Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Premier League clash between Tottenham and Chelsea. The lead up to the match has been tinged by sadness following the announcement of the passing of the now late, great Jimmy Greaves. The former England striker enjoyed goal-laden spells with these two London clubs and you can expect both sets of supporters to pay their respects around the ground today. Kick off 16:30 BST.
Premier League / Matchday 5
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium / 19.09.2021
- T. Silva(50')
- N. Kanté(57')
- A. Rüdiger(90+2')
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Updated 19/09/2021 at 17:44 GMT
16.05
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg: “Chelsea are a fantastic team, they’ve showed that with the results, with the investments they’ve made, they’ve done incredible. But we are there, we are ready. We’re at home in our beautiful stadium with our fans, let’s say, putting on all the pressure they can, and we’ll do the same on the pitch. We’re ready for a massive fight.”
16.00
FOOTBALL FEATURE: Can Nuno Espírito Santo repeat Manchester City trick? Or will more pain come against Chelsea?
15.55
Thomas Tuchel on the sub plot of Harry Kane vs Romelu Lukaku: “I find that Romelu plays a bit higher up the pitch and Harry Kane also likes to drop into number 10 positions, to pockets and turn and to assist. He has a super partnership with Son, so he is very strong in finding space between the lines. I find Romelu up higher in the pitch. But they also have similarities. They love to score and they score whenever they play, they are up for it and it is a certain mindset that you cannot learn. I am pretty sure they both started showing this mindset when they started playing football when they were five, six, seven years old. These guys are born to score goals.”
15.50
VIDEO TRIBUTE: RIP Jimmy Greaves
15.45
Spurs also ring the changes from their last PL clash which saw them beaten 3-0 at Crystal Palace. The big news is that Son Heung-Min is back from injury. Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso also feature while Tanguy Ndombele makes his first PL start of the campaign.
15.40
Chelsea make five changes from their last PL outing against Aston Villa. Edouard Mendy is not involved so there is a start between the sticks for Kepa. Andreas Christensen, Jorginho, Mason Mount and Cesar Azpilicueta also get the nod. N'Golo Kante is on the bench.
15.35
CONFIRMED TEAMS - SPURS: Lloris, Reguilon, Romero, Dier, Emerson Royal, Hojbjerg, Ndombele, Alli, Lo Celso, Son, Kane... Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Sanchez, Winks, Gil, Rodon, Skipp, Davies, Scarlett. /// CHELSEA: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Thiago Silva, Alonso, Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount, Havertz, Lukaku... Subs: Bettinelli, Kante, Werner, Chalobah, Saul, Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell, Ziyech, James.