Tottenham Hotspur can breathe new life into the title race by repeating their midweek success over Arsenal and beating the league leaders. Chelsea used to refer to trips to Spurs as visits to ‘Three Point Lane’, though they have actually not won across the capital in the league since the last time they claimed the title, back in 2005-06. Last season saw a bomb scare before kick-off and, ultimately, the only defeat of Guus Hiddink’s spell in temporary charge. “Everything started wrong and it became clear pretty quickly that things weren’t going to go our way,” said Petr Cech. Carlo Ancelotti’s side will attempt to make amends. Dominic Fifield

Venue White Hart Lane, Saturday 5.30pm

Tickets Sold out

Last season Tottenham 1 Chelsea 0

Referee P Dowd

This season’s matches 26 Y77, R4, 3.12 cards per game

Odds Tottenham 10-3 Chelsea 10-11 Draw 5-2

Tottenham

Subs from Alnwick, J Walker, King, Rose, Dervite, Livermore, Crouch, Gudjohnsen, Townsend, K Walker, Fredericks, Kane

Doubtful King (knee), Rose (knee)

Injured Corluka (ankle, 24 Apr), Jenas (virus, 24 Apr), Lennon (groin, 24 Apr), Kranjcar (ankle, Aug), Woodgate (groin, Aug), Cudicini (pelvis/wrists, Aug)

Suspended Palacios (last of two)

Form guide WLWWWW

Disciplinary record Y53 R1

Leading scorer Defoe 17

Chelsea

Subs from Hilário, Turnbull, Sturridge, Anelka, Borini, Ballack, Kakuta, Ivanovic, A Cole, Van Aanholt, Bruma, Belletti, Kalou

Doubtful Hilário (groin), Ivanovic (knee)

Injured Carvalho (ankle, 2 May), Essien (knee, 2 May), Bosingwa (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Form guide WWWWDW

Disciplinary record Y49 R4

Leading scorer Drogba 25

Match pointers

• Chelsea have scored an average of 4.17 goals per game in matches that Didier Drogba has missed this season compared to 2.14 when he has played

• Tottenham have kept three clean sheets in 17 Premier League meetings with Chelsea at White Hart Lane

• Joe Cole has picked up the quickest yellow card after coming on as a substitute this season – after 1min 14sec against Arsenal

• Tottenham have won four of their 62 league matches against Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United since the turn of the millennium

• Only Portsmouth (33) have used more players than Chelsea in the league this season (30)

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The hosts can return to the top of the division, for 24 hours at least, with victory and will recognise this as an opportunity to exorcise last month’s stodgy form, even if Tuesday’s visit of José Mourinho and Internazionale might be something of a distraction. “We are going for three trophies,” said John Terry. “Only winning will do.” West Ham have not won at Stamford Bridge in eight years, but Gianfranco Zola’s side, just three points above the relegation zone, cannot afford to be trounced and will aspire to inflict Chelsea’s first back-to-back Premier League defeats since May 2006. To achieve that, their former Blues Carlton Cole and Scott Parker will surely be critical. Dominic Fifield

Venue Stamford Bridge, Saturday 3pm

Tickets Sold out

Last season Chelsea 1 West Ham 1

Referee M Clattenburg

This season’s matches 22 Y64, R5, 3.14 cards per game

Odds Chelsea 1-4 West Ham 14-1 Draw 5-1

Chelsea

Subs from Taylor, Zhirkov, Deco, Matic, Bruma, Belletti, J Cole, Hutchinson, Sturridge, Kakuta, Borini

Doubtful Hutchinson (match fitness), Zhirkov (calf)

Injured Carvalho (groin, 16 Mar), Cech (calf, 27 Mar), Hilário (groin, 27 Mar), Essien (knee, Apr), A Cole (ankle, May), Bosingwa (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Form guide LWLWDW

Disciplinary record Y40 R4

Leading scorer Drogba 19

West Ham

Subs from Kurucz, Stech, Daprela, Collison, Dyer, Mido, McCarthy, Ilan, Stanislas, Nouble, Spence

Doubtful Collison, Stanislas (both match fitness)

Injured Ilunga (calf, 20 Mar), Noble (arm, 20 Mar), Faubert (hamstring, Apr), Boa Morte (knee, Aug), Hines (knee, Aug), Davenport (leg, unknown)

Suspended Da Costa (first of three)

Form guide LLWWLD

Disciplinary record Y51 R3

Leading scorer Cole 9

Match pointers

• If Chelsea concede, they will have already let in more goals than in any season since 2003-04

• On this day in 1999, West Ham won at Stamford Bridge with Paul Kitson getting the only goal of the game

• Chelsea’s games have seen the most comebacks with the Blues gaining 15 points from losing positions and dropping 14 after going ahead

• Scott Parker has had more shots without scoring (26) than any other player

• Gianfranco Zola was sold to Chelsea from Parma by Carlo Ancelotti in November 1996

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