Chelsea v Tottenham betting is one of the most attractive looking fixtures on Saturday’s list in the Premier League. The two London rivals are now scrapping for a fourth place finish in the table, and this match takes on huge importance for that. There is some superb coverage on the match being offered from online bookmaker Paddy Power, who really are laying down some fantastic coverage for your Chelsea v Spurs betting here. If any of the Chelsea players Frank Lampard, John Terry or Didier Drogba score the last goal of the match on Saturday then Paddy Power will refund any losing First Goalscorer, Last Goalscorer, Correct Score or Scorecast single bets placed on the match. This is tremendous coverage because you usually only ever get one player involved in promotions like this, but Paddy Power are stepping up to the plate with three.
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Chelsea v Tottenham Betting Odds
Chelsea to win: 10/11 at Totesport
Draw: 27/10 at Bet Victor
Tottenham to win: 10/3 at Bet365
Chelsea suffered their first defeat under the management of Roberto Di Matteo in midweek, as they threw away a 1-0 lead at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City. The Blues had held the lead through Gary Cahill until with just over ten minutes to go, City struck twice. While all of the attention around that match was on the fact that City needed the win to keep up the chase for the league title, and the return of Carlos Tevez, Chelsea were hurt by that loss of points. It has left the Blues a massive five points out of fourth place, and that means if the season finished now, there would be no Champions League for Chelsea next season. That would naturally hurt them in the hunt for a top quality manager in the summer. This is the second tough fixture in a row now for Chelsea, but fortunately, the saving grace could be that it pits them against the team right above them in fourth place, Spurs. Chelsea simply have to take all three points from this match, or else it could be curtains on their Champions League dreams next season.
Ironically, it is the Champions League which could get in the way of Chelsea winning this, because the Blues will have one eye on Tuesday night, when they head to Portugal to play Benfica in the Champions League quarter final first leg. If Chelsea are eight points behind Spurs after Saturday’s midday kick off, they will have a long way to go in a short amount of time. While Chelsea’s stumbles have all come on the road, their home form is the thing which could pull them through this. They are playing with a lot more energy, passion and conviction at the moment, than seen at any other stage of the season They also have back to back wins at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, with clean sheets in both. Chelsea have been boosted by the news that John Terry could be back in action after missing the trip to Man City, and they will need his influence at the back. Chelsea are unbeaten in four at home, and with a W9 D2 L3 record at Stamford Bridge this season, scoring an average of 2.21 goals per home game, they could be in position to eat into Tottenham’s advantage over them.
Spurs arrested their terrible slump in form in a midweek match against Stoke City at White Hart Lane. A last gasp equaliser from Rafael van der Vaart spared more blushes for manager Harry Redknapp. Prior to that, Spurs had lost three on the bounce, against Arsenal, Manchester United and Everton, so their current form is still not good. They have thrown away third place in the table, having seen Arsenal overtake them in midweek, and the problem for Spurs at the moment, is that they just look to have ran out of steam. To add further problems, you can clearly see that they are panicky and just not as fluent as they were are the start of the season. Just as they were going along nicely, it has all come tumbling down, especially on the road.
Spurs have not won in their last five away matches now, suffering three defeats and two draws. They are on a two match losing streak away from White Hart Lane, and know that they will be in for a hard time against a rejuvenated Chelsea. The points at stake in this game are immense. Harry Redknapp could pretty much assure a top four finish with an away win, while the pressure would amass even more if they go down in this one. Things are standing even in the recent head to head between these two, with both sides winning two and drawing four of the last eight meetings. However, Chelsea have not lost in 24 home matches against Tottenham. There is no doubting the ability in the Spurs side, but you worry though, if Spurs fall behind in this match, will they panic and slide even more? Will they simply be overwhelmed by an energetic Chelsea?
