Chelsea will be hoping to continue their perfect start to the 2022/23 Premier League campaign when they welcome London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to Stamford Bridge this afternoon.
Thomas Tuchel's side were able to clinch all three points last Saturday against Everton at Goodison Park thanks to a first-half penalty from Italian central midfielder Jorginho. Meanwhile, Spurs also secured a victory, beating Southampton 4-1 despite going 1-0 down during the opening exchanges in N17.
Chelsea will be confident going into today's clash considering their excellent recent record against the Lilywhites, winning all of the last five encounters across all competitions. Still, Tuchel will be without Croatian international Mateo Kovacic, who is currently sidelined with a knee problem whilst Marcos Alonso will also miss out as he looks to leave for Catalan giants Barcelona in the coming days.
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Elsewhere, summer signing Marc Cucurella will also be bidding to start his first match for the Blues since completing his mega-money move from Brighton last week. With that being said, below we've taken a look at all the options the Blues will have at their disposal against Antonio Conte and Co.
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcus Bettinelli
Defenders: Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Marc Cucurella, Cesar Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Kalidou Koulibaly, Malang Sarr, Trevoh Chalobah, Kenedy
Midfielders: N'Golo Kante, Jorginho, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic, Hakim Ziyech, Conor Gallagher.
Forwards: Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling, Armando Broja.
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