A London derby that rarely disappoints awaits this weekend as Chelsea make the trip across the capital to take on Tottenham.

After defeat at home to Aston Villa, a dominant win over Everton last time out got Spurs back on track with Thomas Frank’s side sat five points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal in third place.

Chelsea missed the chance to join them in the top four after their shock defeat at home to Sunderland.

There were contrasting fortunes in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night with the Blues surviving a late scare to beat Wolves with Tottenham crashing out after a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United.

Despite the win, there was more frustration for Enzo Maresca with Liam Delap ruled out of this weekend’s game as the result of his red card.

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Delap was making his return from a hamstring injury in the second-half but two yellow cards in seven minutes...