Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
The Spurs v Chelsea odds have Spurs as narrow favourites to pick up a win in this last match before Christmas which promises plenty.
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Spurs go into match in the better form of the two sides and also have the benefit of home advantage.
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Spurs: 13/8
Chelsea: 13/8
Draw: 12/5
Do we sense the power balance in London football just drifting towards White Hart Lane? Harry Redknapp’s apparently merry laissez faire method of getting a load of good players together and mostly letting them get on with it has paid dividends in handsome style to the point where you can’t rule them out yet as title contenders if Manchester City suffer some form of collective seizure. The main worry for Spurs tonight though are concerns about wide players Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale, while Jermain Defoe has a hamstring problem and Emmanuel Adebayor a foot injury. That loss of quality in wide areas and searing pace is a significant blow. With Chelsea’s infamous high press, now reduced, there could have been all the fun of the fair.
Chelsea also seem to be in transition. Their initial tactics under Andre Villas Boas seem to have altered from what he wanted at Porto. The defenders are now sitting deeper, and the manager made a conscious decision to try and sit on the one goal lead they had at Wigan, rather than try and push on and kill the game stone dead. David Luiz is ruled out here, while nothing bothers John Terry enough to stop him playing. Their historically good record against Spurs – ridiculously good – is also fading.
The more cautious nature of Chelsea suggests they can take something here, as the 1-1 draw is 11/2 with Paddy Power – use our link and you can claim a free bet of up to £50. In addition – they will refund losing correct score, first scorer and scorecast bets if a penalty is netted during the match!