LONDON, UK – The stage don set for another juicy London derby as Chelsea face Tottenham Hotspur today. Enzo Maresca, the Chelsea gaffer, don make ten changes for the game, fresh from dem wahala-packed Carabao Cup victory over Wolves. The Blues sabi say dem need to bounce back from last week’s shocking loss to Sunderland after dem concede for stoppage time (no one sabi how that one take happen).
With this new lineup, Maresca don shuffle im pack again, with Sanchez in goal while a fresh back four includes Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, and Cucurella. For midfield, we get Caicedo and club captain Reece James holding it down. Up front, we go see the trio of Garnacho, Enzo, and Neto; then Joao Pedro go lead the attack like say na im be the main man. Na here dem go try break Spurs jinx and grab their fifth consecutive win against the North London squad.
As typical for matches like dis, both teams don dey prepare well o! But Spurs dey come off a sweet 3-0 victory over Everton and teach dem say no come play small game. Still, last season, Chelsea don show dem say dem fit turn match around as they pull 4-3 win in December against Spurs with goals wey come from Sancho and Palmer. Everybody dey on alert today!
Some players dey miss as Levi Colwill, Benoit Badiashile, and Palmer still dey sidelined for Chelsea, but even with the changes, the Blues bench get plenty firepower with names wey go make their opposition shake. Jorgensen, Acheampong, and Lavia dey ready to step in give any ‘wahala’ dem miss for starters. Make we see how dem go perform when dem finally enter pitch!
As for Tottenham, dem lineup with Vicario in goal plus Porro, Danso, and Spence for defense. Bentancur and Palhinha go lead the midfield while Kudus and Kolo Muani go waka enter front choc from the back. We go see how dem robots go fit hack Chelsea defense.
Na serious game wey dey wait for us this evening. Date na November 1, 2025, kick off be 17.30 GMT. If you dey anywhere wey fit catch the match, make sure say your popcorn dey ready because dis game fit be like movie of the week! Na who go shine today? Na Chelsea or Tottenham? Time go tell!
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