Fabregas and co were left stunned with the way a Harry Kane-inspired Tottenham put five past their defence. PHOTO: AFP
Tottenham Hotspur produced one of the shocks of the season when they beat London rivals Chelsea 5-3 at White Hart Lane on New Year’s Day after Jose Mourinho’s side had dropped points previously in a 1-1 draw with high-flyers Southampton.
However, Chelsea returned to winning ways by knocking second-tier Watford out of the FA Cup and triumphing 2-0 at home to Newcastle in the league.
“There is never complacency at Chelsea, we just want to win every game,” said Fabregas. Chelsea goalkeeper Thibault Courtois could be forced to miss a third straight game after suffering a thumb injury against Spurs.
Courtois is back in training and could play for Chelsea with some sort of brace, but the injury is still not fully healed.
Mourinho, however, has no reason to take any risks over the 22-year-old’s fitness, with veteran reserve keeper Petr Cech keeping two clean sheets against Watford and Newcastle in the Belgian’s absence.
Meanwhile Swansea manager Garry Monk has backed striker Bafetimbi Gomis to fill the void left by Manchester City new boy Wilfried Bony.
The Swans reluctantly sold Bony to the Premier League champions in a reported £28 million deal on Monday.
“It’s bittersweet,” said Monk, whose side are ninth in the table after last week’s 1-1 draw with West Ham. “Of course it is disappointing to lose a big player and a big personality, but I kind of feel proud of it that the teammates and club played a good part in his development and improved him and gave him a platform to do what he’s done to go from a reasonable amount to the profit we have.”
EPL
Today’s fixture
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Burnley v Crystal Palace
Leicester v Stoke
QPR v Man Utd
Swansea v Chelsea
Tottenham v Sunderland
Newcastle v Southampton
Published in The Express Tribune, January 17th, 2015.
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