Chelsea team to face Tottenham

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Chelsea starting line-up to face Tottenham 

A place for a place in the top six is on the line as eight place Chelsea visit seventh place Tottenham in this edition of the fierce London derby. There will be lots of drama to follow as there always is when these two teams meet. Will Chelsea build on the decent start under Thomas Tuchel? Will Mourinho have the final word? This promises to be a game of great entertainment and drama don't go anywhere you won't want to miss this. 

Chelsea team news 

Chelsea make one change to the team which won against Burnley on the weekend.

Reece James has passed a fitness test and comes into the side with Callum Hudson-Odoi expected to play in a more forward role.

Tammy Abraham makes way for Timo Werner to lead the attack and there is also a return to the bench for Hakim Ziyech having been rested for Chelsea's last game. 

Speaking about the inclusion of James and whether it meant a change in the teams shape Tuchel said ' A little bit yes. This is what we have in the pocket, this is something we can decide on as we have a squad with so many good players. They deserve to play.

'We sometimes have to change from game to game based on what suits us best. Today is an opportunity for Reece to turn up, and I hope he will.'

My score prediction is a 2-1 win to Chelsea.

Let me know your score predictions and thoughts on the starting line-up.

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