- Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
- Saturday: February 22nd, 12:30
- Referee: Michael Oliver
Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge, where he won three Premier League titles as manager of Chelsea, but as boss of Tottenham, he faces the task of motivating a team beaten 1-0 by Leipzig in midweek Champions League action and the winning margin could have been much greater. Bereft of two key players in attack, Spurs face a Chelsea outfit occupying fourth place in the league table but manager Frank Lampard will be aware that a home defeat will ensure the visitors overtaking his team with the possibility of finishing the weekend in the seventh position. It is a vital derby game for both teams.
For Chelsea, it will be a concern that their five Premier League home victories this season have all been registered against teams residing in the bottom half of the table. Their 2-0 defeat by Manchester United on Monday evening was also a seventh competitive loss at Stamford Bridge this term. Inconsistency seems to be plaguing the Blues at the