Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso were surprise goalscorers – the latter a surprise starter – in that victory, the first of Tuchel’s Chelsea reign following a 0-0 draw against Wolves in the German’s first game in charge.

He will hope to see the brief unbeaten run extended at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight against a Spurs side that have lost their last two – the defeat by Brighton following a loss to Liverpool – and that are without star striker Harry Kane.

When is it?

The match will kick off at 8pm BST this evening.

How can I watch it?

The game will air live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate. Subscribers can also stream it live on the BT Sport website and app.

What is the team news?

England striker Kane will miss around two more weeks of action after sustaining injuries to both ankles in the Liverpool loss, while Dele Alli is expected to be out again with a tendon issue. In-form Tanguy Ndombele was substituted against Brighton due to an injury and so could well miss out here, joining fellow absentees Sergio Reguilon and Giovani Lo Celso. 

Meanwhile, Serge Aurier was excluded against Brighton after apparently storming out of the stadium following his half-time substitution versus Liverpool, and he could be left out again here.

Predicted line-ups

Tottenham: Lloris; Alderweireld, Dier, Rodon; Doherty, Hojbjerg, Sissoko, Davies; Bergwijn, Vinicius, Son

Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger; Hudson-Odoi, Kovacic, Kante, Alonso; Pulisic, Werner; Giroud

Tottenham: 13/5

Draw: 12/5

Chelsea: 21/20

Prediction

It will be interesting to see how Chelsea fare here, having had a little bit more time to work with Tuchel. Spurs need a big response after back-to-back defeats – one justifiably against Liverpool but one less forgivably to Brighton – but this isn’t exactly a ‘gimme’. Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea.