Chelsea Manager Antonio Conte met the media a few hours ago to preview Sunday’s blockbuster Premier League fixture at home versus Tottenham Hotspur. We have video of the media session for you here below via YouTube. There were a whole host of topics covered in this news conference, including:
a team injury/fitness update, the challenges of going against Tottenham, the selection issues that Conte could have for his lineup, how his players fared over international break and what to take away from that, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois committing his long term future to the club and much much more.
Here’s the whole session, which runs just over 14 and a half minutes:
Odds: Chelsea 7/5, Draw 23/10, Tottenham 9/4
Chelsea starting XI prediction: go to this link
Tottenham Hotspur starting XI prediction: go to this link
Prediction: Chelsea 1, Tottenham 0
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