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Played
October 20, 2012 12:45 PM BST
White Hart Lane — London
Referee: M. Dean
Attendance: 36060
October 20, 2012 12:45 PM BST
White Hart Lane — London
Referee: M. Dean
Attendance: 36060
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| Tottenham | 3.00 | 41.00 | 2.88 | 101.00 | 3.00 | 2.60 | 3.15 | 3.18 |
| Draw | 3.20 | 6.00 | 3.25 | 8.50 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.25 | 3.22 |
| Chelsea | 2.40 | 1.14 | 2.50 | 1.08 | 2.45 | 2.80 | 2.42 | 2.29 |
Tottenham - Chelsea Preview: Villas-Boas set for reunion with former club as hosts bid to continue hot streak
Roberto Di Matteo's side have started the season in superb form and go into the game sitting top of the league, but they now face a stern examination of their title credentials
By James McManus
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TOTTENHAM
 Lloris Walker, Caulker, Gallas, Vertonghen Dembele, Sandro Lennon, Dempsey, Bale Defoe |
Chelsea
 Cech Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Cole Mikel, Ramires Mata, Oscar, Hazard Torres |
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas comes up against Chelsea for the first time as a manager since being sacked after an unsuccessul spell at the helm last year and he could welcome the return of both Kyle Naughton and Jake Livermore from their foot and groin injuries in time for the fixture.
The trip looks as if it will come too early for Benoit Assou-Ekotto, though and he should miss out with a knee injury, while Younes Kaboul and Scott Parker remain long-term absentees.
Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo will be without captain John Terry for the game after he accepted his four-game ban for racially abusing Antono Ferdinand, but Daniel Sturridge could return from a hamstring injury.
Elsewhere, Frank Lampard and Ryan Bertrand remain doubtful having both missed England duty with a virus and calf complaint.
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Tottenham are currently on a nine-game unbeaten run, having not tasted defeat since the opening day of the season away at Newcastle.
- The side have won their last four league games on the bounce.
- Their start of 14 points from their opening seven league games has only been bettered once, back in 2009-10 when they took 15 points from the same number of games.
- White Hart Lane is becoming something of a fortress for Spurs of late, having won 15 of their last 21 home matches, losing just twice.
- Andre Villas-Boas (pictured right) emerged victorious in exactly half of his 40 matches in charge of Chelsea.
- Chelsea have not won at White Hart Lane in their last six visits.
- Should they lose to Tottenham, they will be left with the same record that Villas-Boas had from his first eight league games in charge.
- So far this season, they have yet to concede a goal in the second half of any match, the only side in the top flight to do so.
- The Blues have kept four clean sheets already this term, whereas last season in total they managed just 10
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Tottenham 1-3 Chelsea FC
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Tottenham 1-2 Chelsea FC
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Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea FC
- 10.37 %
| Premier League (EPL) | 8 May 2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Tottenham 2 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 20 Oct 2012 | Tottenham 2 - Chelsea FC 4 |
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| FA Cup (FA) | 15 Apr 2012 | Tottenham 1 - Chelsea FC 5 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 24 Mar 2012 | Chelsea FC 0 - Tottenham 0 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 22 Dec 2011 | Tottenham 1 - Chelsea FC 1 |
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| 24 May 2013 | Jamaica 0 - Tottenham 0 | FR |
| 19 May 2013 | Tottenham 1 - Sunderland 0 | EPL |
| 12 May 2013 | Stoke City 1 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| 8 May 2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| 4 May 2013 | Tottenham 1 - Southampton 0 | EPL |
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| 24 May 2013 | Chelsea FC 3 - Manchester City 4 | FR |
| 19 May 2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Everton 1 | EPL |
| 15 May 2013 | Benfica 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EL |
| 11 May 2013 | Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EPL |
| 8 May 2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| Returns: | Tottenham £1010.00 |
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| 24 | Brad Friedel | Goalkeeper |
| - | Jan Vertonghen | Defender |
| 13 | William Gallas | Defender |
| 28 | Kyle Walker | Defender |
| 45 | Steven Caulker | Defender |
| 23 | Clint Dempsey | Midfielder |
| 7 | Aaron Lennon | Midfielder |
| 22 | Gylfi Sigurdsson | Midfielder |
| 30 | Sandro | Midfielder |
| 6 | Tom Huddlestone | Midfielder |
| 18 | Jermain Defoe | Striker |
| 25 | Hugo Lloris | Goalkeeper |
| 28 | Kyle Naughton | Defender |
| 20 | Michael Dawson | Defender |
| 29 | Jake Livermore | Midfielder |
| - | Andros Townsend | Midfielder |
| 10 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Striker |
| - | Iago Falqué | Striker |
| 1 | Petr Cech | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Branislav Ivanovic | Defender |
| 3 | Ashley Cole | Defender |
| 4 | David Luiz | Defender |
| 24 | Gary Cahill | Defender |
| 7 | Ramires | Midfielder |
| 11 | Oscar | Midfielder |
| 12 | John Obi Mikel | Midfielder |
| 17 | Eden Hazard | Midfielder |
| 9 | Fernando Torres | Striker |
| 10 | Juan Mata | Striker |
| 22 | Ross Turnbull | Goalkeeper |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta | Defender |
| 34 | Ryan Bertrand | Defender |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu | Midfielder |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | Midfielder |
| 13 | Victor Moses | Midfielder |
| 15 | Daniel Sturridge | Striker |
| Moussa Dembele | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 19 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Winning that midfield battle and cutting off the supply line to the likes of Mata, Hazard and Oscar will be absolutely crucial for the hosts.
Dembele will come up against Ramires is a mouth-watering face-off which the energetic Belgain needs to win.
Dembele will come up against Ramires is a mouth-watering face-off which the energetic Belgain needs to win.
| Branislav Ivanovic | |
| Position: | Defender |
| Squad Number: | 2 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Has been lauded for his ability going forward so far this term, but this stands out as an afternoon where his defensive ability will be sorely put to the test coming up against an in-form Gareth Bale and the flying full-back that is Jan Vertonghen.
Both teams come into this game in good form riding high near the top of the table. While Terry's absence and Villas-Boas' return will dominate the headlines, it promises to be a high-scoring match given all of the creative talent on show, with little to choose betweem both sides.
Results
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Manchester United |
26 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
21 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |
