Spurs have picked up their performance ever since Antonio Conte took charge of the North London side and after remaining undefeated in their previous five Premier League matches, the Lilywhites will now take on Chelsea in the EFL Cup.
The first leg of the semi-final will be played this week and Antonio Conte will be itching to get one over his former employers by knocking them out of the tournament.
The Spurs manager has an almost fully-fit squad to choose from but since they will play this game just a few days after the Watford encounter, chances are that we are going to see several first-team rotations.
Chelsea pulled out a great performance against Liverpool during the weekend but they are nowhere close to peak form which means Spurs have a great chance at picking up a handsome win in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final.
Tottenham team news vs Chelsea:
Conte has been using a three-man central defence and Davinson Sanchez along with Eric Dier will definitely hold onto their place. Ben Davies though is going to move to the bench making way for Tanganga.
Oliver Skipp started in central midfield against Watford and he did not have the best of outing which means Harry Winks is going to replace him in the starting lineup.
Another win for Spurs. Eight straight games unbeaten in the Premier League.
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Apart from Steven Bergwijn, no other forward player is injured which means we are going to see some changes in the final third as well. Lo Celso is going to replace Lucas Moura and even Dele Alli will be pushing for a start.
Alli remained an unused sub in the 1-0 win against the Hornets so he should be starting from the very first minute.
Harry Kane though will hold onto his place from the Watford game and Son is likely to replace him sometime in the second half.
Spurs predicted line up vs Chelsea:
Predicted Starting XI(3-4-3): Hugo Lloris; Sanchez, Eric Dier, Tanganga; Winks, Hojbjerg, Doherty, Reguilon; Dele Alli, Lo Celso, Harry Kane.
Stats via Fotmob.
