Tottenham are well aware of their shocking record at Stamford Bridge, but that hasn't stopped Antonio Conte from being positive before his side's early season crunch match with Chelsea.
Spurs travel to a ground where they have won just once in 30 years but will go across London with confidence, boasting the best attack in the league - having scored more goals in 2022 than any other Premier League side. They also have a newfound swagger with Conte's experience bringing out the best in Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min, who have both been nominated for the Ballon d'Or.
That being said, they are up against a Chelsea side that have recently overcome their ground hoodoo, getting off to a winning start against Everton. Although the Blues don't look as free-flowing as Spurs, Thomas Tuchel has won all three matches against Conte at Chelsea.
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The teams met four times last year, with Chelsea taking an 8-0 aggregate win, but Spurs as a different proposition this season and are being backed more than usual to pull off a result at their biggest bogey ground.
Former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton thinks there will be a change to the normal result, though, telling BBC Sport that the Conte factor could be decisive: "Chelsea loves playing Spurs. They beat them four times last season, and Tottenham have only beaten them once in the league at Stamford Bridge since February 1990. Spurs boss Antonio Conte was in charge of Chelsea for that defeat – in April 2018 – but I have a sneaky feeling he will enjoy this meeting a lot more.
"Chelsea got a good win at Everton, but the way they got it was not particularly pretty. If they are slightly off it again on Sunday, they won't get away with it. Tottenham, meanwhile, were devastating in attack against Southampton, and I am expecting more of the same from them here.
"Add in Conte going back to Stamford Bridge, and I am going to go with Spurs to take the points. They took the game to Saints anyway, but they also counter-attack so well when that turnover happens. When they get the ball into Kane with runners off him, they are so hard to stop."
Kane has scored six in 20 matches against the Blues but hasn't done since 2017, and Son has also only managed two goals vs Chelsea, though one was in the 3-1 win in 2018. The pair have possibly never been playing better, though, and Sutton has picked the 40-goal duo to be a thorn in Chelsea's side this weekend.
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