Chelsea, Tottenham and Thomas Frank
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Chelsea faced off against Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the Premier League. The Blues made a good start
Tottenham remain third in the Premier League but the frustration among the fans was clear, with the players booed off at half-time and full-time, and particular anger raining down from the UK's largest single-tier stand, the 17,500-capacity South Stand.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League clash with Chelsea will see both sides able to make six substitutions rather than the usual five, should they wish to do so.
Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has played down an apparent show of dissent from Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence as he lamented the worst attacking display of his managerial career.
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Xavi Simons suffered the embarrassment of being taken off after coming on for Tottenham against Chelsea, with some fans wanting to cut their losses already.
Spurs have struggled for fluency at the best of times under Thomas Frank, particularly at home, and scarcely forced Robert Sánchez into a save. By the end of a one-sided contest, Tottenham had mustered just three shots, while Chelsea claimed all three points to take them level on points with their London rivals in the Premier League top four.
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We will soon be getting Chelsea’s team news for the big game against Tottenham, and there are a few interesting questions to be answered.In our pre-match predicted XI we put defender Josh