Tottenham Hotspur hosts bitter rivals, Chelsea, in EFL Cup fourth round game on Tuesday night.
Match Timings: Sep 30, 12:15 AM
Team Preview
After getting a bye in the third round, Spurs are ready for the London Derby in the EFL Cup with Chelsea who defeated Barnsley 6-0 to storm into the next round. In previous Premier League game, Tottenham disappointed with a draw in a winning game against Newcastle United on Sunday. Lukas Moura strike for Spurs in 25th minute to give early and Tottenham were looking to add 3-points from the game but the controversial penalty gifted Newcastle an equaliser to end the match in a draw.
Meanwhile, Chelsea had two tough games in Premier League. After going down against Liverpool, Chelsea were on the verge of dropping points agaisnt West Brom. After conceding three goals in the first half, Chelsea bounced back and netted two goals in the second half, courtesy of Mason Mount and Hudson Odoi. Tammy Abraham scored an equaliser in injury time to avoid second straight defeat. Both sides met each other in the 2008 and 2015’s final of this tournament and the Blues had the final laugh on both occasions.
Team News & Possible Lineups
Tottenham Hotspur
Son has been ruled out with a hamstring problem along with Japhet Tanganga and Gareth Bale. Moussa Sissoko is expected to sit because of illness. Sergio Reguilon is likely to make his debut for Spurs.
Lineups: Hart; Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon; Ndombele, Fernandes; Bergwijn, Alli, Sessegnon; Lucas
All competitions form: L W W W D
Chelsea
Chelsea could give Mendy a debut tonight. Cesar Azpilicueta, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Olivier Giroud and Jorginho will start the lineups.
Lineups: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Tomori, Zouma, Chilwell; Barkley, Jorginho; Hudson-Odoi, Havertz, Mount; Giroud
All competitions form: W L W D
Key Players
Tottenham
Dele Alli
8 goals in Premier League 2019-20
Lucas Moura
4 goals in Premier League 2019-20
Chelsea
Kai Havertz
3 goals in EFL Cup 2020
Olivier Giroud
8 goals in Premier League 2019-20
