After two consecutive games without a win, Chelsea want to get back to business and there is nothing better than a London derby for that. At this time the Blues are hosting Tottenham for an intriguing Premier League game at Stamford Bridge Stadium.
Although Chelsea went back from a 2-0 deficit to a 2-2 draw against Liverpool in early January and then recorded three consecutive victories, they have since lost 1-0 to Manchester City and parted ways with Brighton 1-1. The lead was stopped with a 1-1 draw against Southampton, but perhaps it was their city rival, United, who should worry Chelsea most of all after rising to fourth place and narrowing the gap from the Blues to six points with a game in hand.
Chelsea know that after four consecutive league games without a win, they must wake up in a meeting with ex-Antonio Conte, who led them to win the English Championship and Cup. Tottenham are eight points behind Chelsea, but they also have four games less than them.
While Conte is waiting to be strengthened, the Roosters are unbeaten in the last nine rounds of the Premier League and have three wins in the last four rounds. The last of them, the 2: 3 over Leicester, was particularly dramatic with Stephen Brahmin’s double deep into extra time after he was already on his way out of the transfer window.