Tottenham v Chelsea combined XI: Destiny Udogie gets the nod at left-back 

Ahead of the London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, football statistics experts Whoscored have drawn up a combined XI featuring Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea players. 

As you might expect, the combined eleven is dominated by the only unbeaten side in the 2023-2024 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur, who have contributed eight players to the ceremonial best XI, including Super Eagles-eligible defender Destiny Udogie.

In reality, the two-cap Italy international is rated as doubtful to feature against Chelsea, with manager Ange Postecoglou revealing at the the pre-match press conference on Friday that the left-back will be assessed closer to the game. 

In a 4-3-3 formation, Udogie, with a rating of 6.95 out of ten, has gotten the nod over Chelsea duo Marc Cucurella and England star Ben Chilwell, and Tottenham Hotspur teammate Ben Davies in the left-back role. 

Spurs glovesman Guglielmo Vicario has been selected in goal and completing the back four are Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero and Levi Colwill, while the midfield contains James Maddison, Yves Bissouma and Conor Gallagher.

Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min is joined in attack by Dejan Kulusevski and Raheem Sterling.

Udogie missed Tottenham's 2-1 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park ten days ago due to a muscle injury. 

Igho Kingsley 

Photo Credit: tottenhamhotspur.com

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