Spurs were left frustrated by the Cherries midweek, unable to penetrate their defensive structure barring a couple of early chances for Dominic Solanke. The Lilywhite mustered up just 0.58 xG from 12 shots.

Since their shock 4-0 victory over Man City at the Etihad, Spurs have been extremely disappointing, taking just one point from two league games. To compound their woes, Ben Davies went off injured against Bournemouth, meaning a centre back pairing of Archie Gray and Radu Dragusin finished the match – Chelsea should be confident to score.

But Spurs are a potent attacking side at home, and have only failed to score in one game this season, which was against Arsenal. Similarly, Chelsea have kept just 2 clean sheets on the road under Enzo Maresca.

After being afforded a complete rest midweek as Chelsea hammered Southampton 5-1, Nicolas Jackson will likely return to his starting spot in the eleven at the weekend.

He will have fond memories of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, given that he scored a hat-trick in this fixture last season. Chelsea won that game 4-1, aided by red cards to both Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie.

Jackson has registered a shot on target in every appearance this season – a 100% hit-rate from 14 matches this season is an impressive record.

The Senegalese striker is poised to take advantage of an extremely weak Spurs defensive line, who were fortunate to only concede one goal against Bournemouth – the hosts racked up 3.31 xG from 21 shots.

Heung-min Son was another Spurs player rested midweek, but he should reclaim his position on the left-wing on Sunday.

Since returning from injury, Son has drawn a foul in all 6 starts, and he is averaging 1.09 fouls drawn per 90. For the season in total, this selection has landed in 11 out of 13 fixtures for the South Korean.

He should find duels against the likes of Malo Gusto and Moises Caicedo in the Chelsea defensive third. Caicedo is averaging 2.0 fouls per game in midfield for the Blues, making this an ideal matchup to target.

Son was fouled three times at Stamford Bridge in his previous appearance against Chelsea, playing on the left-wing. He also landed this selection in the reverse fixture, with 1 foul drawn.

With Wesley Fofana ruled out with a hamstring injury, Levi Colwill seems set to start at the back for Chelsea in this London derby.

Enzo Maresca tasks his centre-backs with being extremely aggressive, exemplified by Colwill averaging 1.46 fouls per 90, while Fofana sits on 1.68 fouls per 90.

Colwill has committed a foul in 10 of his last 11 games in all competitions for the Blues, only failing against Newcastle in that run.

He will face off against the extremely direct Dominic Solanke here, which is an ideal matchup. Solanke is averaging 1.7 fouls drawn per 90 this campaign, and has drawn a foul in eight out of 9 appearances at home so far.

Solanke failed to make any meaningful impact for Spurs against Bournemouth, as he led the line to no avail. In that game, he made zero fouls.

However, the Englishman has seen a notable rise in fouls when playing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, landing this selection in five out of eight games in all competitions. He failed only in a 4-1 victory against Aston Villa, a 3-1 result against Brentford and a 3-0 win over Qarabag in the Europa League.

All the misses came in games where Spurs won easily, which is unlikely here, as Chelsea are pre-match favourites. Solanke should have plenty of defensive work to get stuck into.

Cole Palmer comes into this game having registered a goal and assist against Aston Villa at the weekend, and one goal against Southampton midweek.

He is the talisman in this Chelsea side, with so much of the attacking output coming through him. Palmer will be responsible for both free-kicks and penalties as an additional bonus.

Cole Palmer registered a goal and assist at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last season, so should be confident facing an opponent who has previously found success against.

Ben Davies was a casualty of the midweek game against Bournemouth, as he hobbled off with a suspected hamstring injury.

Tottenham are now extremely light at the back, with Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Davies all ruled out, which Chelsea will aim to capitalise on.

Pedro Porro featured for just a 28-minute cameo against Bournemouth on Thursday, so should be in line to start at right back. His presence becomes paramount following the injury sustained by Davies.

Porro is averaging 1.13 fouls drawn per 90 in the Premier League this term, which is nothing spectacular. However, that rises notably to 1.43 fouls won per 90 at home.

The Spaniard has landed this selection in all 7 games in front of a home support this season, with 2 or more fouls won in three of those games.

That includes 2 fouls won against Arsenal. In another local derby, Porro will likely see quite a heavy involvement for Spurs in what should be a feisty encounter.

In the Premier League this season, Nicolas Jackson has already scored 8 goals, alongside 4 yellow cards, landing this bet in 9 out of 13 matches.

In the reverse fixture, Jackson earned himself a yellow card in the first-half, before scoring a hat-trick in the second.

The Senegalese striker also managed to score in the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea ran out 2-0 winners. He scored the second goal of the game, which was a close-range header from a set-piece.

In addition to his goal scoring exploits, Jackson has a tendency to talk himself into the book, or act out in frustration. Three of his four cards this season have been for unsportsmanlike conduct, with the other for delaying the game.