Roberto De Zerbi has got plenty of decisions to make with numerous Tottenham players' fitness for the Premier League derby at Chelsea.

Spurs have won just once at Stamford Bridge in their past 41 attempts in all competitions and will head across London on Saturday night looking to change that wretched record. De Zerbi has eight potential absentees though and another couple of players who he is unsure whether they should start or remain on the bench.

The Italian is without summer arrivals Savio and Mykhailo Mudryk as well as Destiny Udogie, Lucas Bergvall and long-term absentees Xavi Simons and Wilson Odober while another summer signing, Tosin Adarabioyo, is a doubt.

James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski did not train with the team in the days after Monday's win against Coventry having made their first start and appearance respectively in almost 18 months, but are expected to be available in some capacity for the game at Chelsea.

"I don't know if they start on the pitch or on the bench but they are both available to play. We have to manage both in the best way we can because they are different players, in qualities, in personality in experience, and we need them," De Zerbi said in his club interview after his more downbeat press conference answers on the duo to football.london.

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If Maddison is fine to play then De Zerbi will likely give him the nod as the 29-year-old made a big difference to Spurs' attacking play with his quality on the ball.

The rest of the team will then depend on what balance the Italian wants to strike between trying to attack and keeping out Chelsea's front line with Xabi Alonso's men having scored 11 more goals than Tottenham.

Conor Gallagher would bring energy against his old side while Omar Marmoush and Andy Robertson are both available according to De Zerbi despite seeming to come off injured against Coventry. Pedro Porro is available again and could come straight back into the starting line-up.

The Spurs boss must also decide whether to go with a back three or back four at Stamford Bridge in order to get Marcos Senesi or Tosin into the line-up.

Here's the team we reckon De Zerbi will select:

(4-2-3-1) Kinsky; Porro, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Robertson; Gallagher, Tonali; Kudus, Maddison, Marmoush; Solanke.