The 3 key battles as Tottenham face Chelsea in the Premier League

Eden Hazard vs Kyle Walker

Chelsea have won 13 games on the trot heading to White Hart Lane, and the form of Eden Hazard has been a massive part of their sensational run.

The Belgian international, who scored just four goals in the entirety of last season’s Premier League, has already netted nine times for the Blues this season, and has also laid on a couple of assists, including the set-up for Willian’s opening goal in the win over Stoke on New Year’s Eve.

Hazard’s pace, trickery, and supreme confidence is going to provide a stern test for Spurs’ Kyle Walker on Wednesday, but the England defender has hugely improved his defensive capabilities in recent times.

The 26-year-old is comfortably his country’s number one choice right-back at present, and has been a key part of the Tottenham defence which has conceded just 14 times this season – he has started all but one league game thus far.

Also, it will be interesting to see how much attacking licence Walker is given against Chelsea, such is Hazard’s quality and the Blues’ utilisation of wing-backs, but more importantly for Spurs, Walker has the pace and know-how to frustrate Hazard and keep him quiet at White Hart Lane.