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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In an attempt to contain the virus that has claimed Vedran Corluka and Wilson Palacios, the canteen at Tottenham’s training ground has been made “off limits” according to Harry Redknapp. With the 2006 ‘Lasagne-gate’ fresh in the memory Redknapp added, “We are just going to train and get out of there. There will be no food or anything.” David Moyes is hoping for speedy recoveries of a different kind following his side’s Europa League exit on Thursday. Moyes is confident that Everton can maintain their recent domestic form despite the disappointing loss in Lisbon: “We have set standards but there are not many positives when you play like that. However, we cannot complain about the consistency the players have shown in the league the last few months.” Gregg Morgan

Venue White Hart Lane

Tickets £33-53 (0844 844 0102)

Last season Tottenham 0 Everton 1

Referee S Bennett

This season’s matches 19 Y74, R3, 4.05 cards per game

Odds Tottenham 10-11 Everton 10-3 Draw 12-5

Tottenham

Subs from Alnwick, K Walker, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Jenas, Dervite, Kranjcar, Rose, Gudjohnsen, Pavlyuchenko

Doubtful Assou-Ekotto (groin), Bentley (groin), Corluka (virus), Crouch (ankle), Defoe (hamstring), Jenas (groin), Palacios (virus)

Injured Woodgate (groin, May), Cudicini (pelvis/wrists, unknown), King (thigh, unknown), Lennon (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide WLDDWL

Disciplinary record Y47 R1

Leading scorer Defoe 16

Everton

Subs from Nash, Yobo, Jagielka, Duffy, Baxter, Bilyaletdinov, Vaughan, Agard, Yakubu, Anichebe, Gosling, Coleman, Baxter, Wallace

Doubtful Anichebe (back), Jagielka (knee)

Injured Cahill (calf, 7 Mar), Hibbert (groin, 7 Mar), Fellaini (ankle, May), Senderos (back, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide WWLWWW

Disciplinary record Y43 R2

Leading scorer Saha 13

Match pointers

• Everton have won their last three league visits to White Hart Lane and have not lost there since October 2005

• Tottenham have kept five clean sheets in a row at White Hart Lane, one more will equal their Premier League record of six that they set last season

• If Everton score, it will be their 350th away goal in the Premier League

• Jermain Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenko have scored 10 of Tottenham’s last 12 goals in all competitions, with the other two being own goals

• Everton have kept one clean sheet in their last nine away league matches

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