Fixture: Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea
Competition: Premier League
Kick-off: 12:00 (UK time)

Chelsea have confirmed their starting line-up and substitutes for this afternoon's Premier League meeting with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.

Blues boss Jose Mourinho is choosing to play without a recognised striker, with Eden Hazard taking the spot of the most advanced player, it appears. Pedro Rodriguez is also included to provide an attacking threat, as are Oscar and Willian, the latter in superb form from set-pieces.




At the back Chelsea have Branislav Ivanovic serving as captain today and Kurt Zouma and Gary Cahill forming the central defensive pairing. Diego Costa is on the bench if needed, as is exciting talent Kenedy.

Chelsea head into the match, which they lost 5-3 last season, on the back of two successive wins and hoping their form has turned a corner following a poor campaign so far.

 


Chelsea Team vs Tottenham Hotspur

Begovic; Ivanovic (c), Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Matic; Willian, Oscar, Pedro; Hazard

Substitutes: Amelia, Djilobodji, Baba Rahman, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Diego Costa