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Pundits predict Spurs-Chelsea
- Updated: January 4, 2017
Chelsea are bidding for a record 14th straight win when they face Tottenham on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports – but do the Soccer Saturday pundits think they will do it?
Antonio Conte’s leaders make the short trip to north London on the back of 13 straight Premier League triumphs – including a 2-1 comeback win in the reverse fixture – but face a rejuvenated Spurs side boasting four successive victories of their own.
Arsenal claimed 13 straight victories to end the 2001/02 season before winning the first game of the 2002/03 campaign but a White Hart Lane triumph would make the Blues the first side to record 14 consecutive top-flight wins in one season.
We asked Matt Le Tissier, Charlie Nicholas, Phil Thompson and Paul Merson for their big-match verdicts…
Matt Le Tissier
I think football has a tendency to even things out and, after Chelsea put the final nail in the coffin of their title hopes last season and were also the first team to beat them this season, I think Spurs will be desperate for a bit of retribution.
Even if Chelsea do win I think it will still be pretty open despite their unbelievable run because of the amount of games …
