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Tottenham vs Chelsea live: Latest score and updates from White Hart Lane, Diego Costa benched

Follow all the latest from White Hart Lane

David Hughes
Sunday 29 November 2015 12:16 GMT
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A view of White Hart Lane
A view of White Hart Lane (GETTY IMAGES)

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Premier League meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at White Hart Lane.

Preview: Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea

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Match stats

  • Spurs' 5-3 victory in this fixture on New Year's Day ended a run of nine Premier League games without a win against their London rivals (W0 D5 L4).
  • Eden Hazard has scored in his last three Premier League appearances against Spurs.
  • Chelsea have lost five and won just one of their last seven Barclays Premier League away matches.
  • Chelsea have won just one of their last nine Premier League trips to White Hart Lane (W1 D4 L4).
  • Harry Kane has scored seven goals in his last four Premier League matches.
  • Spurs have fired in more shots on target this season than any other team in the top flight (88).
  • Spurs have lost just two of their last 20 Premier League home matches (W12 D6 L2).
  • The Blues have netted just three goals in their last four Premier League matches.
  • Spurs are unbeaten in their last 12 league matches. They have never gone 13 unbeaten in the Premier League era and the last time they did in the league was in March 1985 (14 games in total).
  • Cesc Fabregas has provided 11 Premier League assists against Tottenham Hotspur; five more than against any other Premier League opponent.

Team news

Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris; Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Dier, Mason; Dembele, Son, Eriksen; Kane

Substitutes: Vorm, Trippier, Wimmer, Onomah, Carroll, Lamela, Njie.

Chelsea: Begovic; Ivanovic, Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Matic; Pedro, Oscar, Willian, Hazard

Substitutes: Amelia, Djilobodji, Baba Rahman, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Costa

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