Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur on matchday No. 2 of the Premier League season at Stamford Bridge. The Blues go into the game following a 1-0 away win at Everton, while Spurs claimed a 4-1 win at home against Southampton.
In 2021-22, Spurs tallied two wins against Manchester City and two draws versus Liverpool. Unfortunately, their record against Chelsea and Man United prevented a fight for the title.
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Chelsea fell off the pace for the title around Christmas time after being tipped by many pundits to win the league this time last year. Sunday’s game is a massive six-point title affair for both clubs in the title race.
Chelsea dominated Spurs in the last six head-to-head games. The Blues posted 5W-1D-0L across the last six matches in all competitions. Chelsea have been Spurs’ bogey team.
Last season, these teams met four times in all competitions with Chelsea winning each game to nil. The Blues outscored Tottenham 11-2 across the last six games.
Chelsea were either winning or drawing at halftime in each of the last six matches versus Spurs. Tottenham were never winning at halftime or at the end of full-time.
Thomas Tuchel is in his second full season (third overall) with Chelsea. The former PSG boss won the Champions League in his first season at Stamford Bridge but lost two cup finals last term.
Tuchel has a 1.94 points per match figure at the Blues. Against Tottenham, Tuchel has a record of 7W-0D-L. He has faced Conte on three occasions posting three wins.
Antonio Conte has a points per game rate of 2.00 at Spurs. He has played five times against Chelsea posting a record of 1W-1D-3L. He has played Tuchel three times, losing all three games. Conte did win the Premier League title with Chelsea in 2016-17.