Chelsea relish chance to knock Spurs off their perch
Victory for west Londoners would see them leapfrog co-leaders in league
London — Chelsea will not lack incentives to knock Tottenham Hotspur off their Premier League perch when the capital derby kicks off at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The west Londoners have lorded it over Spurs for two decades, bagging sackfuls of silverware while Tottenham yearn for a return to their glory days.
Under Mauricio Pochettino Spurs twice finished above Chelsea in the standings, but missed out on the title to the Blues by seven points after an intense race in 2017. The season before Chelsea finished 10th but even then had the last laugh in a bad-tempered draw at Stamford Bridge that killed the title dreams of Pochettino’s team...
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