It's a clash of London giants and leader chasers tomorrow as Tottenham and Chelsea meet at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea are coming off a recent draw to Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium, which puts their record for the last five games at 3-1-1. They come off a win at home against league leaders Man City, and a knockout round clinching win at Valencia. This puts them in the knockout stage of UCL, where they drew against a strong Napoli team, who qualified just a point ahead of Man City. Although the City Slickers have lost just one game in all domestic play, they have yet to qualify for the UCL knockout stage, something that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and Man City owner Mansour bin Zayed Al Nayhan share a passion for. Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas will be looking for another strong showing to give him some breathing room with the fans and owners.
Tottenham, who are just two points ahead of Chelsea in the table, and down two goals in GD. 3-0-2, coming off two wins at Sunderland and at home against Shamrock in the Europa League. They have one of the best midfields in the world, including Scott Parker, Gaerth Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael Van der Vaart to name a few. Gaerth Bale and Rafael Van der Vaart are at the prime of their game, and Luka Modric has many suitors at his door, including Chelsea. This should be an interesting battle of midfield v defense.
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