With Toby Alderweireld missing through injury and Davinson Sanchez out of favour with Jose Mourinho, young Joe Rodon will be thrust into the limelight at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as Tottenham face Chelsea in a top-of-the-table London derby clash.
Even without fans, it should be quite the baptism of fire for 23-year-old Rodon, who has played barely 10 minutes in a Spurs shirt since his £11million move from Swansea last month on a five-year contract.
Rodon's move came too late in the transfer window for him to be registered in Spurs' Europa League squad, though that may have been a blessing in disguise because events in that competition have conspired to give him his chance on Sunday.