Yesterday, after not winning against "Manchester United," the "Leicester City" players did not take advantage of the first opportunity to secure the title of Premier League champions. However, they can celebrate the title today if "Tottenham Hotspur" loses their Monday match against "Chelsea." The match review is brought to you by Eurofootball.com.
"Chelsea" vs "Tottenham Hotspur"
Match time and location: May 2 at 10:00 pm at "Stamford Bridge" stadium in London;
Referee: Mark Clattenburg;
Head-to-head history: "Chelsea" won 65 times, "Tottenham Hotspur" celebrated victory in 50 matches, and 39 games ended in a draw;
Team form: "Chelsea" (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses), "Tottenham Hotspur" (3 wins, 2 draws);
Tournament situation: "Tottenham Hotspur" is in second place with 69 points, while "Chelsea" with 47 points is in the tenth place in the Premier League. If "Tottenham" loses today, the title of Premier League champions will be secured by the "Leicester City" players.
Team news:
"Chelsea":
John Terry, who missed 10 out of the last 12 matches, and Gary Cahill, who did not play last weekend due to illness, should be ready for the Monday match.
Thibaut Courtois will not play due to a red card received in the match against "Manchester City," so the "Chelsea" goal will be guarded for the second round in a row by Asmir Begovic.
"Tottenham Hotspur":
"Tottenham" will have problems in the defense line for various reasons. Nabil Bentaleb will definitely not play due to a knee injury, and Dele Alli's season ended due to a three-game suspension. Another defender, Eric Dier, who suffered a concussion in the last round, may miss the match.
Clinton N'Jie, who played the last match in December of last year, will definitely not be in the team.
Key facts about this match:
The last victory for "Tottenham" at "Stamford Bridge" stadium was in the summer of 1990, when the highest English league was still called the "Division One" championship;
Since that moment, "Chelsea" has not lost to today's opponents in 25 consecutive home matches (17 wins, 8 draws);
Chelsea has not won in three league matches in a row at home (2 draws, 1 loss);
The "Blues" have kept their goal "dry" only once in the last ten matches in the Premier League;
Pedro has scored five goals in the last seven matches. Until then, the Spanish player had only scored twice in the other 19 Premier League matches;
Cesc Fabregas has made 95 assists in the Premier League. In this category, he is second only to Ryan Giggs (162) and Frank Lampard (102) in the history of the competition;
Tottenham Hotspur has lost only one of the last 14 league matches (10 wins, 3 draws), and in the last seven matches, they have not experienced a defeat;
In the last six league matches, "Tottenham" has conceded only two goals;
"Spurs" have scored 23 goals from set pieces this season - the best result in the league;
Harry Kane is two goals shy of 50 goals in the Premier League. If he could score twice in the match tonight, he would achieve this in 84 matches - the eighth best result in the history of the league;
In the last fourteen matches for Tottenham, Kane has scored thirteen goals.
