Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, and manager Thomas Tuchel has admitted that the high temperatures in the UK may have an impact on his tactics.
Tottenham Hotspur will be missing two key players when they travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea in the first game of the new Premier League season.
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has already questioned why many pundits and rival fans are writing Chelsea off as a title contender ahead of this early-season London derby.
According to SportsKeeda, Paul Merson predicts a 1-1 draw between Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea and Antonio Conte's Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge this weekend in the Premier League.
Thomas Tuchel has sent a quick message to Anthony Taylor and his refereeing team ahead of the weekend's Premier League London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham.
On Sky Sports News, Michael Dawson predicted that Antonio Conte's Tottenham Hotspur will finish ahead of Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea in the Premier League table this season.
Although Mikel Arteta will remain entirely focused on the simple concept of 'one game at a time' in order to ensure his Arsenal time brings a level of consistency to their game, it is difficult to avoid looking ahead in the fixture list.