Chelsea will be looking to carry on winning as they come up against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Monday (20:00 GMT KO).
Despite back-to-back defeats to Swansea and Manchester City, the Blues came back strongly last week with a comprehensive 1-4 win at Bournemouth last weekend. The win also saw Eden Hazard score his first goals of the season, after failing to show the form which won him the PFA Player of the Year trophy last year.
However, they come up against a Tottenham side who can still win the title if results go their way, Spurs currently sitting seven points behind leaders Leicester with three games to play. Mauricio Pochettino’s team have impressed this season, losing just four of their 35 matches in the league.
In the reverse fixture at White Hart Lane, neither side could find a winner as the Blues drew 0-0 with their north London rivals.
Last six games:
Chelsea: LDWLLW (includes one FA Cup game).
Tottenham Hotspur: LWDWWD (includes one Europa League game)
Team News:
– Chelsea captain John Terry is set to be in the squad for the first time in nearly three months but may not yet be fit enough to start.
– Gary Cahill is also fit to play after overcoming an illness which ruled him out of the game against Bournemouth.
– Thibaut Courtois completes his two-match suspension, whilst Loic Remy (groin) and Kurt Zouma (knee) remain out.
– Dele Alli is ruled out for Spurs after accepting a three-match ban for punching West Brom’s Claudio Yacob in midweek.
– Eric Dier could feature after picking up a bout of concussion against the Baggies.
– Nabil Bentaleb remains out with a knee injury.
Statistics:
– Chelsea have not lost a league home game against Tottenham Hotspur since February 1990;
– The Blues have not lost two consecutive home games since 2011.
– Harry Kane has scored 13 goals in his last 14 league games for Tottenham.
– Spurs have lost just one of their last 10 games against London sides.
Starting XI last time out in the Premier League:
Chelsea (away vs. AFC Bournemouth, won 1-4): Begovic, Baba, Ivanovic, Mikel, Azpilicueta, Matic, Fabregas, Willian, Hazard, Pedro, Costa.
Tottenham Hotspur (home vs. West Brom, drew 1-1): Lloris, Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Lamela, Alli, Eriksen, Kane.