please log in to view this image Tottenham Hotspur play Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday 1st March 2015 (KO 16:00) in the 2014-15 Football League (Capital One) Cup Final. The Football League Cup has been won by both Spurs and Chelsea four times each with Spurs losing three Finals and Chelsea two. Spurs come into the game in 7th place in the Table on 44 points with Chelsea League leaders on 60 points.This will be the 195th time the two teams have met each other. Chelsea are one of the few major English football teams who never played Spurs during the Victorian Era, as they were only founded in 1905 and were admitted into the Second Division of the Football League without ever having played a match before. This was due to the rivalry that existed at the time between the Football League and the Southern League with the former desperate to make in-roads into the lucrative markets which London and the South-East provided. The first meeting between Spurs and Chelsea was a friendly played at Stamford Bridge in February 1908 and ended in a 1-1 draw. The same venue saw the first Football League Division One encounter in December 1909 and Chelsea won that match 2-1. The return fixture at White Hart Lane was won by Spurs 2-1 and in between those two matches the clubs met in the old second round (today's fourth round) of the FA Cup in a match which Spurs won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. Spurs and Chelsea would meet for another three seasons in the First Division before the outbreak of World War One with honours even at two wins for Spurs, two wins for Chelsea and two drawn matches. 14 games were played during the First World War and these featured many players who 'guested' for both clubs. Five of Tottenham's "home" games were played at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium. Spurs and Chelsea had finished in the bottom two places in the last season of the First Division when war broke out and when football resumed in 1919, the Division was expanded from 20 to 22 teams. Arsenal engineered a 'promotion' to the First Division at Spurs' expense but Tottenham easilly won the Division Two Championship and the next season had two emphatic wins over Chelsea 5-0 at home and 4-0 at the Bridge. The teams would meet for another five seasons in the First Division and two seasons in the Second Division during the inter-war period - season 1929-30 was the last time Spurs & Chelsea played League games outside the Top Flight of English Football. Spurs only lost two of those 14 League matches. During World War Two, 16 games were played between Spurs and Chelse. Spurs returned to the First Division in season 1950-51 and did the 'double' over Chelsea winning 2-0 away and 2-1 at home on their way to the first Football League Championship. Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea contested the first all-London FA Cup Final in 1967 at Wembley with Spurs winning 2-1 thanks to goals scored by Jimmy Robertson and Frank Saul. The first meeting in the Football League Cup came in the 1971-72 Semi-Finals with Chelsea winning the first leg at Stamford Bridge 3-2 and Spurs only managing a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane. Both clubs were founder members of the Premier League in 1992-93 and both have been ever-present for the 23 seasons of the competition, along with Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester United. Chelsea have very much had the upper hand during the Premier League Era with 25 wins to Tottenham's 3 with the remaining 15 matches drawn. A second domestic Cup Final was contested in 2008 when Spurs beat Chelsea in the Football League (Carling) Cup Final 2-1 after extra time at Wembley. A Dimitar Berbatov penalty and a Jonathan Woodgate header ensured the silverware would once again reside in North London. The 2010-11 fixture in December at White Hart Lane resulted in a 1-1 draw with Roman Pavlyuchenko scoring for Spurs after 15 minutes and Didier Drogba getting Chelsea's equaliser after 70 minutes. Drogba's injury time penalty was saved by Heurelho Gomes. The reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge in April was won by Chelsea 2-1 with Spurs taking a 19th minute lead through Sandro and Frank Lampard equalising on half time. Salomon Kalou scored the winner after 89 minutes. The 2011-12 match at White Hart Lane in December resulted in a 1-1 draw with Emmanuel Adebayor putting Spurs ahead after 8 minutes and Chelsea's Daniel Sturridge getting the equaliser in the 23rd minute. The game at Stamford Bridge in March ended in a goalless draw. Chelsea won the 2012 FA Cup Semi-Final at Wembley 5-1 with the turning-point coming from a 49th minute Juan Mata goal which never crossed the line. Didier Drogba had put the Blues ahead just before the interval and Spurs managed to pull a goal back in the 56th minute through Gareth Bale. Three further goals from Ramares, Lampard and Malouda were added for Chelsea. Andre Villas-Boas was sacked as Chelsea's manager in March 2012 and became the manager of Tottenham Hotspur on 3rd July 2012. The match at White Hart Lane in October 2012 was won by Chelsea 4-2. A Gary Cahill volly after 17 minutes was the only goal of the first half and Spurs went ahead with goals from William Gallas and Jermain Defoe. A brace from Juan Mata and a Daniel Sturridge goal gave Chelsea the three points. The teams drew 2-2 at Stamford Bridge in May 2013 with Oscar opening the scoring after 10 minutes and Emmanuel Adebayor getting the equaliser after 26 minutes. Ramires put Chelsea ahead again after 39 minutes but Gylfi Sigurdsson scored 10 minutes from the end. Sigurdsson scored again in the 19th minute at White Hart Lane in September 2013 to put Spurs 1-0 ahead of Chelsea but John Terry equalised for the Blues after 65 minutes to ensure the points were shared. Chelsea ran-out 4-0 winners in the game at Stamford Bridge in March 2014 with goals from Samuel Eto'o, Eden Hazard and a brace from Demba Ba. Chelsea won the Premier League match in December 2014 at Stamford Bridge 3-0 with goals from Eden Hazard, Didier Drogba and Loic Remy. The New Years Day 2015 match at White Hart Lane saw a stunning game in which Chelsea took an 18th minute lead through Diego Costa before goals from Harry Kane, Danny Rose and an Andros Townsend penalty saw Spurs go into half-time 3-1 to the good. Harry Kane scored again on 52 minutes then Eden Hazard pulled one back for Chelsea on the hour mark. Nacer Chadli scored the fifth goal for Tottenham on 78 minutes and John Terry completed the scoring three minutes berfore time. Overall, Spurs have won 69, Chelsea have won 76 and 49 of the 194 matches between the two clubs have been drawn. please log in to view this image Full History of Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Matches 1908-2015 please log in to view this image please log in to view this image They Played for Spurs & Chelsea....Clive Allen Les Allen Jimmy Armstrong Frank Arnesen (Director of Football both clubs) Eddie Bailey Ted Birnie Danny Blanchflower (Spurs player, Chelsea manager) Derek Brazil Johnny Brooks Bill Cartwright Sid Castle David Copeland Carlo Cudicini Jason Cundy Kerry Dixon Gordon Durie Mark Falco William Gallas Lee Gardner George Graham (Chelsea player, Spurs manager) Jimmy Greaves Frode Grodas Eidur Gudjohnsen Tommy Harmer (Spurs player, Chelsea coach) Alan Harris (Chelsea player, Spurs asst. manager) Micky Hazard Glenn Hoddle (Spurs & Chelsea player & manager) Stewart Houston (Chelsea player, Spurs asst. manager) Percy Humphries Steve Kelly John Kirwan Colin Lee Scott Parker Gustavo Poyet Graham Roberts Max Seeburg Buchanan Sharp Bobby Smith Neil Sullivan Andy Thompson (Spurs player, Chelsea coach) Sid Tickridge Jimmy Townley Terry Venables (also Spurs manager) Andre Villas-Boas (manager at both clubs) Keith Weller Ernie Walley (Spurs player, Chelsea asst. manager) Harry Wilding Clive Wilson Vivian Woodward please log in to view this image
Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2014-15 Chelsea Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2014-15 Premier League London Derbies Season 2014-15 please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Created by @THFC6061 Full Match History Article on MyFootballFacts.com
Absolutely brutal record in the PL became a little less brutal New Year’s. On the other hand, if you throw in the charity events, Spurs have won 9 to Chelsea’s 8 cup match ups. Costa’s 17 goals and 2 assists seem about right for the kind of player he is. The strangest statistical fluke this year for us is that Eriksen only has one PL assist. He had a dozen last year. He’s had more passes to set up great chances than anyone else this year, I think. But only one, as chance would have it, actually led to a goal. One more time vs. West Ham. He had the pass which probably would have led to the equalizer--except Song tumbled Kane. Mourinho is not a renowned sentimentalist. But I wonder if even he will yield to various pressures and play an open, entertaining game. If he is concerned only about winning, I would think Chelsea will hit on the break, especially as attacking us backfired last time.
I have two wishes... 1. that we don't get humiliated 2. that the officials not noticed during or spoken about after the game
Chelsea's scoring since Swansea has been weak so we don't see us humiliated colin in fact Chelsea are struggling to score.
Yes. He's only made 3 domestic cup appearances this season, though. Played the two semi-final games against Liverpool and one against Watford.
Buzzing for it. Can't beat a day out at Wembley. If we play like we did New Years then we stand a strong chance. Matic's suspension is a bonus, he's been a rock for their midfield. Just hope the players won't be too tired/ fatigued from the Fiorentina match. Lloris, Walker, Dier, Vertonghen, Rose Mason, Bentaleb Townsend, Eriksen, Chadli Kane Vorm, Fazio or Kaboul, Davies, Dembele, Stambouli, Lamela, Soldado/ Adebayor Would be my pick. Incredible how young that first XI is, not a single player 30 or over.
Hazard says that our players kicking him won't stop the way he plays. What about our players charging across the pitch to shove him to the ground?
I wonder if Jose the Moaner asked Hazard to say that? A bit of pre gamesmanship for the ref,no doubt....?
Well Chelsea were already favourites before last night, given the scheduling but our poor form of late is adding to the issue. They will miss Matic for sure but they have a deep squad and can replace him. Our tiredness and poor form is nearly squad wide. Might just stick on a replay of the 5-3 and watch that instead...
are they really tired? Isn't this the reason they've been turning out mostly reserves in the EL so they wouldn't be tired? They are professional athletes,not Sunday morning league players.
Plane rides of any kind take it out of me in a big way, though few other people seem to have that problem. The last thing I would have advocated is to stay longer in Italy and to allow less time to recover from the flight. I don’t really understand why professional athletes should need less recovery time than casual athletes. I think it’s just the other way around. The more highly trained, they are, the better athletes should be at pushing the envelope of their effort. The better they are at that, the more they’ll be hindered by an unusually short recovery time. Baseball pitchers used to be able to pitch every day. Now they can only pitch every five days, due to their being much better at throwing hard. In any case, the Europa hangover is well documented. I would guess it’s more a result of physiological factors than lack of character. I hope the rotation Pochettino has used will result in a team in top condition Sunday. COYS!
Correct, like weight training. When you start you can do full body routines every other day. When you are trained the recovery actually goes up assuming both are pushing to the same percentage of max. The kicker is that these sports people have access to the cutting edge in recovery, whereas regular folk still have to lead lives and perform daily tasks.
