Tottenham can open up a big 14-point gap if they can overcome Chelsea at home in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Spurs have often struggled against the Blues in recent seasons but find themselves in fourth place this campaign with Graham Potter's struggling and expensively-assembled team in 10th place, 11 points behind Antonio Conte 's side. The Italian is currently recovering in his Turin home after returning too early from emergency surgery to remove his gallbladder so will not be on the touchline on Sunday but he and his assistant boss Cristian Stellini will pick the side together to face Chelsea.
Stellini said on Friday that Spurs have no new injuries and he suggested that Son Heung-min being dropped for the win against West Ham - the South Korean came off the bench to score - was exactly what the player needed after suffering from a problem in recent weeks.
