Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur: Watch a big game this weekend?

Quick Hits: Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur

Here are some quick highlights for the Tottenham vs Chelsea match:

Spurs are expected to extend their unbeaten run with Ange Postecoglou at the helm. According to the Opta supercomputer, there is a 42.5% chance of Tottenham beating Chelsea(Chelsea has a 29% probability of pulling a victory).

This will be the fifth time a former Spurs manager will face Wembley side in a Premier League match — Martin Jol, Chris Hughton, Harry Redknapp, and Tim Sherwood preceding Mauricio Pochettino. Only one out of the four past managers managed to get just a single triumph over their previous club.

Postecoglou is privileged with a chance to belong to a select club of managers who didn't lose in their first 11 Premier League games. Such a feat has been achieved by only two people, namely, Frank Clark (11 games) in 1994 and Maurizio Sarri (12 games) in 2018.

Match Preview: Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur

Mauricio Pochettino who took Tottenham to highs within four successive top-four Premiere League finishes and 2019 UEFA Champions League final may be still a figure loved in Spurs’ history. Now, he really knows what he is doing as Chelsea is confronting Ange Postecoglou's revived team in an anticipating London derby.

Pochettino, who managed Spurs for the most league meetings of all time, is another former Tottenham manager facing the club he left, a select list that includes Martin Jol, Chris Hughton, Harry Redknapp, and Tim Sherwood. While Postecoglou is making waves at Spurs, the East Londoners have also completed eight wins and two draws in the first 10 Premier League games they played under him, putting them at the top league table.

However, Pochettino's time at Chelsea has met some challenges, including recent losses which show the current difficulties, whereas Postecoglou's young Chelsea side shows promise of above despite their injury problems. Reece James is going to be fit and the performance of some young talents is excellent. Both the teams are going to make the London derby more exciting.

Head-to-Head: Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea

In regard to the Premiere League, it is Chelsea that usually has the advantage over Tottenham Hotspurs. This ring can also be watched at recent outcomes which show some kind of a transition in the balance of this battle.

For the last meeting in February, Tottenham proved to be better than Chelsea as the latter lost 2-0 to the former at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The goals from Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane determined the victory for Spurs, so it is a possibility of a rosy trend for the team. With both teams now anticipating the return clash, this development throws some added intrigue into the matter of whether Tottenham can replicate or even challenge Chelsea’s historical dominance in their head-to-head fixtures.