Match Discussion Thread V Chelsea.

At Chelsea (70)

Results Total %

Chelsea 34 (48.57%)

Tottenham Hotspur 21 (30.00%)

Draws 15 (21.43%)

Goals Total (Average per game)

Chelsea 102 (1.46pg)

Tottenham Hotspur 85 (1.21pg)

Record Scores



Highest Aggregate 8

Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 4 Chelsea 2007/2008



Highest Chelsea score: 6

Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 6 Chelsea 1997/1998


Highest Tottenham Hotspur score: 5

Tottenham Hotspur 5 - 1 Chelsea 2001/2002

we have never beaten them in the prem. the best we can hope is a draw.

all the blue mancs have to do is beat the poor spammers and its over

Lought sorry to make you look like a bit of a cock but is your memorey really that short or is it really too much WKD & Sun ? LOL mate your on form tonight . . . . .


2009/2010 Season

Sat 17 Apr

Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Chelsea Premier League

you know what i mean vis. we have never ever won at the bridge.

even when 3 0 up in the cup we blew it.

i remember another league game we was 2 0 up and lost to 2 late mark stein goals

Best is a draw but dont hold your breath, could also be a heavy defeat, but i can see 3-1 on the cards.

Early spurs goal then 3 quick ones from chelsea.

Sorry lads but its over for me, we will be lucky to hang onto 5th place the way we are playing.

Im with you optimistic guys too, we can still still turn this around at the weekend ..Football is often unpredictable and it can throw up shocks ...

We're now in a position where its not expected that Spurs will make 4th and from watching the after match reactions at Ewood Park last night, theres plenty that think its sewn up already... We shall see....COYS!!

i would be more opismtistc if we was playing these teams at home.

did anyone see the cheseal west ham game. chelsea looked poor and scored 2 goals in the last 10 mins to secure the points.

i think essians out. ill wonder what team harry picks for that game.

This game is about keeping slender hopes alive .......Chelsea, the League title and for us, CL qualification..


I see the opening goal being crucial and so I see a tight game whilst its 0-0 .. If Harrry opts to play with no holding midfielder i.e. Sandro, I will be annoyed..

TEAM NEWS
Chelsea have a fully-fit squad, with Michael Essien, Ramires and Alex all available after injury.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti has suggested he will pair Fernando Torres with Didier Drogba in attack.

Tottenham defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto is sidelined by a hamstring problem, while Tom Huddlestone is likely to miss out because of an ankle injury.

Ledley King has a slim chance of making his first appearance since October after recovering from a groin problem.



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Chelsea

Injured: None

Tottenham

Doubtful: Corluka (foot), King (groin/fitness), Huddlestone (ankle), Woodgate (calf)

Injured: Assou-Ekotto (hamstring), Hutton & Palacios (both knee), Khumalo (foot)


MATCH PREVIEW
Angst and ambition will be entwined at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. For either Chelsea or Tottenham - perhaps even both - this fixture will be a bridge too far.

Their respective targets are the championship and Champions League. Chelsea have no margin for error if they are to successfully defend the Premier League title, while visiting Spurs have little leeway in their pursuit of qualification for Europe's premier club competition.

They would be improbable achievements. Chelsea have not topped the table for five months and were only fifth prior to their current run of seven wins in eight games. They also face trips to Old Trafford, where Manchester United are unbeaten this season, and a rejuvenated Everton. Nonetheless, Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti remains hopeful amid continuing speculation that he will lose his job regardless of the title outcome.

Tottenham must still visit Champions League rivals Manchester City and Liverpool, but it is their failure to beat relegation-threatened sides at home that has undermined them. One win in seven has left Spurs with a four-point deficit and vastly inferior goal difference to City.

While it is true that Tottenham usually raise their game against the top sides - their breathless run to the Champions League quarter-finals is testament to that - they have not won at Chelsea for 23 matches spanning 21 years.


MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 20 home league meetings with Tottenham (W14, D6), plus three cup matches.

• Spurs last won a league game at Chelsea in February 1990, when Gary Lineker scored the winner.

• Tottenham went an English record 32 league games without a win in this fixture until a 2-1 victory at White Hart Lane in November 2006.

• Victory for Tottenham would be their 50th of all time over Chelsea in all competitions. Chelsea have 59 wins.

Chelsea

• Chelsea have picked up 22 points from a possible 24, the best current form in the Premier League.

• They have the best defensive record in the top flight, conceding only 27 goals this season.

• Carlo Ancelotti's side are yet to lose a game in which they scored the opening goal (W16, D2).

• Fernando Torres's first goal for Chelsea last weekend came in his 14th appearance. It took him 12 hours and 12 minutes (732 minutes) to break his duck for the club.

• John Terry is set to make his 500th appearance for Chelsea. Other potential milestones are Didier Drogba playing in his 200th Premier League game, and John Mikel Obi reaching 200 league and cup appearances for the club.

Tottenham

• Spurs have drawn five of their last seven league matches, winning one and losing the other.

• They have gained an unsurpassed 23 points from losing positions this season, a record they share with West Brom.

• Only Manchester United have earned more points than Tottenham (24) against top-half opposition this season.

• Harry Redknapp's side have scored 10 goals from outside the penalty area - more than any other team in the Premier League this season according to Opta.

• If selected, Tottenham's Peter Crouch will be making his 350th career league appearance. He has scored 95 goals.


LEADING GOALSCORERS


Chelsea

Anelka: 16 goals (6 league); Malouda: 14 goals (13 league)



Tottenham

Van der Vaart: 14 goals (12 league);
Pavlyuchenko: 12 goals (8 league)


MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Andre Marriner

Assistant referees: Mike Cairns & Martin Yerby

Fourth official: Chris Foy


LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Chelsea (W3-0 v West Ham): Cech; Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Essien (Benayoun 56), Mikel, Lampard, Kalou (Anelka 70), Drogba (Torres 76), Malouda. Subs not used: Turnbull, Zhirkov, Ferreira, Bertrand.

Tottenham (D2-2 v West Brom, h): Gomes; Kaboul, Gallas, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto (Sandro 7), Van der Vaart, Huddlestone (Lennon 62), Modric, Bale, Pavlyuchenko (Crouch 87), Defoe. Subs not used: Cudicini, Jenas, Bassong, Pienaar.

gomez
kaboul galas king bale
lennon sandro modric pinar
super pav defoe.

pinar will help bale out. lennon can keep the rat in hes own half and the king can stop torres and drogbra.

vdv to come on later for the pav master and hudd if we are losing

Yep , Vis.... PAV alone upfront is a gamble but when all our strikers have have been as they have, perhaps not lol



Sky have our back four as , Kaboul , Dawson , Gallas and Charlie at left back