Ange Postecoglou will be out to spoil Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino’s return to Tottenham as the two London clubs face off on Tuesday morning at 7am (AEDT).
The clash marks the first time Pochettino has been back to Tottenham’s stadium as a rival manager since his sacking in November 2019.
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Pochettino also makes his return as manager of one of Tottenham’s bitter rivals, fanning the flames for what promises to be a spicy London derby.
As for Postecoglou, the focus will be on maintaining Tottenham’s unbeaten start to the season.
Victory over Chelsea would also return Tottenham to the top of the league, having dropped to second after Manchester City’s 6-1 thrashing of Bournemouth on Sunday.
In a major boost for Postecoglou, left back Destiny Udogie passed a late fitness test and was named in the starting lineup.
Udogie missed the trip to Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace but makes his return.
However, the match comes too soon for Ben Davies to make his return from injury.
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As for Chelsea, Armando Broja has not recovered from his knee injury in time to feature in the matchday squad.
But Pochettino has named talented winger Mykhailo Mudryk on the bench after the Ukraine star overcame a small muscle strain.
TEAM NEWS
Tottenham: Vicario; Pedro Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bissouma, Sarr, Maddison; Kulusevski, Son, Johnson
Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Thiago Silva, Disasi, Colwill; Enzo, Gallagher, Caicedo; Palmer, Sterling, Jackson
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