DID YOU KNOW?
* Tottenham have a good record against Chelsea in recent years, having won two and drawn two of the side’s last five encounters in the Premier League.
* Blues forward Florent Malouda leads the way in the goal scoring charts between the two clubs with 13.
* Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart is a close second as Spurs' top goalscorer, having scored 12 so far in the campaign.
* Under-fire Tottenham keeper Heurelho Gomes had best be on his toes on Saturday, with Didier Drogba (pictured right) having fired the most shots this season with 91.
* Chelsea as a team have also taken the most shots, with 472 in total so far, while although only having a shot accuracy of 43 per cent, they have bagged 58 goals this term, the second highest to Manchester United.
* Had only second-half results counted in the table this season, Chelsea would be top of the pile on 57 points whilst Tottenham would be sat in a lowly 12th with 39.
* A similar pattern follows in the form guide, 16 points from 18 for the home side leaving them on top, and Spurs in 11th having won one and drawn five of their last six games.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Chelsea (4-4-2):
Cech; Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole; Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Malouda; Drogba, Torres.
Carlo Ancelotti has insisted both Fernando Torres and Didier Drogba can work together against Tottenham on Saturday, with the Italian likely to convert to a 4-4-2 formation.
Brazilian duo Ramires and Alex both remain sidelined through hamstring injuries, but Michael Essien looks set to recover from the knee problem he sustained at Stamford Bridge last weekend.
Tottenham (4-4-1-1):
Gomes; Kaboul, Gallas, Dawson, Bassong; Lennon, Huddlestone, Sandro, Modric; Van der Vaart; Crouch.
The away side are once again struggling on the injury front, with Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Gareth Bale and Vedran Corluka, joining Alan Hutton, Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate on the sidelines. Expect Sebastien Bassong to fill in at left-back and Aaron Lennon to slot in on the wing.
Although Jermain Defoe has recently made signs he is coming back into form, Harry Redknapp may look to use Peter Crouch up top to hold up play and relieve the pressure from an on-song Chelsea side.
Prediction
If Ancelotti does decide to revert to 4-4-2, it could be a laboured start from the home side, with the formation showing little sign of working in previous outings.
Yet with a less than full strength Tottenham side that have stuttered in recent weeks, I expect the quality of what should be an upbeat Chelsea team to be the difference in a hard-fought encounter.
Yet with a less than full strength Tottenham side that have stuttered in recent weeks, I expect the quality of what should be an upbeat Chelsea team to be the difference in a hard-fought encounter.
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham 
