Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Tottenham Hotspur & Chelsea face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Spurs nor Chelsea as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
Last season, Spurs's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.Tottenham Hotspur have less points than they have played home games in the Premier League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Newcastle United in the Premier League last time out and are looking for a win here. In the game before, an away victory in the Europa League match versus Skendija 79 with a 3-1 scoreline.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Tottenham Hotspur, as the Europa League home game vs Maccabi Haifa is only two days away.
Early season league goal statistics from Tottenham Hotspur's 2 home games: 1 goal, 2 conceded.
Chelsea form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Four points from two away games for Chelsea, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premier League so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to West Bromwich Albion in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 3-3. A home win before that, celebrating 6-0 vs Barnsley.
The match against West Bromwich Albion looked like a defeat for Chelsea, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. Tammy Abraham equalized in the 90th minute. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Chelsea, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
A new game in only four days for Chelsea, the Premier League home match versus Crystal Palace. Busy days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Chelsea has managed 6 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - zero - six (Spurs wins - draws - Chelsea wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Son 4 goals |  L. Rodrigues Moura da Silva 1 goals |  H. Kane 1 goals |
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Tottenham Hotspur | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 44 | 25 | Scored | S | 27 | 49 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 30 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 86% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 68% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 86% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 239 | 147 | Total Shots | T S | 177 | 342 | ||
| 97 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 69 | 137 | ||
| 39% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Everton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 18 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |