Dele Alli hopes to repeat history as Spurs set to face Chelsea in new Wembley home

ByPA Sport

Updated 19/08/2017 at 10:53 GMT

Dele Alli has told fans to expect a great match on Sunday as Tottenham hope to hold their at home game form against Chelsea, at their temporary Wembley base.

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Spurs start life in their temporary home with a London derby against the reigning Premier League champions, who have had the better of their recent meetings at the national stadium.

"Obviously every game is important and every game means a lot to the players and the fans," he told the club's official website.

"But there's no hiding how big Sunday's match is to all of us. We've got some history with Chelsea over the last couple of years and we're going out there looking to win the game."

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Chelsea have won the last three Wembley outings, including last season's FA Cup semi-final against Spurs, but Alli predicts an entertaining match on Sunday.

"Obviously we were disappointed with the FA Cup semi-final against them at Wembley, it was another cracking game, a real battle and we played very well on the day but Chelsea just had the edge.

"I'm sure it's going to be another great game this time."

While winning at Wembley has proved a challenge for Spurs, the North Londoners are unbeaten at home against Chelsea since 2012, chalking up a memorable 5-3 win in 2015 before Alli scored both goals in a 2-0 victory last season.

The 21-year-old said: "Without doubt that game was among my highlights of my time at Spurs," he added.

"It was such a big match, they were on a good run as well and we wanted to put an end to that. To win 2-0 and for me to score both goals was a great feeling."

Chelsea go into the game on the back of a shock home defeat to Burnley in their opening game of the season and with several unsettling factors still yet to be resolved.

Kieran Trippier could return from injury to replace Kyle Walker-Peters at right-back in Pochettino's side with Davinson Sanchez awaiting a work permit after his club-record deal was announced on Friday.

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