The Blues have an outstanding record against Spurs
Chelsea ended one London hoodoo with victory over Arsenal last weekend, but they should continue their own stranglehold over Tottenham Hotspur in tonight's big televised clash.
Chelsea are top of the table already, with Spurs in second place, but the gap between them hardly seems to be narrowing. The Blues have an outstanding record against Spurs - they are unbeaten in 26 Premiership clashes, with 16 wins and 10 draws, evenly split between home and away.
Spurs managed a 0-0 at Stamford Bridge last season but only because, as Jose Mourinho put it, they 'parked the bus in front of the goal'. Martin Jol's team were negative at Blackburn in midweek, too, but they will have to come out at home and that will play into Chelsea's hands.
Chelsea rate as a 1.83 chance, so for once punters can get the true odds about the champions, even though, as usual, the Jockey Club compilers have trimmed them as short as possible. Chelsea continue to do the business, even when not on top form, and the odds are worth taking.
Manchester United rate as the next best away chance in the Premiership for their visit to Newcastle tomorrow night. This is another fixture with a one-sided history - 13 wins overall for Manchester United, with eight draws and just three victories for Newcastle. The last Newcastle win came almost four years ago, when they were genuine title contenders. Since then, they have lost seven out of eight against Sir Alex Ferguson's team, including a 4-1 annihilation in last season's FA Cup semi-final.
Everything stacks up against Newcastle. They have scored only two goals at home since March, they are goalless in three Premiership outings this season, and their defence doesn't look good enough to hold Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes, who all have great goalscoring records against Newcastle.