diego Costa
Mourinho will have to keep a close watch on his star striker as there are still concerns over his fitness.