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Tottenham fans react as Joe Rodon prepares to start against Chelsea

Joe Rodon is all set for his first Tottenham start at the weekend in the London derby against Chelsea.

Belgian defender Toby Alderwireld has been ruled out with a groin injury and the 23-year-old is expected to replace him in the starting lineup.

Although Davinson Sanchez has been at the club longer, the Colombian seems to have fallen out of favour with Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea have been in outstanding form in the last few weeks and it will be interesting to see how Rodon performs against their impressive attacking unit.

Tottenham signed the Welsh international this summer for a fee of £11 million from Swansea and the youngster is highly rated in England.