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Tottenham Hotspur host Chelsea in the Premier League on Thursday evening.
Spurs have not beaten the Blues in the last 10 matches between these London rivals.
Head coach Mauricio Pochettino saw his side lose 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in December, but the former Southampton boss will be hopeful of getting a better result at White Hart Lane.
Here’s the team we expect Pochettino to select against the league leaders:
GK: Hugo Lloris
Lloris has been Tottenham’s player of the season so far. His one bad game came against Chelsea, but there is no way Pochettino would consider dropping the Frenchman.
RB: Kyle Walker
Walker was rested against Manchester United on Sunday to make sure that he would be fit to face Chelsea.
LB: Danny Rose
Pochettino seems to enjoy rotating his left-backs – both of whom have been steady but not spectacular this season. Ben Davies played against United, so Rose should feature in this one.
CBs: Feberico Fazio and Jen Vertonghen
Fazio and Vertonghen have partnered each other in Tottenham’s last five games – Spurs have conceded just three goals in those matches.
CM: Ryan Mason and Nabil Bentaleb
Mason and Bentaleb are Pochettino’s favourite midfield pairing. Bentaleb missed the game against United through illness, but he is fit again.
AM: Andros Townsend
Townsend played 79 minutes against United and, although he produced little in an attacking sense, he worked very hard. That sort of endeavour could be key against Chelsea, as could the England winger’s pace.
AM: Harry Kane
Kane has started Tottenham’s last four games as a lone striker, but he has proven that he is equally – if not more – effective in the number 10 position. Nacer Chadli was underwhelming against United, so the Belgian could be dropped, creating a space for Kane to drop deeper.
AM: Christian Eriksen
Eriksen is Tottenham’s playmaker, so he will start for sure, possibly moving out wide to accommodate Kane in a central attacking midfield role.
ST: Roberto Soldado
Emmanuel Adebayor could well have played his last game for Spurs, but fellow striker Soldado most certainly has not. The Spaniard has been working extremely hard in training and he could be rewarded with his first start in five games.
