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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....

Tuchel believes that homegrown players at Chelsea can make the step up into the first team such as Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel insists that it is important that Chelsea have an identity with the homegrown players at the heart of Chelsea's team and believes that the quality is there for this to be achieved. When asked about the importance of the club producing youngsters during his media press conference to preview the game against Tottenham and he responded with praise of both the physical and technical qualities he has seen from the academy graduates in Chelsea's team, as well the mentality adopted to rise to any challenges. With the likes of Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham have featured in both of Tuchel's games in charge , whilst Reece James made an appearance of the bench during the victory over Wolves over the weekend.  Tuchel stated ' the guys we have here currently it has been a pleasure to work with them....