Chelsea

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Chelsea, 9th on 49 points, arrive this fixture in what has been a shocking berth to their inaugural season as Club World Cup Champions. Enzo Maresca’s dismissal in January ushered in highly rated young manager Liam Rosenior who has now suffered similar fortunes. Without survival concerns and European ambitions via the conventional route dwindling, Chelsea nonetheless carry the motivation of the London derby rivalry and the desire of a squad that wants to finish the season on a high ahead of what promises to be a significant summer rebuild under their new manager. Stamford Bridge has been Chelsea's more reliable recent environment and the home crowd will give them the platform to be competitive.

Tottenham

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Roberto De Zerbi's Spurs arrive Stamford Bridge facing one of the most consequential away fixtures in the club's recent history. The injuries that have hampered their survival fight, Romero, Xavi Simons, Solanke, Kudus, Kulusevski, have been compounding all season. They've now managed to avoid defeat in four straight games but the two points dropped from a winning position against Leeds United has left their margin over West Ham precarious. Away at Stamford Bridge, where they lost 1-0 in November, they face a Chelsea side looking to conclude the campaign on a high. The psychological weight of a relegation battle away at a London rival is an additional burden for a squad already stretched to its limits.