Overview
Having helped Tottenham reach the top 4 of the Premier League 4 times and reach the 2019 Champions League final, Mauricio Pochettino is certainly the most beloved coach in Spurs' history.
Pochettino will have the opportunity to meet his former team again as Chelsea coach. This will be a difficult task for the Argentine strategist when the "Roosters" are reviving strongly under Ange Postecoglou.
Pochettino has led Tottenham to a total of 202 games in his five successful years in north London - more than any other manager in Spurs' Premier League history.
On the familiar pitch with Pochettino, Postecoglou had his best start to a Premier League manager to date in his first 10 games. Tottenham are still maintaining an unbeaten record in the tournament with 8 wins and 2 draws.
On the contrary, Pochettino is having a hard time in his first season at Chelsea. The Blues suffered their fourth Premier League defeat of the season last week, losing 2-0 to Brentford at Stamford Bridge.
Since Graham Potter left in April, Chelsea have won just 18 points, less than any current Premier League side, except for Bournemouth, who have the same total points as the Blues.
Pochettino is calling on fans to be patient, with Chelsea fielding the third youngest average-age team in the Premier League this season (24 years, 352 days), after Burnley (24 years, 170 days) and Arsenal (24 years, 335 days).
nine players aged 21 and under have made their first Premier League appearances for the Blues this season - Lesley Ugochukwu, Malo Gusto, Levi Colwill, Ian Maatsen, Mason Burstow, Moises Caicedo, Cole Palmer, Alex Matos and Deivid Washington.
Although Ben Chilwell and Christopher Nkunku are still sidelined, Chelsea will have Reece James return from injury. Armando Broja and Mykhailo Mudryk could also feature against Spurs, as the Blues' injury crisis begins to ease.
Tottenham, meanwhile, are looking to beat Chelsea, after two consecutive wins over Fulham and Crystal Palace. Son Heung-min has now scored in 3 consecutive London derbies in the Premier League. The Korean star has scored 8 goals in the tournament this season, a record only bettered by Erling Haaland of Man City before round 11.
Postecoglou is hoping destiny Udogie will recover in time from an ankle injury, especially as left-back Ben Davies is also doubtful to play. Meanwhile, Rodrigo Bentancur is likely to start after being benched at Selhurst Park.
Spurs will try to win five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since December 2018, when Pochettino was in charge. Meanwhile, Postecoglou could become the first manager to win his first five Premier League home games since cra cra cra cra cra cra craft for Leicester City in 2017.
Head-to-head record
Chelsea have historically had an advantage over Tottenham in Premier League meetings, but will the situation start to change in this confrontation?
Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-0 when the two teams last met in February, with Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane scoring.
That result ended Spurs' 12-match winless streak against Chelsea in all competitions. Now, they have the opportunity to win 2 consecutive victories against The Blues for the first time since November 2018.
However, Chelsea have won 14 away games in the Premier League against Tottenham, a tally only bettered by Man United (5) in the competition's history. And no team can compare to Chelsea's away record of 51 goals against Spurs in Premier League history.
Overall, Chelsea have won 33 of their 62 Premier League meetings with Tottenham (21 draws, 8 losses), scoring 110 goals in those games and conceding 59 goals.
The match between Tottenham vs Chelsea takes place at 03:00 on the morning of November 7 (Vietnam time), live on K+.
