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De Zerbi coy on whether Tottenham's Maddison will feature against Chelsea
James Maddison in action against Coventry City
James Maddison in action against Coventry City

Tottenham Hotspur's James Maddison is doubtful for the trip to Chelsea on Saturday after the ⁠midfielder scored in his first start in 536 days during the club's first Premier League win of the season, manager ‌Roberto De Zerbi said on Friday.

Spurs head to Stamford Bridge on the back of ‌Monday's encouraging 3-1 home victory over Coventry City but have ‌won only once there in the last 41 visits in all competitions.

The ‌29-year-old Maddison, who recently returned from a lengthy injury layoff, ‌marked his return to the starting lineup by opening the scoring against Coventry with a superb strike.

"In the first three days (after the Coventry game), Maddison didn't ‌work with us. I don't know if ⁠he's ready for tomorrow," De Zerbi ‌told a press conference.

“I don’t want to take risks because if you ​analyse this period of football you can see many injuries, not just for Tottenham.”

While De Zerbi is wary of ​taking risks with the recovering Maddison, Tottenham have received a boost with full backs Pedro Porro and Andy Robertson as well as ⁠forward Omar Marmoush all ​available for selection.

"We can also play with Mathys Tel, with Omar Marmoush inside, with (Conor) Gallagher," De Zerbi said. "We have more solutions considering Pedro Porro can play."

However, Spurs will still be without winger Savio and midfielder ‌Lucas Bergvall, while Dejan Kulusevski's involvement remains uncertain after his long-awaited return from a 526-day absence as a late substitute against Coventry.

Left back Destiny Udogie also remains sidelined with a knee problem, having not featured since the 1-1 draw at Manchester United earlier this month.

Tottenham's most recent results
Tottenham's most recent results

"We are lucky because in the same position we have many solutions," De Zerbi said.

"We have to find the best for him and the best for us."

Tottenham, 16th in the table with six points, have ‌won only once in their last 36 league games at Stamford ​Bridge where fourth-placed Chelsea, who have 13 points, will be ‌looking for a seventh straight league win over Spurs for the first time.

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