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Spurs are on a high
at the moment and no deficit in particular seems too big to be
overhauled. They have been four goals down to Inter Milan, two goals
down at the Emirates against Arsenal and have come back to almost draw
and win those games respectively.

So if Chelsea scores first today, there
will be no jubilation on the Blues’ bench as their London rivals have
under Harry ‘Houdini’ Redknapp, shown they are capable of escaping
supposedly daunting situations, but it was not like these in years past.

For 16 years, from 1990 to 2006,
Tottenham did not win one match against their neighbours but all that
has changed under Redknapp. They have more fortitude even with some of
their players in rehab.

Where Chelsea need today’s match like a
drowning man needs oxygen, Tottenham will want to show the defending
champions that they are capable of contesting the title with the likes
of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City.

Head 2

Head – Tottenham vs. Chelsea

1.

2009/10 PRL Tottenham

2

– 1 Chelsea

2.

2009/10 PRL Chelsea

3 – 0 Tottenham

3.

2008/09 PRL Tottenham

1

– 0 Chelsea

4.

2008/09 PRL

Chelsea 1 – 1 Tottenham

5.

2007/08 PRL

Tottenham 4 – 4 Chelsea

6.

2007/08 PRL Chelsea

2 – 0 Tottenham

7.

2006/07 PRL Chelsea

1 – 0 Tottenham

8.

2006/07 PRL Tottenham

2

– 1 Chelsea

9.

2005/06 PRL Chelsea

2 – 1 Tottenham

10. 2005/06 PRL Tottenham 0 – 2 Chelsea

11.

2004/05 PRL Tottenham

0

– 2 Chelsea

12. 2004/05 PRL Chelsea

0 – 0 Tottenham

13. 2003/04 PRL Tottenham 0 – 1 Chelsea

14. 2003/04 PRL Chelsea 4

– 2 Tottenham

15.

2002/03 PRL Chelsea 1

– 1 Tottenham

16. 2002/03 PRL Tottenham

0

– 0 Chelsea

17.

2001/02 PRL Chelsea

4 – 0 Tottenham

18. 2001/02 PRL Tottenham 2 – 3 Chelsea

19. 2000/01 PRL Tottenham 0 – 3 Chelsea

20. 2000/01 PRL Chelsea 3

– 0 Tottenham

21. 1999/00 PRL Tottenham 0 – 1 Chelsea

22. 1999/00 PRL Chelsea 1

– 0 Tottenham

23. 1998/99 PRL Tottenham

2

– 2 Chelsea

24. 1998/99 PRL Chelsea 2

– 0 Tottenham

25. 1997/98 PRL Chelsea 2

– 0 Tottenham

26. 1997/98 PRL Tottenham 1 – 6 Chelsea

27.

1996/97 PRL Tottenham

1

– 2 Chelsea

28. 1996/97 PRL Chelsea 3

– 1 Tottenham

29. 1995/96 PRL Tottenham

1

– 1 Chelsea

30. 1995/96 PRL Chelsea

0 – 0 Tottenham

31. 1994/95 PRL Chelsea

1 – 1 Tottenham

32. 1994/95 PRL Tottenham

0

– 0 Chelsea

33. 1993/94 PRL Chelsea 4

– 3 Tottenham

34. 1993/94 PRL Tottenham

1

– 1 Chelsea

35. 1992/93 PRL Chelsea

1 – 1 Tottenham

36. 1992/93 PRL Tottenham 1 – 2 Chelsea

37.

1991/92 PRL Chelsea

2 – 0 Tottenham

38.

1991/92 PRL Tottenham

1 – 3 Chelsea

39. 1990/91 PRL Tottenham

1 – 1 Chelsea

40.

1990/91 PRL Chelsea

3 – 2 Tottenham

41.

1989/90 PRL Chelsea

1 – 2 Tottenham

42. 1989/90 PRL Tottenham

1 – 4 Chelsea

24 wins

for Chelsea and four for Tottenham since 1989

Top scorers

Chelsea Tottenham

D. Drogba 7 R. Van der Vaart 6

F. Malouda 7 G. Bale 5

S. Kalou 6 R. Pavlyuchenko 4

M. Essien 3 A. Hutton 2

N. Anelka 3 A. Lennon 1

Occasion maker

The return of Frank
Lampard – Frank Lampard is expected to make his first appearance after
being sidelined for over three months with groin and hernia problems.
The over 20-goals-a-season poacher’s runs into the box have been sorely
missed over the last two months.

Quotes

John Terry, Chelsea
captain – “Manchester United didn’t start the season well, Arsenal have
lost at home to teams they probably shouldn’t have and I don’t think
any team can say they are playing that well at the moment.

“The good thing is
we are still in with a very good chance. The encouraging thing is it’s
all still in our hands to change things. And we certainly have the
ability to go to Tottenham and Arsenal and get great wins. We’ve done
it in previous years and we can do it again now.

“We all know we’ve
not played as well as we can over the last few weeks, but we have a lot
more to give and hopefully that will happen sooner rather than later.

“We have three
tough games coming up. Hopefully our big players are prepared to rise
to the challenge and put their necks on the line.

“It is at times
like this, when things are not going so well, that you have to dig deep
and make things happen because no one in this game is going to give you
anything.”

Harry Redknapp,
Tottenham manager – “Of course we’ve got a chance. How can I sit here
and say we can’t when we’ve beaten Liverpool and won at Arsenal?

If it’s only
Chelsea or United who can win it, why are we bothering? Chelsea, a
month ago, looked absolute certainties but they’re struggling to get
results. They’ll get stronger when they get some key players back, but
so will we.

“I’ve said:
‘Listen, there’s no reason why we can’t have a go. I said last year we
should target the top four. I’m not going to say we’ll win the
championship now, but we’ve got a chance. Arsenal and Manchester

City have a chance, too. Chelsea and United are favourites, but nothing’s impossible.”

Facts

Tottenham went 16
years and 32 matches without a league victory over Chelsea, but since a
2-1 win in 2006 they have won on two further occasions. They have lost
just one of their last five encounters with the

Blues.

Chelsea’s last Premier League win at Tottenham was 2-0 in August 2005 – Asier Del Horno and Damien Duff scored the goals.

This is the 142nd meeting between the teams.

Tottenham have won 49 times, Chelsea 59 and there have been 33 draws. Referee: Mike Dean

Doubts

Tottenham

Younnes Kaboul

Injured: Tom
Huddlestone (ankle), Ledley King & Woodgate (both groin), Nico
Kranjcar & Rafael van der Vaart (both hamstring), Jermain Jenas
(calf), O’Hara (back)

Chelsea

Frank Lampard (groin), Yuri Zhirkov

Injured: Alex (knee), Benayoun (Achilles), Jose Bosingwa (hamstring)

Likely line-ups

Tottenham:

Huerlho Gomes,
Alain Hutton, William Gallas, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Aaron Lennon,
Wilson Palacios, Luca Modric, Gareth Bale, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe

Chelsea:

Petr Cech, Jose Bosingwa, Branislav Ivanovic, John Terry, Ashley
Cole, Michael Essien, Mikel Obi, Frank Lampard, Florent Malouda, ,
Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka