Derby fever in London

LONDON. Gary Cahill hopes Chelsea can gather momentum from claiming consecutive wins for the first time in two months into tomorrow’s London derby at Tottenham.
The reeling Premier League champions followed up last Saturday’s 1-0 win over Norwich with a 4-0 Champions League victory at Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday which leaves their Group G fate in their own hands.

A truer test of their resurgence will come at White Hart Lane, though, where Chelsea lost 5-3 on New Year’s Day. “It’s important we keep this momentum going,” Cahill told Chelsea TV.
“It was [important] for a number of reasons. First and foremost and the most important one was for the Champions League and to make sure we put ourselves in a position to try to qualify top.

“But as well to build the momentum off the back of the Norwich result and keep building these wins and try to gather these wins to turn this around. “It was important for a lot of reasons and very pleasing.”
Chelsea are likely to be without John Terry against Spurs after the captain suffered an ankle injury on a pitch boss Jose Mourinho described as “dangerous.” Ramires also suffered an injury on the eve of the encounter, ruling the midfielder out of the matchday squad.

The full extent of the injuries is likely to be determined by scans, while Mourinho will have work to do to inspire Diego Costa back to form after the pair’s half-time bust up in Haifa. The absence of Terry may hinder the Blues, but they have 48 hours’ additional preparation time than Spurs, returning from Israel on Wednesday as their rivals flew out to Azerbaijan for their Europa League clash with Qarabag, which takes place on Thursday.
Chelsea sit 10 points and 10 places behind Spurs in the Premier League.