Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea: match preview

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea: probable starters in bold, contenders in light.

Tottenham Hotspur will attempt to extend the top flight’s longest current unbeaten run to 13 matches against the champions on Sunday, though they must shrug off a six-and-a-half-hour flight from Baku following Thursday’s win at Qarabag in the Europa League. There was little sympathy from José Mourinho for their plight, the Chelsea manager pointing to the unforgiving schedule around the Champions League semi-final against Atlético Madrid in 2014. In truth, the Portuguese has his own problems with John Terry and Ramires to be assessed on Saturday after picking up injuries in Israel in midweek. Dominic Fifield

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Kick-off Sunday midday

Venue White Hart Lane

Last season Tottenham Hotspur 5 Chelsea 3

Live BT Sport 1

Referee Michael Oliver

This season G8, Y28, R3, 3.88 cards per game

Odds H 17-11 A 2-1 D 5-2

Tottenham Hotspur

Subs from Vorm, Trippier, Wimmer, Fazio, Davies, Carroll, Lamela, Winks, Onomah, Townsend, Njie

Doubtful Lamela (groin)

Injured Bentaleb (ankle, 5 Dec), Chadli (ankle, 5 Dec), Pritchard (ankle, Jan)

Suspended Alli (one match)

Form DDWWDW

Discipline Y28 R0

Leading scorer Kane 8

The Chelsea manager, José Mourinho, says Tottenham’s title chances are no laughing matter, praising their good manager and players before Sunday’s match at White Hart Lane

Chelsea

Subs from Amelia, Blackman, Rahman, Djilobodji, Traoré, Terry, Ramires, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Pedro, Rémy

Doubtful Ramires (thigh), Rémy (personal), Terry (ankle)

Injured Falcao (calf, 5 Dec), Courtois (knee, 9 Dec)

Suspended None

Form LWLLLW

Discipline Y24 R3

Leading scorer Costa 3