Chelsea Ready for Tottenham showdown
Capital rivals Chelsea and Tottenham go head-to-head at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Both sides have made bright starts to the current campaign and will be keen to maintain that momentum in their latest outing.
The Blues have won all five of their Premier League fixtures so far, and sit top of the table, while Spurs’ 3-1 defeat to Manchester United last time out was their first setback of the season.
Carlo Ancelotti certainly seems to have eased into his role at Chelsea, with the Italian yet to taste anything other than success this term – with a 1-0 victory over Porto in the UEFA Champions League in midweek prolonging his record.
He has helped to build on the solid foundations laid by interim coach Guus Hiddink last term and has those wearing a chelsea shirt well placed for a title push.
The men from West London also continue to be an awesome proposition on home soil, going 13 games unbeaten in front of their own supporters since Arsenal took three points in November 2008.
The omens do not look good for Spurs, as they have failed to win any of their last 19 games at Stamford Bridge.
They have also failed to beat any of the ‘Big Four’ away from home since overcoming Liverpool at Anfield way back in 1993.
Tottenham have also kept just one clean sheet in their last 13 Premier League trips out on the road.
Harry Redknapp does, however, have a striker in Jermain Defoe who is in red-hot form, with the diminutive frontman bagging eight goals in 11 starts for Spurs since making his return to White Hart Lane from Portsmouth.
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Tags: Carlo Ancelotti, Frontman, Harry Redknapp, Home Soil, Interim Coach, Jermain Defoe, Manchester United, Midweek, Omens, Portsmouth, Premier League Fixtures, Setback, Solid Foundations, Spurs, Stamford Bridge, Striker, Sunday Afternoon, Uefa Champions League, West London, White Hart Lane
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