Chelsea vs Tottenham preview: team news, opposition analysis and how to watch live
CHELSEA second fixture of The Mind Series gets underway this evening at Stamford Bridge, as the Blues host Tottenham.
Thomas Tuchel’s side defeated Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday in Chelsea’s opening game of The Mind Series, with Kai Havertz and Tammy Abraham the Blues on target in north London.
That game was available to watch live on The 5th Stand app and the Chelsea website and the same can be said for Wednesday evening’s fixture.
There were some familiar faces reporting back at Cobham this week, with Euro 2020 winners Jorginho and Emerson joining England trio Mason Mount, Reece James and Ben Chilwell in returning to pre-season training.
Thiago Silva, who reached the Copa America final with Brazil, and Ethan Ampadu were the two other Chelsea players returning to our Surrey training base as Tuchel’s numbers got back to full strength.
Whether those seven players will be considered for match action against Spurs remains to be seen, but it’s expected that the likes of Timo Werner, Mateo Kovacic and Toni Rudiger will be handed more pre-season minutes.
Trevoh Chalobah, who started Sunday’s win over the Gunners, will hope for another chance to impress, while the likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Christian Pulisic will all surely feature at some stage.
Nuno Espirito Santo is in the early days of his stewardship of Tottenham, after being appointed head coach earlier this summer.
The former Wolves boss has already made a couple of astute additions to his squad this pre-season, with the highly-rated Byran Gil arriving from Sevilla – with Erik Lamela going the other way as part of the transfer – and goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollina arriving on loan from Atalanta.
The former Aston Villa keeper could line-up against the Blues at Stamford Bridge, although Gil is currently with Spain at the Olympics in Tokyo so won’t feature. England captain Harry Kane is unlikely to be involved, after reports he did not return to pre-season training earlier this week.
The game will be available to WATCH LIVE on Chelsea’s The 5th Stand app and the Chelsea website at a cost of £7.99. You can download the app on Google play.
