Premier League: Chelsea Vs Tottenham Predictions and Betting Tips (02/05/2024)

Intriguingly, Thursday's Premier League London derby will pit Chelsea, which underwent a remarkable turnaround over the weekend, against Tottenham Hotspur, which came close to accomplishing the same feat.

Mauricio Pochettino, who was preparing for a second reconciliation with the Lilywhites, witnessed his squad recover admirably against Aston Villa. However, Spurs paid the price for a poor first half in an agonizing 3-2 North London derby loss to Arsenal.

Head To Head And Previous Matches

In each of their last six home contests, Chelsea scored four or more goals.

Spurs have scored a minimum of four goals in each of their last three Premier League matches.

Cole Palmer is positioned in the second position on the league's scoring rankings with twenty goals scored thus far in the season.

On Saturday evening in Birmingham, Chelsea helped Aston Villa salvage a point with a late equalizer. Once again, Mauricio Pochettino's squad produced a lackluster defensive performance. It is important to recall that the Blues inflicted a distressing 0-5 defeat on Arsenal on the previous Tuesday.

Tottenham will enter the match on a similar note. Sunday afternoon found them losing the North London derby by a score of 2-3 to Arsenal. However, head coach Ange Postecoglou can identify numerous positive aspects to be gleaned from that loss. To begin with, Spurs displayed extraordinary fortitude in overcoming a three-goal deficit at halftime. In addition, they generated a multitude of opportunities to score despite facing the finest defensive line in the Premier League at the time.

Additionally, Tottenham hopes to avenge their agonizing 1-4 home loss to Chelsea in the rematch that took place in North London last November. Spurs have recorded a single victory against Chelsea in their previous meeting.

Our Predictions

Chelsea to win

On Thursday evening, two forces that are notoriously unpredictable and disorderly will collide. However, goals are virtually certain to occur at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea have frequently punished their lack of defensive discipline with a lethal instinct at the opposite end of the field.

Recently, Pochettino's squad has struggled a bit to achieve ruthlessness, but Tottenham's lackluster road form does not inspire optimism among the travelling supporters. Therefore, it is expected that the Blues manager will once again defeat his former club as Chelsea completes a 10-time Premier League double over Spurs.

Over 3.5 goals

This continued a streak of goal fests for Mauricio Pochettino's side, which has seen at least four goals in each of their last eight top-flight matches. Only Newcastle and Sheffield United have managed to score more goals per game than the Blues.

Fourth on that list are Spurs, the former charges of Antonio Pochettino. Spurs have averaged 3.61 goals per game this season, a figure that was supplemented by their five-goal spectacle against Arsenal at home on Sunday.

Palmer to score anytime

After falling behind 3-0 in the first half, Ange Postecoglou's squad lost that crucial encounter. However, they improved significantly after the break, and each of their last three games has featured four or more goals.

This increases the allure of placing a bet on more than 3.5 goals, and I anticipate that the spoils will be shared at Stamford Bridge. In the league, Chelsea have earned draws in five of their last nine matches, with four of those draws ending in a 2-2 draw. Similarly, the last time Spurs visited Stamford Bridge was in August 2022, and that match also concluded 2-2.

Punters on goalscorers should take into account Golden Boot contender Cole Palmer, who is ranked second, just below Erling Haaland. Twenty goals have been scored in the Premier League for Chelsea in his twenty-first season, including eleven in his last eight across all competitions.

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