Premier League: Tottenham will face a great psychological battle this weekend as they head to Stamford Bridge.

Psychological battles are a thing of the mind. You could either be weak, strong or in-between which means 'confused'.

As Tottenham heads to Stamford Bridge this weekend to resume rivalries with their London neighbours, one wonders what state of mind they are currently having heading into this encounter.

Moussa Dembele gouged the eye of Diego Costa which earned him a six match suspension last season. 

Last season, in the match that was dubbed 'Battle of the Bridge', Tottenham surrendered a two-goal lead in a must-win match to all but end their title aspirations to a Chelsea team that was recuperating under Guus Hiddink. From then on, it was the begining of the end for the London football club as they crumbled to relinquish second place to Arsenal.

Before their midweek UEFA Champions League clash with Monaco, Mauricio Pochettino deemed the match a 'must-win' encounter only to come up short in France.

The pattern from last season certainly looks similar to the current campaign, 'after a must win match which you somehow conspire to not win, just do the crumbling'.

Antonio Conte and Eden Hazard won Barclays Premier League manager and EA Sports player of the month for October respectively.

Heading into Stamford Bridge where Chelsea have been on a roller coaster lately (vs. Leicester City 3-0, vs. Manchester United 4-0, vs. Everton 5-0) and haven't lost to their London rivals since February 1990, one wonders whether they are psychological prepared for this encounter.

How do they get to recover from being out of the Champions League and go to a ground that has proven to be a hard nut to crack all in a week while their rivals were resting?

How do they play a team that is on song and showing no signs of weakness (haven't conceded a goal in 590 minutes)?

It's safe to say that all the circumstances are against Tottenham heading into this clash. They are four points adrift of the leaders - Chelsea and therefore must win to close the gap or lose and could be saying goodbye to their title aspirations as early as November.

WWE: My thoughts on the Survivor series match: Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar.

Your fantasies just became a reality.

Headline for the main event of Survivor series, 'Fantasy warfare just got real' features Brock Lesnar against Bill Goldberg.

The noise about Goldberg started like a month ago during the promo for WWE 2k17. He had an interview on Sportscenter where he commented on returning to WWE and facing Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman reciprocated by accepting the challenge on behalf of his client. Fast-forward some weeks after, and the fight is holding at Air Canada Center, Toronto, home of NBA team Toronto Raptors.

Bill Goldberg appears on Raw for the first time in 12 years.

Seriously, i have my fears for Goldberg in this match. Less than a month isn't enough time to prepare for an opponent like Brock Lesnar. For a guy that is match rusty (hasn't wrestled in the past 12 years) plus senility has caught up with him (Goldberg is 49) to wrestle someone as devilish as Brock Lesnar who is currently fighting in WWE and UFC, I think it's safe to say that the only conceivable reason Goldberg accepted to do this is because WWE offered to reward him handsomely.

Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania XX.

Let's just forget about the bullcrap Goldberg said about wanting his wife and son see him fight in-ring for the first time. I just hope Goldberg doesn't get beat down plus Brock would be determined not to lose a second time following the first loss at Wrestlemania XX.

Finally, I hope the words of Paul Heyman doesn't ring true, 'you will be beaten, victimised and conquered', but I forsee it happening.

Premier League: The conundrum of duplicating the 3-4-3 formation.

In the Premier League, club managers are gradually cloning the 3-4-3 formation as though it's the blueprint for success.

Looks like Antonio Conte has started a revolution of formation in the Premier League.

Since Antonio Conte implemented the formation in the second half of the London derby against Arsenal and has gone on to record outstanding victories in subsequent matches, some managers have started doing the "copycat".

Pochettino took a leaf out of Conte's book to a great effect in the London derby against Arsenal while Ronald Koeman mirrored the formation to the decimation of Everton at Stamford Bridge.

Notably, over the weekend, managers of Tottenham and Everton FC switched from their usual formation to playing three defenders at the back.

In the case of Tottenham,  they left the Emirates stadium feeling satisfied after a 1-1 draw with arch rivals Arsenal while Everton got trounced at Stamford Bridge in a match which could be seen as Chelsea laying down a marker for the Premier League title.

Previously, Slaven Billic stopped the rut at West ham United by switching to three defenders at the back although, results have been mixed since then.

With managers already going the way of Conte's Chelsea, there are questions which are begging for answers. Will managers implementing the three defenders at their clubs, record the same success Antonio Conte has achieved so far at a Chelsea? Do they have the right players and in-game tactics to execute the formation?

Let's know what you think.

NBA: How far can Russell Westbrook carry Oklahoma City Thunder?

Most teams know what to expect when they meet Oklahoma City Thunder but the real question is 'Can they stop what's coming?'

The unrelentless and energetic NBA superstar.

To most, it's a million dollar question. From the Thunder, we all know it's Russell Westbrook coming for the opposing teams since KD left for the Warriors but for very many teams, this guy is a force of nature, a one man wrecking machine that's just unstoppable.

OKC's Russell Westbrook guarding LA Clippers' Chris Paul.

The latest to feel this force of nature is the Los Angeles Clippers. The point guard logged 33 minutes while scoring 35 points, 5 assists, 6 rebounds and 10 turnovers in an impressive 85-83 win at Staples Center but that's not just all the stats, he went 14-of-30 in field goal (FG) and 0-of-7 in 3-point (PT) shooting. That's massive! Simply put, he hogged the ball and singlehandedly willed the team to victory.

Last Friday against Phoenix Suns, Westbrook made 17-of-44 in FG (field goal) and 2-of-10 in 3PT shooting to score 51 points. In comparison to the team stats, he took 50% of the team's FG and 62.5% of the 3PT shots. That's incredible!

This is Westbrook. He wants to win, he's a winner but then, he just forces his teammates to watch him do his thing in awe plus denying them the opportunity to grow individually as players and as a team.

You don't want to be under the hoop when Westbrook does this.

What of Billy Donovan his coach? Is his plan just to get the ball to Westbrook or does the California-born player draw his plan in-field as against his coach?

Early on, the plan seems to be working pretty well as they are yet to lose this season but time will tell how long they can carry on with this.

WWE: Dean Ambrose gets another opportunity and defeats AJ Styles to become No. 1 contender for the WWE World Championship

Thank goodness Dean Ambrose is a man of forgiveness, if not, the beating he would have meted out to Ellsworth would have been unforgivable.

James Ellsworth sincerely apologising to Dean Ambrose. 

James Ellsworth appeared on Smackdown Live to tender a sincere apology to Ambrose for costing him his No. 1 contender opportunity last week which he duly accepted.

Smackdown Live General manager Daniel Bryan, announced earlier in the night that if Dean could defeat AJ Styles, he will become No. 1 contender to the WWE World Championship albeit Ellsworth wasn't suppose to be at the ringside.

As it stands, it appears Ellsworth likes the spotlight as he appeared during the match to cause the perfect distraction which afforded Ambrose enough time to hit his signature maneuver - Dirty Deeds for the win.

But seriously, we all knew there wasn't anyone in line for the WWE World Championship other than Dean Ambrose so we just expected that Smackdown Live would come up with a  script showing us the Lunatic Fringe would get another after another opportunity to become No. 1 contender.

The Lunatic Fringe pins AJ Styles for the win after hitting him with Dirty Deeds.

Smackdown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon announced later in the night that Ambrose shot at the WWE World Championship against AJ Styles  would be at WWE TLC, in a Tables, Ladder and Chair match.

Premier League: Mourinho's woes at Manchester United is down to Eva Carneiro, Ghanaian witch doctor says.

The woes of Manchester United so far this season is well documented, but somewhere in Ghana, a witch doctor says there is a spiritual angle to the team's struggles.

Remember former Chelsea team doctor? Eva Carneiro. A Ghanaian doctor - Nana Kwaku Bonsam, says she possesses a devilish spirit which is responsible for all the miseries at Manchester United.

Could it be truly possible Eva Carneiro holds the keys to the fortunes of Manchester United on the field?

There was a major fall-out between Mourinho and the Gibraltar-British born medical doctor in August last season which culminated in her leaving the club.

The Ghanian doctor told Kasapa FM that if nothing changes with the situation, the Red Devils will experience no joy under the guidance of Mourinho.

"Jose Mourinho is a very recalcitrant person I have made this statement and will still repeat again if he doesn't apologize to Eva Carneiro (the former Team Doctor for Chelsea) he will never succeed in any club he will join," he predicted.

"She (Eva Carneiro) possess a devilish Spirit which is causing all these miseries at United and this has even affected the performance of key players like World record signing Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and among others."

"Due to the affection I (Nana Kwaku Bonsam) have for Manchester United I would like to call on the fans and authorities of the club to mount pressure on Mourinho to render an unqualified apology to Carneiro immediately if he Mourinho wants to bring United back to their winning ways and protect his job…

"Trust me that will be the only solution or else even if they buy Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo the club will still perform poorly and this will be the worst performance in the history of the club."