Match Day Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

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We'll get nothing from tomorrow...they always seem to be able to get the better of us at their place.
I just want us to put up a better showing against than we have in the past 3 years.
Think we beat them once on penalties and lost 7 or 8 in that time and have not made them work for a victory.
And our place
 
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How would you like to line up for this one?

Strongest available starting XI from last season.

Kings Road FC always front up against Spurs,
no matter what the state of their season is on-pitch.
So I do not expect to take points today.

On that basis (the result has had no real consequence
on the season for some time) , then what I am looking
for today is a PERFORMANCE.

Whatever the result, if Spurs have made them sweat
to get it then good. If the performance is like any of
the encounters of last season, then the squad has
not improved in terms of mental resolve and 4th
place may be the best to expect in the PL this season.
 
Unchanged side, Richarlison replaces Spence in the squad.
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Chelsea playing 4-3-3 as they did last season where there 3 outplayed our 2 hopefully Conte has prepared us accordingly.

I’ve seen a few tweets suggesting they’re still going 3ATB and that James is playing RCB with Loftus-Cheek playing RWB. Surprising if true, often thought James is dangerous when he gets into crossing opportunities.
 
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That bench without Richarlison would be rather anemic. Perisic and Skipp out and we already look a tad threadbare still.

One or two more signings would not go amiss imo.
 
That bench without Richarlison would be rather anemic. Perisic and Skipp out and we already look a tad threadbare still.

One or two more signings would not go amiss imo.
Think Perisic is on the bench...is Spence injured?

Yeah Perisic is in the squad, not sure what CK’s looking at, lol.

Spence not selected, replaced on the bench by Richarlison whilst Lenglet’s replaced by Tanganga.

Richarlison, Perisic and Bissouma are three very good subs to make. Lucas as a fourth sub is also decent. Gil/ Doherty for the fifth I’d imagine.

Last season Lucas was our first, with Bergwijn and Winks the second and third… worlds apart thankfully and with a few weeks left of the window it could get even be better.
 
Be interested to see how they line up. 3atb with Loftus Cheek at RWB would be interesting for them.

Either way I write these games off as 6 points lost every season so anything is a bonus