{"id":653274,"date":"2025-04-03T09:48:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=653274"},"modified":"2025-04-03T09:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:49:14","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-predicted-lineup-vs-chelsea-for-april-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/04\/03\/tottenham-hotspur-predicted-lineup-vs-chelsea-for-april-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup vs Chelsea For April 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u200bSpurs return to action against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a pivotal Premier League encounter at 8 pm on April 3.<\/span> Ange Postecoglou’s side haven’t played since a loss to Fulham on March 16.<\/span> Here is our Tottenham Hotspur predicted lineup as they prepare for this crucial London derby.\u200b<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup vs Chelsea in Premier League Clash<\/strong><\/h2>\n

How Tottenham Hotspur Have Lined Up Recently<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has been an important addition to Spurs since returning from injury.<\/span>\u00a0His shot-stopping abilities will be vital against a Chelsea side bolstered by the returns of Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, and Nicholas Jackson. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In defence, the returns of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven over the past month provide a significant boost.<\/span>\u00a0Destiny Udogie is likely to continue at left-back. Ben Davies also returned from injury against AZ Alkmaar, giving Tottenham Hotspur some much-needed depth. <\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

Midfield will see Rodrigo Bentancur sit deep with James Maddison and Yves Bissouma lining up alongside him. Archie Gray was finally started in his natural position of midfield against Fulham. However, a 2-0 defeat means that it may be a while before we see the youngster in midfield again for The Lilywhites. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The attacking trio of Mathys Tel, Dominic Solanke, and Brennan Johnson struggled against Fulham. They managed just two shots on target between them, and there are likely to be changes for the trip to Stamford Bridge. Heung-min Son will likely return to the starting lineup with Wilson Odobert and Dane Scarlett options from the bench. <\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur Recent Form and Tactics<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Tottenham’s recent form has been concerning, with\u00a0 Postecoglou’s side securing only two victories in their last five Premier League outings.<\/span> Currently positioned 14th in the league, the Spurs need to go on a run of wins to revitalise their campaign. Any momentum can be taken into their Europa League campaign, vital to securing Champions League qualification for next season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spurs will look to push forward against a Chelsea side that has struggled to score recently. The Blues haven’t scored more than one goal in a game for three matches. The return of key players may make the home side more of a threat and The Lilywhites still need to keep things tight at the back. <\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

Injuries and Suspensions to Consider<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dejan Kulusevski remains unavailable<\/a> due to a foot injury and is not anticipated to feature for a couple of weeks.<\/span> Radu Dragusin is out for the season with a knee injury, while Kevin Danso is a doubt with a hamstring issue.<\/span> On a positive note, Richarlison is training again after suffering a calf injury against Liverpool. Lucas Bergvall has recovered from an illness and should be available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup vs Chelsea<\/h3>\n

GK: Guglielmo Vicari<\/span>o<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

LB: Destiny Udogie<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

CB: Micky van de Ven<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

CB: Cristian Romero<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

RB: Djed Spence\u200b<\/p>\n

DM: Rodrigo Bentancur<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

CM: Yves Bissouma<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

CM: James Maddison<\/span><\/p>\n

LW: Heung-min Son<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

RW: Brennan Johnson<\/span><\/p>\n

ST: Dominic Solanke<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u200bSpurs return to action against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a pivotal Premier League encounter at 8 pm on April 3. Ange Postecoglou’s side haven’t played since a loss to Fulham on March 16. Here is our Tottenham Hotspur predicted lineup as they prepare for this crucial London derby.\u200b Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup vs Chelsea […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5054,"featured_media":648548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-653274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tottenham","category-premier-league"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5054"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653274"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":653304,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653274\/revisions\/653304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}