The early kick-off in the Premier League this weekend sees a London derby take place as Tottenham Hotspur host Chelsea at White Hart Lane, with Paddy Power announcing a free bets offer on the game and report plenty of support for Andre Villas-Boas’s side at odds of 8/5 to take all three points.
This certainly looks to be a game that could set the tone for the rest of the weekend as both of these sides are in superb form at the moment. Spurs have won four games from as many matches and Chelsea sit top of the table and are still unbeaten this season.
Add to that to the fact that Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas will be going up against his former employers for the first time since being sacked earlier in the year, then this could be a superb 90 minutes of football and White Hart Lane is sure to be rocking.
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Villas-Boas’ men have really got their campaign up and running after a poor start and now know than another three points here would take them up to second place as this is the lunchtime kick-off, so they would pile the pressure on the teams around them.
Spurs have a number of players in superb form at the moment, especially Gareth Bale and the Welshman is sure to have a big part to play on Saturday afternoon, and they certainly come into the game with confidence, following their 3-2 win at Old Trafford in their previous Premiership outing.
As for Chelsea, it has been a superb start to the Premier League season for them and they have the opportunity to now move eight points clear of second place with a win.
The Blues also have happy memories of North London this campaign as they took a 2-1 win at Arsenal back in September.
Much like their opponents, Chelsea love to play attacking football and have the players at their disposal to really cause Tottenham some problems, especially Eden Hazard and Oscar – two youngsters that look as though they can set the league alight, and their combination with Juan Mata in midfield gives the Blues some frightening options in the centre of the field.
The side, however is still crying out for a striker to convert the vast array of chances they create and once again Fernando Torres will be expected to lead the line, with misfit Daniel Sturridge once again looking to settle for a place on the bench as he eyes a January move.
It is all set to be a thrilling match and it gets underway at 12.45PM on Saturday.