Tottenham Hotspur's English midfielder Allies (2nd L) jumps to score his and Totenham's second goal with this header during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at White Hart Lane in London, on January 4, 2017.
The English Premier League returned with a blast last weekend as we witnessed 31 goals from the matches that were played, that's an average of three goals per match. There was a seven-goal thriller at the Emirates, a massive shock at Stamford Bridge, Old Trafford looked like a fortress again and we saw one of the new teams cause an upset at Selhurst Park.
Most of the big-name signings were also on target on their debuts, the likes of Alexander Lacazette, Romelu Lukaku, Alvaro Morata, Mo Salah, Wayne Rooney (his second debut for Everton) and Steve Mounie all gave their fans reasons to put their Faith in them for the new season. This just reminded the whole world of how exciting and competitive the league is and why it's the most watched football league in the world. The competition resumes this weekend with another set of ten fixtures, but I will be focusing my lens on the fixture of the weekend which will be taking place at Wembley when Tottenham welcome Chelsea to their new temporary home.
This London derby is a battle between last season's champions and runners-up as they look to assert superiority in the race for the 2017-18 title. The Champions will arrive at the national stadium still reeling from last weekend's shock home defeat against Burnley and will be severely depleted with the loss of Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas who got suspended during that loss.
Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, described Buhari's return after about 103 days in London as a nation's fulfilled hope.
Tottenham, on the other hand, will be brimming with confidence after their opening day win over Newcastle, despite no additions to their squad from last season. Asides the loss of Fabregas and Cahill, one of their most influential players, Eden Hazard is a huge doubt for this game, the Belgian has been out since June after fracturing his ankle on National team duty, while new signing Tiemoue Bakayoko is also injured and Will have to wait to make his Chelsea debut. This will be a huge problem for Antonio Conte, who has previously complained about the size of his squad being too small.
Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, described Buhari's return after about 103 days in London as a nation's fulfilled hope.
One factor that the visitors will be hoping to play in their hands will be the fact that Tottenham's record at the home of English football is not impressive at all, Spurs have lost seven of their last eleven games at Wembley and this includes Chelsea's 4-2 Win in last season's FA Cup semi-final. However, they showed some encouraging signs in pre-season defeating to fully-strengthened Juventus side at Wembley and they will definitely need to be at their best to ensure they get off to a winning start at Wembley this season when the match kicks off.
