Carlo: My boys are still tops

• zocoss

  17 Apr 10, 23:09

  Squad sheets: Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

   

  Saturday, 17 April 2010       

   

  Channel 27:  "Live" 

   

  Tottenham Hotspur - Chelsea   - 12:30 am     (Sun)

   

   

   

  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

   

  

  
  

  Probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph: Graphic

  
  

  
  

  
  

  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)

• omgukilledkenny

  17 Apr 10, 23:13

  COME ON YOU SPURS!

• zocoss

  17 Apr 10, 23:17

  I don't think Spurs can win this cos they just had a very tough match against Arsenal on Wed didn't they? So I think towards the end their players will get tired and Chelsea will take advantage of it...

• Y_Shun

  17 Apr 10, 23:42

  Originally posted by zocoss:

  I don't think Spurs can win this cos they just had a very tough match against Arsenal on Wed didn't they? So I think towards the end their players will get tired and Chelsea will take advantage of it...

  hmm but before Arsenal, didn't Spurs played Portsmouth for 120mins? :/

• Poignant

  17 Apr 10, 23:46

  very impt game for both spurs and blues.

• stellazio

  17 Apr 10, 23:48

  Spurs have more motivation now that Man City lost. And Spurs are strong at home.

• Rooney9

  17 Apr 10, 23:49

  if spurs want to finish 4th, they need to beat chelsea at home, esp when city lost to united today.

• omgukilledkenny

  17 Apr 10, 23:51

  They might just have that little extra tingle in their step knowing that City lost just now.

• omgukilledkenny

  18 Apr 10, 00:19

  XI

  

• zocoss

  18 Apr 10, 00:24

  Originally posted by Y_Shun:

  hmm but before Arsenal, didn't Spurs played Portsmouth for 120mins? :/

  Precisely, this is their 3rd big match in 6 days... So I don't fancy them tonight. A draw is the best they can hope for...

• zocoss

  18 Apr 10, 00:42

   

  Spurs missing too many first team players for this game... Palacios, Kranjcar, Lennon, Woodgate, Corluka and King... How to have chance to win?

• gunner77

  18 Apr 10, 00:59

  1-0 already loh

• gunner77

  18 Apr 10, 01:07

  wtf? i don understand the sub from chelsea?

  mikel for ballack.

  no injury sub for what?

• gunner77

  18 Apr 10, 01:17

  2-0!!

• gunner77

  18 Apr 10, 01:21

  Half time

  Spurs 2-0 Chelsea.

  No doubt about this result at half time.

  Spurs were the better team.

• Keii

  18 Apr 10, 01:24

  Originally posted by gunner77:

  wtf? i don understand the sub from chelsea?

  mikel for ballack.

  no injury sub for what?

  
  Mikel limping abit. Tottenham to gun for a few more goals, for what is really looking like a one-sided event.

• Y_Shun

  18 Apr 10, 01:28

  Originally posted by zocoss:

  Precisely, this is their 3rd big match in 6 days... So I don't fancy them tonight. A draw is the best they can hope for...

  i realised chelsea also got mid week match :/

• gigabyte14

  18 Apr 10, 01:28

  spurs for ucl!!!

• gunner77

  18 Apr 10, 01:55

  wah seh

  the spurs fans are really loud!!

• gunner77

  18 Apr 10, 01:59

  song bo john terry!

  red card

• I-like-flings(m)

  18 Apr 10, 02:00

  well done terry!!!

• I-like-flings(m)

  18 Apr 10, 02:01

  Tottenham playing fucking well today... si bei dangerous in attack..... if play with man utd today... man utd also smell no smoke lor...

• gunner77

  18 Apr 10, 02:04

  man utd beat spurs 3-1 at white hart lane leh.

• I-like-flings(m)

  18 Apr 10, 02:12

  Originally posted by gunner77:

  man utd beat spurs 3-1 at white hart lane leh.

  
  i mean today form lah...

• gunner77

  18 Apr 10, 02:21

  derby form la.