Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea: Match preview, head-to-head, team news, key players

Tottenham Hotspur host Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.

Spurs won 3-0 at Everton in their last league fixture, but were defeated by Newcastle United in the League Cup on Wednesday.

Chelsea were beaten 2-1 at home by Sunderland in the league before winning at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the League Cup.

Match preview

Tottenham have collected just four points from their first four league home games.

While they rank joint-first for goals scored, they are 13th for expected goals (xG)..

Chelsea are one of the league’s least in-form teams – only six clubs have collected fewer points in the last six league games.

They boast the joint-best attack in the league but have one of the worst defences, conceding 11 goals from their first nine games.

However, Chelsea will take confidence from Spurs’ poor home record and their decent away form, having gathered seven points from four away matches.

Spurs have just two wins in their last 17 meetings against Chelsea, drawing twice and losing the rest.

Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and Wilson Odobert should be back after missing the defeat at Newcastle.

Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Radu Dragusin, Kota Takai, Yves Bissouma, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie and Dominic Solanke are ruled out.

Chelsea are without Benoit Badiashile, Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill and Dario Essugo.

Mohammed Kudus: He is joint-top for assists and leads in completed dribbles per game in the league.

Joao Palhinha: Tops the division for tackles per game, underscoring his defensive influence for Spurs.

Moises Caicedo: Leads the division for interceptions and ranks seventh for tackles per game.

Pedro Neto: He is first for key passes, joint-first for big chances created and second for league goal involvements among Chelsea players.

Stats from sofascore.com, fbref.com, transfermarkt.com & 11v11.com.