Premier League 2018-19, Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea: Combined XI

Modified Nov 22, 2018 15:00 GMT

The rivalry once again grew in stature since the 1970s before reaching the level of intensity existing between the clubs today

Forwards

Left Winger - Eden Hazard

Arguably the best player in the Premier League for some seasons, Eden Hazard has been terrifying defenders for quite some time. This season the Belgian seems to have taken a step-up after a stellar World Cup performance.

The Belgian maestro has in total made 11 appearances in the league so far with three of them coming off the bench. The second highest scorer in the league, Eden Hazard has managed to score seven goals so far while making four assists, the third highest assist maker in the league.

The 2014 player of the season winner has averaged 2.7 shots and 2.9 key passes per match.

Like all the players in the Sarri ball system, the Belgian has his fair share of impressive passing statistics with 606 passes at an average of 55.09 passes per match with a success percentage of 86.3%

Striker - Harry Kane

The best striker in the Premier League along with Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, Harry Kane is the driving force behind the Spurs march for silverware.

The Englishman has enjoyed a stellar international and domestic season so far, guiding England to the semi-finals of two major tournaments after the Three Lions failed to so even once for past 22 years.

The England international has made 12 appearances so far scoring an impressive six goals while making an assist. The striker averages 3.3. shots and 0.9 key passes per match.

Unlike the passing masters of the Chelsea team, Harry Kane is a standard striker with only 246 passes so far with an average of 20.5 passes per match at a low average of 73.2%

Right Winger - Willian

Willian seems to have finally found a consistency to his impressive performances

The Brazilian seems to have finally found some consistency to his performance after years of inconsistent performances. The Brazilian has been in quite impressive for the Blues this season so far.

The winger averages 1.6 shots and 2.9 key passes per match while scoring two goals and making two assists in 12 appearances for the Blues in the league with 2 of them coming off the bench.

The 30-year old who has seemingly slotted into the Sarri system 498 passes to his name at an average of 41.5 passes per match with a success rate of 86.3%.

It is not the passing stats that manner but the 71 crosses he made in 12 matches is an impressive stat for the winger, averaging 1.5 crosses per match.