Tottenham attacker Lucas Moura has eye-catching record against Chelsea

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Tottenham host Chelsea on Sunday in the Premier League and it’s a huge fixture for the top four race.

Spurs currently sit fifth in the league table, but know that a victory at the weekend will see them leapfrog fourth-placed Chelsea on goal difference.

There will also be the extra spice to the London derby too considering ex-Blues manager Jose Mourinho is now in the opposite dugout.

Spurs have been lifted by the appointment of Mourinho and they have managed to reduce the gap to the top four to just three points.

They go into the contest with four wins from their last five league matches and their attacking stars have all found some brilliant form in front of goal.

Harry Kane, Heung-Min Son and Dele Alli have been impressing, while teammate Lucas Moura appears to have cemented his spot in the XI too and has looked excellent recently.

Moura has scored in the last two consecutive league matches to take his tally up to five for the season and on his day he can terrorise defences.

But the 27-year-old winger doesn’t have the best record against upcoming opponents Chelsea and will have to get over a personal duck against them if he is to star on Sunday.

Moura has played six times against them in his senior career, but failed to score a single goal or assist.

The Brazilian forward has featured in a Spurs shirt against them just twice, with injuries or team selection preventing him during his time in North London.

But he also featured four times against them in Paris Saint-Germain colours in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

The speed machine failed to provide a direct goal involvement in those European ties in the 2013/14 and 2015/16 seasons.

It’s likely that Moura will have it in the back of his head he’s never scored against Chelsea, but looks in the best shape possible to break that ahead of the weekend.