Chelsea v Tottenham Betting Tips [22 February 2020]

An under-pressure Chelsea will feel the heat of facing a direct opponent for the top-four spots when they host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge in this Premier League match. Chelsea are fourth with 41 points, while Tottenham are right behind them with 40 points.

Chelsea are coming off a controversial 2-0 loss to Manchester United at the same venue. The ‘Blues’ had two goals ruled out via VAR, while United were lucky to have Harry Maguire on the pitch just before he scored the second for them. Either way, the lead in the top-four race has extinguished and is now limited to just one point. With teams from fourth to ninth separated by just five points, Chelsea can ill-afford another loss. More so to Spurs, since the visitors can replace Chelsea in the points tally, with a win in this game. The hosts are without a Premier League win in four matches, losing and drawing two each. Playing at home hasn’t really helped, with Chelsea losing three of their last five Premier League home matches.

Tottenham travel here after picking up a last-gasp 3-2 win over Aston Villa in their last league game. The match had mixed news for Jose Mourinho, as forward Son Heung-Min got injured and is feared to miss the remainder of the season. That dampens the spirits of Tottenham, who have won three games in a row in the competition including a 2-0 win over Manchester City. Tottenham will hope that their away form improves a bit, as they look to make it back-to-back away wins for the first time this season. Spurs have won three of their last seven Premier League away games, drawing and losing two each. It will be interesting to see how Mourinho will look to get over his forward crisis, having seen Son and Harry Kane get out injured.

Chelsea are feeling the heat of the top-four chase, especially after Manchester United loss. Tottenham Hotspur have hunted the gap down and are now looking at replacing Chelsea in the top-four with a win here. The worry for Mourinho, though, is the absence of a natural striker in his squad after Son joined Kane on the injury table. It is going to be an open match and the hosts should fancy their chances of picking up a win. We are, however, backing the match to be a high-scorer.