Chelsea take on Spurs in the Premier League and pundit Charlie Nicholas has made some key predictions which could very well shape the outcome of the game on Saturday.
If the Blues lose to Spurs then Jose Mourinho’s men will jump over their local rivals on the league table and the Stamford Bridge outfit will fall out of the top-four.
And according to Charlie Nicholas, there are some major decisions which both the managers need to get right in order for them to be able to pick up all three points during the weekend.
The pundit wrote for Sky Sports: “This is a massive game in the context of the top four. The serious interest is at the bottom, but the potentials for the top four is phenomenal. The fascination is Chelsea’s home form, which has been awful.
“The youngsters have come out of the picture a bit, and it was always going to be an up-and-down season.
“Tottenham were patting themselves on the back after their match against RB Leipzig. But why? They turned up for 15-20 minutes.
“Heung-Min Son is now injured, so what is their out ball? Lucas Moura played on the shoulder when he was scoring, so he could get in behind.
“But he does not link the play up; that is not his game. You can already see why they miss Christian Eriksen. They did get some fabulous money for him but you can see the difference in where Tottenham are going.
“Chelsea and Tottenham do not like each other one bit, and it’s Lampard against Mourinho. I am expecting there to be major discipline issues here; it will be a tense and aggressive affair.
“I am struggling to separate these two as you do not know what will you get off them. I would play Olivier Giroud, not Michy Batshuayi, and see how you go for 65-70 minutes. They need an out-ball to get up the pitch.
“That is my point regarding Moura – Tottenham need to be able to get out.”
