Tottenham Hotspur @ Chelsea FC, 8 Mar 2014, Barclays Premier League [R]

Game threads have been going up very late so I figured I'd take a stab at this one.

We all know how hard this is going to be with our recent form and injuries. Kaboul might be fit to play, along with Eriksen. We need a more defensive formation and we need our fullbacks to be tip top on this one.

Expected Chelski lineup:
-----------Eto'o-----------
Hazard--Oscar--Willian
---Lampard-Matic------
Azipil-Terry-Cahill-Ivanovic
-----------Cech--------------

Expected/Hopeful Spurs Lineup:
----------------Adebayor--------------
---Eriksen----Dembele----Lennon--
-------Paulinho-----Sandro----------
Vert---Kaboul----Dawson----Naughton
----------------Lloris--------------------

 

MATCH FACTS:

Chelsea have picked up the most points on home soil in the Barclays Premier League (38) this season.

No team have earned more points away from home in the Barclays Premier League than Tottenham (29).

Emmanuel Adebayor has scored seven goals in his last six Premier League appearances away from home.

Adebayor has scored in three of his last four Premier League starts against Chelsea.

Chelsea have lost none of the last seven Premier League meetings against Spurs, winning two and drawing five.

In those seven games, Spurs have been ahead in five matches, but gone on to win none.

Chelsea have lost none of their last 26 home games against Tottenham in all competitions, winning 16.

The last player to score a winning goal for Tottenham at Stamford bridge was Gary Lineker in February 1990.

Gylfi Sigurdsson could make his 50th Premier League appearance for Spurs in this match – the Icelandic international has scored in his last two PL appearances against Chelsea.

In 74 Premier League home games under Jose Mourinho, Chelsea have won 58 and lost none.

 

in typical spurs fashion, especially against chelsea, we will come out swinging and take an early lead. Perhaps we will have another goal later on. Then in the last 10 minutes our entire back 4 will sit down and start playing with the grass, while our midfield forgets how to do a simple pass. Chelsea will come back and take the late 1 or 3 points :\

 

i dunno, sherwood's done a good job at firing the boys up for the big matches, avb did too tho. i think we will score 1 at least. this really is a make it or break it match for us to get top 4, all of them in march are

 

one would think Levy in his almighty knowledge would have thought of a scenario just like this one when he loaned out benoit and never bought any coverage...

 

you don't know that, Levy makes the final call.

I think what really happened is we really wanted Coentrao and when we realized we weren't getting him it was too late to find another