Chelsea host Birmingham City looking to move above London rivals Arsenal in the Barclays Premier League.The Gunners make the short trip to White Hart Lane to face Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby.
Chelsea v Birmingham
Chelsea still harbour faint title hopes as they trail Manchester United and must still face the Red Devils at Old Trafford.They host a Birmingham City team whose recent victories over Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland have lifted them away from the relegation zone.
Chelsea are the form team in the Barclays Premier League and handed Roy Hodgson his first defeat as West Bromwich Albion manager on Saturday when they won 3-1 at the Hawthorns.
Tottenham v Arsenal
Tottenham inflicted Arsenal's last league defeat on 20th November when they won 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium.The Gunners need to win in order to stay in the title picture after the blow of conceding an equaliser to Liverpool in the last minute of Sunday's 1-1 draw with the Merseysiders.
Tottenham are three points behind Manchester City in the race for the final Champions League place and this is their match in hand.
Spurs won this fixture 2-1 last season thanks to goals from debutant Danny Rose and Gareth Bale.
Barclays Premier League Fixtures
Chelsea v Birmingham City (Referee: Mike Jones)
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal (Martin Atkinson)
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