Tottenham Hotspur will face Chelsea in the Premier League and the Blues are without one of their players due to an incident which occurred in the Carabao Cup.

Tottenham Hotspur will return to Premier League action on Saturday with the aim of building on an impressive 3-0 victory against Everton last weekend.

However, Spurs must overcome both their poor home form and poor record against Chelsea in order to secure all three points.

Tottenham are without a number of players due to yet another injury problem at the club, but Chelsea have their own problems with player availability too.

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Chelsea’s latest problem is not the result of an injury. Rather, it is that Liam Delap has been handed a one-match suspension after being sent off against Wolves in the Carabao Cup.

The striker was only on the pitch at Molineux for 25 minutes before he was booked for an argument and then for a foul. Despite this, Chelsea sealed a 4-3 victory to advance to the next round of the competition.

It was the first time Delap appeared for Chelsea since the end of August, after he suffered a hamstring injury during a 2-0 victory over Fulham

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