17:30 local time.
Preview
● Chelsea
Chelsea are in prime form right now. The blues have bagged more points in the last run of games than any other team in the premiership. Fernando Torres has broken his duck , Malouda has started popping back up on the score board and even Drogba is playing his heart out. It seems like the critics were once again wrong to write us off the title race as we are still very much in title contention after lifting ourselves up from 5th spot to a now comfortable 2nd.
The title is still United's to lose though. A favor from Arsenal is what us fans have been hoping for but knowing Arsenal, it might be just false hope, but you never know.
The game plan for us is simple though. Win every game from now on and hope luck favors us for once. Sometimes thats all you need.
●Tottenham
Tottenham meanwhile have been playing rather average football. Winning only a single game is not a record you would want to brag about but they have also not lost those games.
Tottenham are fifth, four points behind Manchester City who along with Spurs, have a desire to finish in one of the coveted Champions League spots. For Spurs it will give them an opportunity to replay the glories of this year’s campaign, for City, it seems to be the benchmark of successful progress towards the completion of the ‘project’, that is now the basis of the world at Eastlands.
They are perhaps also looking for a miracle to make it to the champions league. The last time around these teams met, it was certainly a thrilling contest despite the 1-1 scoreline.
Team News
● Chelsea
The Blues may not have Ramires available who is out with a hamstring injury, as is Alex, however he has resumed training and may return. A massive boost for them was that the injury which curtailed Michael Essien’s involvement in the game against West Ham is not as bad as it was first feared. The club have reported that he suffered minor tendon damage and will check his availability for the weekend. If Ramires and Essien do not make the lineup, there may be a first start in more than seven months for Yossi Benayoun. Torres has also started his Chelsea goal campaign and once he clicks with Drogba / Anelka or any combination of those three there will certainly be goals aplenty.
Chelsea have chopped and changed their system to accommodate Torres, will Ancelotti revert to a diamond formation, an old fashioned 4-4-2 partnering Torres and Drogba upfront or all three in a 4-3-3? Who will he start? As they say, as a manager it is better to have these types of problems than a threadbare squad.
●Tottenham
News is in that Assou-Ekotto will be unavailable after pulling up during the WBA game; it is likely he will be out for at least two weeks. Corluka who missed that game is also a doubt with an ankle injury. There is better injury news though; Ledley King has resumed light training, although Woodgate, Hutton and Palacios are still not fit to return. It remains to be seen whether Defoe will get a start after scoring his landmark 100th goal for Spurs last week.
Harry Redknapp seems to have found the right combination to accommodate Van Der Vaart, playing wide right with a licence to roam and come in to support the two main strikers. Lennon has to start on the bench but could provide the requisite impact as a substitute. The left back position could be tricky with a variety of options. The most obvious is to play Bale there; bringing Pienaar in to wide left who has more defensive attributes than Kranjcar. Alternatively, leave Bale wide left and play one of the centre halves out left. Bassong has the speed but has he got the full back qualities to combat this very attacking Chelsea side?
____________________________________________________
●Head-to-Head:
____________________________________________________
Chelsea---------------------Tottenham
34------------Played----------33
67------------Points-----------55
20---------------Won----------14
7--------------Drawn----------13
7---------------Lost------------6
64------------Scored----------49
27------------Conceded------41
2 :D--------League Position--5
____________________________________________________
●Recent Meetings:
____________________________________________________
13/12/2010 EPL Tottenham vs Chelsea 1 - 1
18/04/2010 EPL Tottenham vs Chelsea 2 - 1
20/09/2009 EPL Chelsea vs Tottenham 3 - 0
21/03/2009 EPL Tottenham vs Chelsea 1 - 0
31/08/2008 EPL Chelsea vs Tottenham 1 - 1
20/03/2008 EPL Tottenham vs Chelsea 4 - 4
12/01/2008 EPL Chelsea vs Tottenham 2 - 0
20/03/2007 FA Cup Tottenham vs Chelsea 1 - 2
06/11/2006 EPL Tottenham vs Chelsea 2 - 1
27/08/2005 EPL Tottenham vs Chelsea 0 - 2
17/09/2004 EPL Chelsea vs Tottenham 0 - 0
____________________________________________________
●Form Guide:
____________________________________________________
Chelsea: WDWWWW
Tottenham :DDDWDD
____________________________________________________
●Recent Fixtures
____________________________________________________
Chelsea
Chelsea - West Ham 3 - 0
Chelsea - Birmingham 3 - 1
West Brom - Chelsea 1 - 3
Man Utd - Chelsea 2 - 1
Chelsea - Wigan 1 - 0
Chelsea - Man Utd 0 - 1
Tottenham Hotspur
2 - 2 Tottenham - West Brom
3 - 3 Tottenham - Arsenal
0 - 1 Tottenham - Real Madrid
3 - 2 Tottenham - Stoke
4 - 0 Real Madrid - Tottenham
0 - 0 Wigan - Tottenham
____________________________________________________
● Chelsea vs Tottenham facts
____________________________________________________
Complete record of Spurs v Chelsea results : -
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
174 67 40 67 262 263
Home :Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
86 35 21 30 147 132
Away :Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
87 30 19 38 111 129
____________________________________________________
●Chelsea results analysis
____________________________________________________
When looking at Chelsea home performance in league points, Chelsea’s performance is greatest when looking at opponents in the bottom 6 with an average of 3 points per game.
Chelsea Results – English Premier League
Matches Average Points Win Draw Loss
All matches (32) 1.91 18 7 7
All vs. top 6 (8) 1.25 3 1 4
All vs.mid 8 (13) 1.77 6 5 2
All vs. bottom 6 (11)2.55 9 1 1
Home (15) 2.33 11 2 2
Home vs. top 6 (4) 2.25 3 0 1
Home vs. mid 8 (6) 1.83 3 2 1
Home vs. bottom 6 (5) 3 5 0 0
____________________________________________________
● What the scum are up to this week
____________________________________________________
Arsenal v Man Utd 14:05
Liverpool v Newcastle 12:00
Manchester City v West Ham Utd 16:10
____________________________________________________
My Team
____________________________________________________
-----------------------Cech---------------------------
Ivanovic-------Luiz--------Terry-----------Cole--
---------------------Mikel-----------------------------
------Yossi--------Lampard-----Malouda-----------
-------------Torres----------Drogba-----------------
(Kalou for Yossi if Ess is fit)
Chelsea News, Chat , Downloads and More!
