Chelsea-Tottenham: a derby for a leadership position

Chelsea-Tottenham.

The third against the Premier League Premier.

The best attack against the best defense.

A London derby for a leading position.

This shock, scheduled for Sunday at 5.30pm, on behalf of the 10th day of the English Championship smells like powder.

Especially since both teams are in great shape.

Frank Lampard's Blues are on a three-game winning streak in the Premier League.

Convincing successes: 3-0 at Burnley, 4-1 against Sheffield United and 2-0 at Newcastle.

And a qualification acquired on Tuesday for the knockout stages of the Champions League after his victory in Rennes (1-2) snatched in the last minutes thanks to Olivier Giroud.

On the other side, José Mourinho's Spurs are a hit at the moment.

Four wins in a row, the last of which was 2-0 against Manchester City.

Enough to allow Tottenham to take the lead in the Championship with the same number of points as Liverpool.

The London club is ahead of the Reds thanks to a better goal difference (12 against 5 for Liverpool).

The best attack against the best defense in the Premier League

Two points separate Chelsea (18 points) from Tottenham (20 points).

The two London clubs are even closer in terms of statistics.

In addition to being the best attack (22 goals in 9 days), Lampard's team is the second best defense (10 goals conceded).

And Spurs, who have the best defense in the Premier League (9 goals taken), have the second best attack to a goal of the Blues (21 goals).

Thus, the two teams have the same goal difference (12).

And they only lost once both.

Clubs, therefore, with almost similar figures.

Tottenham is ahead thanks to one more victory than Chelsea (6 against 5).

The Blues drew an additional draw (3 against 2), which ultimately cost them two points behind.

But if they win at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea would have one more point and could take first place if Liverpool don't win at Brighton.

The summary of the last Chelsea-Tottenham in the Premier League 

Two teams doing well

After an XXL recruitment this summer, Chelsea are already rewarded by playing the leading roles in this start of the championship.

The recruits are well integrated and efficient.

Timo Werner is simply Chelsea's leading Premier League scorer with four goals.

The former Leipzig striker also offered two assists.

The other striker, Kai Havertz, who is coming back from a three-week injury, is less decisive (1 goal and 1 offering) but still brings into the game. Right winger Hakim Ziyech is precious, as evidenced by his fifth place in the assists standings with three services in five matches.

The former Ajax Amsterdam player has also found his way to the net once.

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, who arrived from Rennes, amazes everyone.

The Senegalese goalkeeper has become the indisputable holder of Chelsea in a very short time.

Left-back Benjamin Chilwell won his place and even offered himself two goals and two assists.

And Thiago Silva brings experience and serenity to the defense of the Blues.

In short, the mayonnaise has taken well.

In addition, the youngsters, who won last season, continue their progression like center forward Tammy Abraham (3 goals and 1 dedication), left winger Callum Hudson-Odoi (1 goal) and right-back Reece James (1 goal and 1 assist).

On the French side, central defender Kurt Zouma is doing well (3 goals), midfielder N'Golo Kanté has regained his superb (1 serve) while Olivier Giroud suffers from lack of playing time.

Among Spurs, South Korean striker Heung-Min Son is unstoppable.

He is the Premier League's second-highest scorer with nine goals and two offerings.

Center forward Harry Kane is also mad: seven goals and nine assists in nine games.

Mourinho's two jewels wear Tottenham on their own.

Gareth Bale, who is making his return this season after seven years at Real Madrid, is slowly acclimating and still offered victory to his team on November 1 against Brighton (2-1).

Then, the French Hugo Lloris, Tanguy Ndombélé and Moussa Sissoko are essential elements.

Everything is rolling for Tottenham.

Therefore, this derby promises to make sparks and offer a high level of play.

Son's incredible goal against Chelsea

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